Do you know any adult who still does that?

[Sweetomine]

One of my friends and his brother still walk the stairs in their house on all four.

They're both in their mid twenties.

They seem to think it's completely normal and everyone does that!

Is it?

Oh yes I am nearly sixty and still do this 😍

I used to, just for fun. We live in a bungalow now so no opportunity, sadly. It's completely harmless, why would you not?

Chance would be a fine thing. There is nearly always something waiting on the bottom step to be taken upstairs, so unless I carry it in my teeth I have to walk upright.

Why not?

I sometimes walk downstairs backwards if my knee is giving me issues. Seems to put less stress on it. I do hold onto the bannister though.

Yep I do it when no one is looking 😁

If I saw an able bodied adult do this, I’d think they had a screw loose.

For the able bodied people who do this (if you have a mobility issue or physical ailment then no one’s asking you, the thread is directed toward able bodied people), do you do it in public? If not, why not? You say it’s perfectly normal. But you don’t do it in public because you know it’s disturbing.

Never ever saw anyone do this who wasn't in nappies.

BUT..

I will give it a try tonight before bed just in case I am missing out.

Depends how much wine I've had

I do this all the time, it’s great fun 😂 also it just kind of happens, my stairs are practically vertical and if I set off at speed . .

Never in front of anyone though!

Because it’s far far easier, quicker and more comfortable to just walk down assuming you are able bodied?

No. Each to their own, it's harmless.

Well no I wouldn’t do it in public, doesn’t mean it’s not normal to others though.

Cutting toenails, picking noses, having a wee is all normal too. Still would pull up a chair and start cutting my trotters in the middle of Tesco though . . 😂

Here's proof that MN duplicates threads

This was posted about four weeks ago

Does one always have to take the easiest route?

Disturbing? Fair enough to not get why people do it, but You’ve not got out much if you find that disturbing.

The answer is no I don’t do it elsewhere. Do you not have anything that you do in the privacy of your own home that wouldn’t do in public?

Same here. How very weird.

if you have a mobility issue or physical ailment then no one’s asking you

Oh charming!!

"Still would pull up a chair and start cutting my trotters in the middle of Tesco though"

You would? I hope you don't go to the same Tesco I go to then.

Ahh I’m 33 and I still do this on a daily basis! 🤣🤣🤣

There's a lot of dirty dogs here who need training

I’m surprised my husband hasn’t started doing this to avoid all the crap I pile on the stairs to be carried up next time someone goes up 🤣

I've never known anyone to do this

Why, its bloody lovely

Clean bathroom

I do it occasionally, but that is because my knees give out.

When I had young, strong, sturdy knees, I never did.