It Turns Out That Kids Really Are Just Small Adults
Kids never fail to surprise us with their logic. Yet, every so often, you'll catch them doing and saying things that are way beyond their age and remember that they really are just tiny adults in the making.
After all, everything they're learning is based on the adults in their lives, so it only makes sense that their ideas, sass, and words often match those of an adult. Except, it's way funnier when it's coming from a kid.
No One Said Tickets Were Fair
"My seven-year-old likes to dress up as a cop and hand out tickets."
Have you ever been ticketed and assumed that the cop must have just been having a bad day and taking it out on you, or trying to meet their quota, and the ticket seemed completely unfair? Better be the one to give them out than to receive them.
Rebellion Is About Finding The Loophole
This little girl was asked to put her clothes upstairs. Technically, she can't get in trouble because she did do as asked. There were no specifications on what constituted "upstairs." Technically just one step up is "up" the stairs.
Toddlers Are Just As Capable Of Compassion
It turns out that kids aren't all attention-seeking all the time. They have their moments where they surprise you with their compassion. These are traits that, if cultivated, will one day make them some of the most generous adults.
Cheating The System
"So my brother isn't allowed to take his phone to his room at night..so he keeps his phone downstairs 'charging.'"
Other times, you'll be scratching your head about how you got outsmarted by your own spawn. Part of you will be proud that they take after you, while another part of you will question all of reality.
Survival Of The Fittest
"My 8-year-old has been taking a baggie of these to school in his lunch each day. Pretends they are super hot, and gains fame as a badass third grader."
Popularity isn't about being rich or on the football team anymore. It's about how you can trick other kids into thinking that you're the toughest kid on the block. That's how you survive in this world.
Looks Legit Enough
"My daughter got the mail today (it's Sunday), apparently they have another week off school."
Sometimes, the thought is what matters, and the execution should be left to the professionals. This is why managers delegate while employees execute.
The Consumerist System At Its Finest
What is life if not an endless exchange of goods for our time and labor? A pyramid scheme is just a small scale example of our day to day lives.
A Gentle Reminder That You're Old
"Turned 40 today. My kids greeted me with this tragedy on my front porch."
Who better to remind you of how old you truly are than someone who doesn't even amount to a quarter of your age? After 40, you're basically already dead.
Where There's A Will There's A Way
If you're going to be stuck in the hospital anyway, then you deserve to try and make your stay better in any way you can think of. Pizza always makes everything better, right?
The Real Meaning Of Mother's Day
The kid's got a point. The mother wouldn't have anything to celebrate if she weren't a mother, so really, the day should be like a second birthday for the kid. No acknowledgment of all the work it takes to raise them is necessary.
The Inspirational Quote of The Day
A mother lets her kids make inspirational quotes for each day. That day, someone was clearly feeling realistic. It's a refreshing take on inspirational quotes that are usually cheesy and too good to be true anyway.
The Grass is Greener On The Other Side
It's like when a kid can't wait to move out, and only then do they start missing their parents and calls them every day once the novelty fades. The older we get, the less we want to leave our parents. That seems backwards.
There's Strength In Numbers
Kids worked together to create an eternal recess by blocking off the entrance back to the school with a huge pile of snow. The point isn't what they did, but that they realized the power of solidarity this early on.
The Cycle Of Life
In case you need a visual representation of the human life cycle, a child has made it very clear. You start out as a sobbing child who cries about everything. You spend your entire upbringing locked in a school. Then you work till you're dead.
Running Away With The Necessities
"Our six-year-old 'ran away' yesterday, so we told him we love him and to come back if he needs anything. He came back and took the cat."
At least he had his priorities in check. No pet gets left behind.
The Evidence Doesn't Lie
"How I find out that my son tried to access my tablet"
You can see his gradual breakdown as he realizes what it's like to get caught red-handed and the power of hard evidence.
Channeling Her Inner Karen
"My daughter has been picking her own clothes and watching her big brother get on the bus."
If you ignore the fact that the hat is made of Peppa Pig, the kid could easily pass for a middle-aged short woman having her morning coffee on the porch to say good morning to all the neighbors.
A Leader In The Making
You can't stop this kind of personality. These kinds of people have a fire in their hearts and end up being the people we choose to direct our companies or even our governments.
The Job Is Done
The toddler was asked to feed the cat. In a mentality that goes way beyond his years, the kid tried to think of how he could get the task done in the quickest and most efficient way so he could go back to important toddler business.
Cutting corners takes years to perfect!
The Basis Of All Discoveries
Where would we be in the world if it weren't for the great scientist, philosophers, and inventors who, rather than complying with what was presented to them, took it upon themselves to dissect its foundations? Behind every great discovery is an experiment, no matter how small.
A Young Woman Who Knows What She Wants
They say that an attractive trait and the key to happiness is knowing what you want and going after it. The problem is that most of us don't know what we want.
This young girl, however, knows exactly what she wants out of her Christmas list and will try everything she can to get it.
"I Am Your Daughter"
Every Star Wars fan would be so proud. Why limit this famous line to just fathers and sons? This girl isn't going to be limited by gender at any age, not even when it comes to famous catchphrases.
Never Afraid To Call You Out
"When your three-year-old tells a man at McDonald's that his pants are falling down."
Kids have no filter, they'll tell you the truth without sugarcoating it. This is an ability more adults should practice, but they often don't because they're afraid of upsetting people.
The Student Becomes The Teacher
We don't give enough credit to kids for their capacity to understand difficult situations and their willingness to help out in any way they can. We try to shelter them, but as it turns out, we're the ones that need to learn from them sometimes.
The Right Mentality
For some reason, when you're an adult and you fall, you stay down, blame everyone, and sue the entire city council while you're at it. We forget that we can just get up and get over it.
Multitasking 101
"My 9-year-old daughter: 'I invented this so I don't have to stop playing videogames to drink my water.'"
It doesn't even take an adult to realize that there aren't enough hours in the day to get it all done, so the only solution is multitasking. How effective you are with multitasking is the real challenge. This girl is nailing it.
Showing Emotion Is Weakness
It's unclear how or when, but somewhere along the lines, many adults condition themselves to hide their emotions because they feel as though showing sadness or fear will portray them as weak and they'll be made to feel inferior.
Behind Every Great Mind Is A Great System
"This is how my son tracks positions during NASCAR..."
The system you come up with for success doesn't need to make sense to anyone but yourself, but it has to exist so you can use it as a basis for your strategies.
Entertainment On A Budget
There's no point in feeling upset when we can't afford the finer things in life. All we have to do is find a creative way to recreate it on a budget, just like this kid did.
In A Hurry To Grow Up
"He wanted hair on his chest for his birthday."
If only there was a way to slow kids down from their desire to grow up. They think being an adult will give them all the freedom in the world, but really, we're the ones wishing we could have the simple life of a child again.
