What kind of kid were you?

[Apulu_backagain]

I was...

You is eww

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2 mo

Alright, when I asked this question then by the term 'kid' I referred to age of around 2-6. Turns out many over here consider the teenage category in kid as well and I was confused when I was reading few of the opinions. Till I realised many of you were right and I am the kid here 🤦🏻‍♀️

[SueShe]

I was a very quiet child growing up. Just as today, I did not like to be the center of attraction, so I would let others take the center stage.

Just as today, I did not accept nonsense and would put others in their place when they misbehaved. I was very protective of my little sister against the rowdiness of my older brother and he did not like that a girl would talk back to him. We have had several fights because I did not accept his nonsense and bossy attitude.

I was about the only kid that would help out on her free will with house chores while the other siblings were busy with their friends.

[Apulu_backagain]

You were the favourite child?

[SueShe]

I presume I was but I have no certainty about it. My parents did everything to treat us equally.

[Apulu_backagain]

I seem, that's good.

[nolabels]

Human, male, shy, goofy, giggly, ran fast.

Lovely 5-year-old Melanie T*****illa dubbed me 'Gigglebox' on the 1st day of kindergarten in 1963.
She got the entire class to start chanting, "Bobby is a gigglebox, Bobby is a gigglebox!!!
Oh, the drama!
Oh, the trauma!!
I've since recovered.
It took many years to recover, but yeah, I'm okay now.
Lol.

I was usually the 50-yard dash champion back in the day.
Somebody always comes along who's faster, though, and so my crown eventually fell to Mark Charboneau in 7th grade, I think.
Lol.

At 67, I'm still all of the above, except that I'm no longer shy in any way.

I haven't seen fair Melanie since I was 7 years old when her family moved far away.

Cheers!

[Apulu_backagain]

Definitely the main character.

[nolabels]

Lol. 😊👍

[Master_Debator]

I was just a kid... I had good intentions... loved animals... was chill and pretty logical.

The world gave me abuse and changed me from what I was in the 80's.

[Apulu_backagain]

You looked like a sweet child.

[Master_Debator]

Thank you... that was a nice of you to say.

[Apulu_backagain]

I mean it, especially that cowboy hat pic! So darn adorable.

[MontBlanc]

I was the kind of kid who felt things deeply but didn’t always show it.

Playful and curious on the outside, but observant and thoughtful underneath.

I learned early how to read people, value my space, and protect my peace, even when I didn’t fully understand it yet.

[Apulu_backagain]

Really mature of you.

[OneViewpoint]

A quiet but explosive personality who was constantly taking risks and pushing boundaries in defiance of authority. I was forced into an adult role early on. I was the baby of the family who was forced to become the patriarch at 15. I took care of everyone else. It was... interesting.

[Apulu_backagain]

That's actually depressing, no kid deserves that responsibility so early on at the cost of their childhood.

[OneViewpoint]

Not so depressing. It made me who I am. I was more mature than everyone around me for years. I was more resilient. I had a different perspective. That worked to my advantage. I have a bracelet I wear all the time. There are two inscriptions, one on the outside and another on the inside.

Outside: The first and most important victory is to conquer yourself.

Inside: In chaos there is also opportunity.

[Apulu_backagain]

Now that I look at it, that's inspiring.

[Jersey2]

I was a good looking child who did some modeling for a photographer taking images of high end toys for kids. I was later a pain in the ass I am sure. I wasn’t a good kid but I had my fun. I was certainly memorable and did some shit that makes me shake my head. My kids were nothing like me which is good I suppose.

[Apulu_backagain]

When were you a child, sir?

[Jersey2]

I am a Baby Boomer so it has been quite sometime.

[RandomGirl42]

Lol! An attention-seeking brat and the baby of the family so it was my job to just look cute and smile and nod a lot. I got really good at it! 🤣

[Apulu_backagain]

You're really good at that now too!

[RandomGirl42]

See me! Look at me! Pay attention to me! 🤣

[Maybe_Maybe_not]

You're really good at maintaining the role you've been assigned indeed 😏

There's a youngster around here insisting in saying that we're conditioned to like what feels familiar. I guess she likes reading this 😏

[Maybe_Maybe_not]

I guess it looks... Familiar 😎

[exitseven]

@RandomGirl42 Yeah, no kidding!

[RandomGirl42]

@exitseven You didn't have to agree with me! 🤣

[4ngelic]

very loud, very creative (would spend all my time drawing or creating books), hyper-girly, obsessed with princesses, liked reading and playing with dolls a lot too, very social, often the teacher's pet for some reason, liked running around and climbing up everywhere, very cheerful, playful

[Maybe_Maybe_not]

I've been told I was genuinely laughing around, bubbly, curious and naive. Middle school altered that mix, in a quite brutal way. But then Philosophy, High school and Art put me back on much more wholesome tracks. Phew.

[Apulu_backagain]

Middle school is so much harsher than high school for some reason.

[Maybe_Maybe_not]

The reason why mostly everyone's experience in middle school is consistently shitty is fascinating, I wish I could find answers, I'm still looking for them

[7Phoenix7]

I thought you were gonna tell us what kind of kid you were lol.

