What are you thinking? (Part 2)

[Hel]

CT: There is a very persistent rumour going around that I hate children. Let me clarify: While I do prefer the company of adults (20+ years), I don't necessarily hate anyone younger. I just feel uncomfortable with children around because I don't know how to deal with them. A few examples:
- A 7-year-old girl is telling me very detailed stories about school, homework, how stupid and annoying boys are, and other breath-takingly exciting everyday children's topics. Am I supposed to act like I really care? And how much is too much? It makes me feel like a clown, smiling and nodding all the time.
- The opposite case: A child isn't talking to me at all, or even looking at me. Does it hate me? Am I scary? Or did I do something wrong?
- A child is misbehaving right next to me, insulting me, bullying other children or just being a colossal jerk in general. Am I allowed to say something, or do I have to leave it to the parents? What if they don't give a f*ck?
- A male teenager is hitting on me. (That happens all the time for some reason.) Is it socially acceptable to put on ABBA music and sing "Does Your Mother Know" to him out loud? And what if he's actually cute?

... Let's just say I'm not a kid person, okay?

 

[RedPanda]

CT: There is a very persistent rumour going around that I hate children. Let me clarify: While I do prefer the company of adults (20+ years), I don't necessarily hate anyone younger. I just feel uncomfortable with children around because I don't know how to deal with them. A few examples:
- A 7-year-old girl is telling me very detailed stories about school, homework, how stupid and annoying boys are, and other breath-takingly exciting everyday children's topics. Am I supposed to act like I really care? And how much is too much? It makes me feel like a clown, smiling and nodding all the time.
- The opposite case: A child isn't talking to me at all, or even looking at me. Does it hate me? Am I scary? Or did I do something wrong?
- A child is misbehaving right next to me, insulting me, bullying other children or just being a colossal jerk in general. Am I allowed to say something, or do I have to leave it to the parents? What if they don't give a f*ck?
- A male teenager is hitting on me. (That happens all the time for some reason.) Is it socially acceptable to put on ABBA music and sing "Does Your Mother Know" to him out loud? And what if he's actually cute?

... Let's just say I'm not a kid person, okay?

I can't believe you hate me! Jk, but yeah I totally get what you mean. I blame the fact that I'm the youngest for why I don't know how to talk to kids

 

[JujuLodestar]

CT: There is a very persistent rumour going around that I hate children. Let me clarify: While I do prefer the company of adults (20+ years), I don't necessarily hate anyone younger. I just feel uncomfortable with children around because I don't know how to deal with them. A few examples:
- A 7-year-old girl is telling me very detailed stories about school, homework, how stupid and annoying boys are, and other breath-takingly exciting everyday children's topics. Am I supposed to act like I really care? And how much is too much? It makes me feel like a clown, smiling and nodding all the time.
- The opposite case: A child isn't talking to me at all, or even looking at me. Does it hate me? Am I scary? Or did I do something wrong?
- A child is misbehaving right next to me, insulting me, bullying other children or just being a colossal jerk in general. Am I allowed to say something, or do I have to leave it to the parents? What if they don't give a f*ck?
- A male teenager is hitting on me. (That happens all the time for some reason.) Is it socially acceptable to put on ABBA music and sing "Does Your Mother Know" to him out loud? And what if he's actually cute?

... Let's just say I'm not a kid person, okay?

Oof. I know your pain in that department. I'm not sure what I should do when put in that situation.

I suppose nodding with a smile on your face is good enough. You're neutral in the eyes of others. Which I say is acceptable.

 

[Venomous Oddball]

CT: There is a very persistent rumour going around that I hate children. Let me clarify: While I do prefer the company of adults (20+ years), I don't necessarily hate anyone younger. I just feel uncomfortable with children around because I don't know how to deal with them. A few examples:
- A 7-year-old girl is telling me very detailed stories about school, homework, how stupid and annoying boys are, and other breath-takingly exciting everyday children's topics. Am I supposed to act like I really care? And how much is too much? It makes me feel like a clown, smiling and nodding all the time.
- The opposite case: A child isn't talking to me at all, or even looking at me. Does it hate me? Am I scary? Or did I do something wrong?
- A child is misbehaving right next to me, insulting me, bullying other children or just being a colossal jerk in general. Am I allowed to say something, or do I have to leave it to the parents? What if they don't give a f*ck?
- A male teenager is hitting on me. (That happens all the time for some reason.) Is it socially acceptable to put on ABBA music and sing "Does Your Mother Know" to him out loud? And what if he's actually cute?

