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[Deshasafraisy]

Still love Disney, unicorns and rainbows and all that crap. I don’t get it. Aibu

she does have this interest in children’s toys, books and games that makes me uncomfortable, for all the reasons I gave above - it manifests as deep immaturity and selfishness.
I'm obviously deeply immature and selfish then with my love of building lego models and reading children's fiction (as well as crime fiction). So sorry. I'm not actually selfish (though I'd rather not lend out my books as people have trashed them in the past), and I can't be that immature given that I have my own house and business. I just like the simple escapism of children's fiction. And I like creating things which is where the lego comes in.
To be honest I'm more likely to look down on someone who feels the need to pour scorn on another's sources of enjoyment than I ever am on someone who has a thing for dressing up as a Disney princess in the privacy of their own home (or anywhere else)

See, I don't know what that means.

I like “kiddie” things but i’m also a responsible adult. I don’t act childish or expect people to do anything for me.

I think it’s difficult to go into the psychology of it. I had an extremely deprived childhood, let’s just say there wasn’t even enough food to eat, let alone any extras like toys. And yes, I have asked myself, if that is why I now have a room that to most people would probably look like a kids room. Who knows? Maybe my personality would have just been this way whatever. Ultimately i’m harming no one.

I do indeed like lipstick,handbags and coffee.
as advised by someone who keeps blue trolls who wear pillowcases in their car,I’ll keep it real

I love Disney, Pixar, dreeamworks - It gives me and my DD something to watch together
I love memes - The fact we can laugh about everyday life and make fun of ourselves
I like using goofy filters etc
and I'm 31

No, I don’t think that men who are into children’s stuff are automatically paedophiles, just highlighting that arrested development and an unhealthy degree of interest in children’s toys, games and topics is one of the signs of a paedophile
But paedophiles aren't actually into these things at all. They buy them and fake interest to attract the children towards them. They're not actually getting enjoyment themselves from building lego or reading comic books.

I think once you’ve seen it taken to extreme psychological lengths, particularly when it’s someone you can’t be objective about (my mother) you can’t unsee it, and you will be a bit suspicious of childishness in adults ever thereafter.

However, I agree that the vast majority of childish interests in adults is absolutely harmless and it’s my problem to get over if I abreact to it. For heaven’s sake, I love Harry Potter and the Paddington films myself and even took myself to the cinema alone to watch Paddington 2, the only single woman in there, sitting surrounded by families with small children!

Clinging to a childish persona is a bit different though, and I would find that weird and unappealing. Nothing wrong with a bit of escapism or finding enjoyment in these things but behaving like a child is rather repellent in an adult.

Yeah agree... those with babyish voices and a childish persona are a very different thing to those who simply like Disney rainbows and unicorns

U2, waves madly. we should restart our clique

Seeing someone’s post about Japan reminds me. Anyone who has been there will likely have seen it’s actually more in their culture to embrace “childhood things”. They have Disney land but also Disney sea, which is billed as more “adult”. You can actually have business meetings at Disney sea and people do! It’s not uncommon there to see men and women into “kids” stuff, like manga and hello kitty. That’s one of the reasons I love that country so much and actually feel depressed when I return home from there (i’ve been a few times).

Disney films bring me out in hives having been subject to them on a loop when the kids were small. I do however have a Winnie The Pooh dressing gown I picked up second hand which I like partly because it's fleece and washes and dries in a day and partly because I saved about £30 on the price of a new one. Anyone who thinks it's sad can do one.

Unicorns, glitter and rainbows - meh. Not for me but i've no objection to anyone else decking themselves in them head to foot if they so wish. Would be a bit hypocritical if I did

It's not so much the liking things which are not intentionally marketed at your age group - I like the occasional Disney film myself, and I still comfort-read my old kid books from time to time.
It's when (as the PP with the lickle-gurly mother said) someone expects to be treated like an indulged and adorable child by everyone else that it becomes a problem.

With the 'lots of make-up/revealing clothes' type: wearing what you like is fine, constantly nagging and pestering other women to dress the way you do and bitching about how they are lazy/ugly/man-haters if they are happy in trousers and a top and no slap... that's a problem.

So many snooty people on here looking down on others, just because they think certain interests belong in childhood. Says who? The age Police?

Children's fiction is awesome. I frequently come across new authors that blow me away. I think if I wasn't a primary school teacher I'd still read them.

Same with films. I have PTSD and so many films now are just ridiculously full of gore and unnecessary violence. Give me Moana any day.

I suppose people can like what they like, but I wish groups of giggling 20-something women and soppy couples didn't clog up Tokyo Disneyland. It's a bit annoying when you have been waiting with your 5yo for 45 minutes to get a photo with Daisy Duck because Daisy Duck is being mobbed by groups of squealing office workers wearing Mickey Mouse earmuffs.

And the queues would be half the length if it weren't for all the adult-only groups there.

It's supposed to be a children's park. I can kind of see why Legoland has "no adults without accompanying children" rules, to be honest.

Well you wouldn't get me, then. I adore unicorns & fairies and Disney especially Bambi. He's adorable.

Oh wow 'clinging to a childish persona'

Agreed. I have a friend who is 25, a police officer (so, you know, serious job...) and is absolutely obsessed with Harry Potter. I don’t mean she just enjoys the films and books but she has all of the merchandise, wears the clothing and visits the Harry Potter studios in Orlando and London annually. I find it very, very odd. Her dining room is full of Harry Potter collectibles.

@Bluntness100 I am not convinced the people starting these threads are women.

Our brains just do it. I'm not a psychologist but we all look at the world sometimes and go, "Eh? Why would someone do that/wear that/say that?" It's totally normal and not isolated to women!

I have zero interest in handbags or make up and don't understand why anyone would at all but it doesn't harm me in any way so crack on and have fun.

If anyone takes any obsession (seemingly 'childish' or not) to an extreme that prevents them from functioning as an adult then I'd suggest there are probably some psychological reasons behind that.

What is it with this place the last few days? Just constant threads slagging off the way other women look/talk/dress etc, etc. Really unpleasant.

Or their interests.