I was super quiet… until I wasn’t. A bit of a tomboy and very physically active. The youngest of three…

[Apulu_backagain]

I was the leader in my kindergarten, telling all the kids to better finish their lunches or I'll beat them before their mama does, if someone teased me then I would pull their hair instead of complaining to the teacher lol. The teacher there always told my parents that I was alone like 10 kids.

Why do all girls have the tomboy phase? Lol even I did.

[Still-alive]

@Apulu_backagain *doesn't finish lunch*

[7Phoenix7]

She was mean af lol

[Still-alive]

lol ya :P

[Apulu_backagain]

@Still-alive I'm not violent now but GODDAMN FINISH THE LUNCH YOU DAMN DONUT

[Still-alive]

mmmmm Donut sounds gewd rite now!

[exitseven]

I was adorable, and to think that I got even cuter as got older.

Baby Me

[Apulu_backagain]

OMG YOU WERE SOO ADORABLE

[MotherEarth2020]

I was a handful and feisty one that always had to get into fights. Usually over someone picking on my little cousins that lived with us.

[Apulu_backagain]

A badass kid

[thegreenyogi]

I was a very quiet contemplative child always lost in my own world.

[Apulu_backagain]

Really sounds like you.

[thegreenyogi]

Indeed. 🙃

[Iron_Man]

And you’re still that way

[Tarifa]

Very similar. Still losing myself at times.

[AviatorTom]

I've been a nerd and a good kid since I was born. Rarely got into trouble, did what my parents said, and learned what they taught me.

[Apulu_backagain]

Good kid.

[Natasha1995]

Happy, but insecure as well. That lasted during most of my teenage years.

[Apulu_backagain]

I see

[ashish804]

Cool

[slatyb]

A lonely math prodigy -- algebra at 8, calculus at 11, all self-taught.

[Apulu_backagain]

Yeah. Why are you on GaG, dad? Gonna shame me for learning calculus at 16 even though I passed high school now?

[slatyb]

Hoping that I can prevent others from making the same mistakes I did when I was younger.

[NathanDavis]

a quiet one...

[Ariesman81]

Fuckin' adorable

[Apulu_backagain]

Cute as hell 😭

[Aiko_E_Lara]

Tadah!

Naughty but also traumatized.

[Apulu_backagain]

You do look traumatized there, those eyes looking for help lol

[beefcakebradybatson]

Black, handsome and brainy as now, except I'm 72.

[Apulu_backagain]

What age do you consider as 'kid age'?

[Starlux]

I was the bullied one in school. Shy, quiet and struggled to make friends

[Apulu_backagain]

Bullying is such a cruel thing to do to someone. How do you feel about your childhood now?

[Starlux]

Looking back at it. The insecurity of the people who did it to me was huge

[Apulu_backagain]

As always.

[Anonymous]

Mostly a withdrawn, very frightened child, with lots of thoughts and fantasies about what his life might be like later on.

[MontBlanc]

It sounds like you had a lot going on internally at a young age.

Sometimes those quiet, imaginative kids end up becoming the most self aware and reflective later in life, if they learn how to face what they were once afraid of.

[Nikki1989]

Hyperactive.

[Staximus]

I was a tough little bastard

[Apulu_backagain]

You do sound like you know how to use a pistol since birth

[Staximus]

No, only since age 7 haha

[Still-alive]

Shy nerdy kid. Also a bit of a crybaby 😭

[Still-alive]

I would have taken your ‘eww’ personally back then lol

[Apulu_backagain]

I was the bully in my kindergarten 😭

[Still-alive]

Meanieee lol

[LadyBecks]

As a young kid, I was quiet and shy.

[queenofcardio]

I was a rambunctious child.

[Still-alive]

imma tell on you to the teacher! :P

[Maybe_Maybe_not]

rambunctious (boisterous, agitated)
adj

Ex: The rambunctious students refused to listen to the substitute teacher until he threatened them with detention.

[Maybe_Maybe_not]

I honestly thought you made up that adjective using Rambo 😂

[queenofcardio]

@Maybe_Maybe_not lol no. It's a real word 😅

[DryGermanGuy]

Very active, often outside and a menace.

[Kelley1]

I was a polite and mostly obedient child.

[Iron_Man]

But are you still obedient now?

[Jennz6]

@Iron_Man
I am still very obedient and submissive to men

[Iron_Man]

@Jennz6 Good

[Jennz6]

I was a good little girl, very obedient.

[Jennz6]

@apulu_backagain even when I was 2-3 years old I was still a good girl

[Hispanic-Cool-Guy]

I was a stupid kid for sure.

[Apulu_backagain]

Every kid is stupid.

[Cubus]

I was very polite. Never causing problems.

[ElenaSeluna]

A bright one…

[Sunnyrjs]

I was kind of a loner

[Anonymous]

I was shy and quite serious.

[fish5505_87]

Mercurial I guess.

[Apulu_backagain]

Interesting

[AngryCarl3]

troubled

[Ms_Facesitter]

The timid shy one

[Jeff51]

Trouble maker

[oldman26]

Mischievous