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?

I guess I shouldn’t be surprised at the legion of MNs who go up and down stairs on all fours like Linda Blair in the exorcist.

Woof woof, many have tried and miserably failed 😈😈😈😈

Yes, in the comfort of my own home. Makes me feel like a child again... Pretending to be an animal or something haha

I have never encountered it. Just tried it and can confirm it isn't v comfortable with shallow stairs.

I first did this when pregnant, now I still do it sometimes due to dodgy back and knees. I don't do it if someone's behind me.

Now did you do it fast.
like a run, skipping a few steps, using you hands for extra stability and speed?

If not then go try it again.

Yuk. Makes me think of The Exorcist!

My mind was blown by the last thread.

Still never got to the bottom of WHY.

But PP raises the game by saying she also all 4s DOWN the stairs.

They aren't crawling like a crab backwards and spinning their heads 🤣🤣🤣🤣

I go upstairs, at my PiL house, using my hands. The stairs are fucking steep. I also come down them backwards.
All other stairs I use normally.

I do it quite often. It keeps your arms strong.

When I was waiting for knee replacements for arthritis, one of the questions asked was , " Can you get upstairs by yourself?" I replied, "Of course, I could use my arms to go upstairs if I had no legs!"

Oh wow I just totally skimmed over the stairs bit and thought all these men were walking round the house on all fours, just like from room to room 🤣
stairs is not nearly as bad.

How is being awkwardly bent over easier to upstairs? than just walking??Very odd.

It’s tends to be a fast motion, basically running up the stairs but your hands help you.

🤣🤣🤣

What an elegant way to traverse a boring staircase. I’m sure Audrey Hepburn got down on all fours like a jackal to dementedly speed-paw up and down the stairs in the privacy and comfort of her own home 🙄 because it’s normal. Sure.

I did this for a few days when we had our banister replaced and I was carrying my baby DS (very newborn) as I was still recovering and didn't feel safe carrying him up or down without something to grab into if needed, but just doing it everyday sounds strange to me!

I do this when I'm bursting for a pee.

One hoof away from being featured in those shows where people pretend they’re goats grazing on all fours and making animal noises.

Oh that’s when I most often do it too. For the speed

Mind blown never ever heard of an adult doing this without an injury being the cause.

I did it when broke my ankle then broke my toe which was wayyyyyy more painful then the ankle weirdly.

Would definitely give me the ick. They're not spiders crawling along.

If it was a long sweeping staircase I'd probably be found sliding down the banister, I'm sure that minxy glint in Audrey Hepburns eyes would see her tempted too, and I bet she'd do it with the upmost elegance.

My thoughts too!

Wtf? No, I don't go upstairs on all fours because I'm an adult. If I saw anyone over 5 doing this I would assume they had some kind of issue or difficulty.

I do it sometimes and I'm in my 40ies 😂.