... Let's just say I'm not a kid person, okay?

Most children are evil monsters.

 

[Turo602]

I recently scared my nieces to the point of crying because they were being annoying disrespectful brats and tried hiding in my mom's closet just to disobey me. So I put on a gruesome mask, opened the closet door, and started flickering the lights. I felt bad at first, but they totally deserved it.

 

[Springhosen]

It's hard to believe it's been seven years.

 

[Turo602]

It's hard to believe it's been seven years.

I still can't believe it's not butter.

 

[Hel]

Thank you all for your support. Apparently I'm not the only one with this problem. But my cousin just had a baby last weekend, so I'll need to learn how to deal with children again.

I recently scared my nieces to the point of crying because they were being annoying disrespectful brats and tried hiding in my mom's closet just to disobey me. So I put on a gruesome mask, opened the closet door, and started flickering the lights. I felt bad at first, but they totally deserved it.

I wish I was that creative. Ha ha!

It's hard to believe it's been seven years.

Seven years since you joined? That's a lot! I'll have my fifth anniversary in July, and I can't really believe that either. It also means that RE6 is already five years old!

 

[La Femme Fatale]

Go Leafs Go!!!!!!

 

[Cheer]

Seems like falling asleep on the keyboard is becoming a habit of mine.

 

[KManX89]

Well, guys, I did the impossible.

I just got a Switch... sort of. It's not technically in my possession YET, I actually ordered the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe bundle from GameStop. It comes with both MK8D AND BotW (yes, physical copies) as well as the Season Pass and 128 GB memory card. Not too shabby.

But I guess I can now officially join the club.

I also pre-ordered Sonic Mania. The guy up front told me "trust me, you'll need it, it's Nintendo."

 

[Romero]

ba-dadum-di-do.

 

[Venomous Oddball]

ba-dadum-di-do.

Ba! Du-fifum-bui-di-do? De-dooda-lee-do.

 

[Cheer]

I can't trust anyone anymore

 

[RedPanda]

Has anyone played any of the zero escape games? I'd never looked into them before but they sound like they'd be up my alley, so I'm wondering if it would be worth it to pick up the nonary games.

 

[Flipqy42]

CT: I was having so much fun with BOTW until I had to explore my first Divine Beast. I f***ing hate the tilting thing. Its so confusing and annoying

 

[Jen]

Had a pretty good day today. Had an early shift at work so I was home before 3pm. My phone broke last week and I came home to a parcel containing my phone, completely fixed. Then my best friend from university texted me and told me that she'd got a job in the city where I live (and where we met at uni) and she's moving back here! So in all a pretty good day.

 

[Flipqy42]

CT: Breath of the Wild is the only game I have ever played where I nearly p*ssed myself because I was so engrossed in playing that I didn't want to take a bathroom break. That alone makes it a 10/10 for keeping my attention for so long.

Also, after calming myself down, I discovered that the Divine Beasts aren't so difficult and I'm having fun again.

 

[Springhosen]

Most children are evil monsters.

Yes they are; yes they are.

 

[Knight Hawk]

Has anyone played any of the zero escape games? I'd never looked into them before but they sound like they'd be up my alley, so I'm wondering if it would be worth it to pick up the nonary games.

It's a really good Visual Novel series, with really well written characters and scenes. If you don't enjoy VNs/stories, I wouldn't pick up the game. Sure, there are puzzle rooms, but that's not the main point of the series. (As I was making my way through the second game, I was starting to get annoyed with the puzzles. I just wanted to get on with the story lol) Also, do not look up ANYTHING. at all.

The third game is a hot mess tbh. It throws out the VN part for "Cinema Scenes" which are garbage. Plus, the story portion is so jumbled up, it gets annoying, but I guess that's apart of the plot :/.