I might have been doing that when I was really young, but learning not to interrupt other people while they're having a conversation is something you should learn quite early. It's just basic manners.
this post was submitted on 05 May 2026
5 points (60.0% liked)
Ask Lemmy
39400 readers
1917 users here now
A Fediverse community for open-ended, thought provoking questions
Rules: (interactive)
1) Be nice and; have fun
Doxxing, trolling, sealioning, racism, toxicity and dog-whistling are not welcomed in AskLemmy. Remember what your mother said: if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all. In addition, the site-wide Lemmy.world terms of service also apply here. Please familiarize yourself with them
2) All posts must end with a '?'
This is sort of like Jeopardy. Please phrase all post titles in the form of a proper question ending with ?
3) No spam
Please do not flood the community with nonsense. Actual suspected spammers will be banned on site. No astroturfing.
4) NSFW is okay, within reason
Just remember to tag posts with either a content warning or a [NSFW] tag. Overtly sexual posts are not allowed, please direct them to either !asklemmyafterdark@lemmy.world or !asklemmynsfw@lemmynsfw.com.
NSFW comments should be restricted to posts tagged [NSFW].
5) This is not a support community.
It is not a place for 'how do I?', type questions.
If you have any questions regarding the site itself or would like to report a community, please direct them to Lemmy.world Support or email info@lemmy.world. For other questions check our partnered communities list, or use the search function.
6) No US Politics.
Please don't post about current US Politics. If you need to do this, try !politicaldiscussion@lemmy.world or !askusa@discuss.online
Reminder: The terms of service apply here too.
Partnered Communities:
Logo design credit goes to: tubbadu
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
I feel like the answer to "how old are you" is going to add a lot of context to this question.
- Try to stop me, you old brittle bitch.
Its a reflective on memories... since like this shit is so fucked... I mean we only get like... what... 50-100 years here and forever die?
So yeah, idk why I asked this question...
Honestly when you get an existential crisis... the idea of "cringe" and "shame" doesn't even fucking matter anymore...
You cannot avoid death...
Embarassing moments and stupid quesrions doesn't matter.
Memories are already fading away, and nostalgia is just reliving moments in space time that can not truely be re-lived again...
Sorry if I sound cringe af, but the male brain doesn't fully develop until 25, so I got like over a year before I could even scientifically considered "mature" or whatever that's supposed to mean...
TLDR: Just remembering childhood moments... the adult world is cruel, wars, oppression, corruption, injustice... don't mind me, feel free to ignore this post.
I feel you homie. But honestly 50-100 years is plenty, that's a long time to be alive. Based on what you said, you understand that this shit gets exhausting after a while. But then again, sometimes memories can be more enjoyable than the actual experiences. It's very common that we experience things in life and don't fully appreciate them until we look back in hindsight.
Mainly if you are physically healthy and able to live comfortably in society, you should enjoy it as much as you can, because most other people don't have it as good and they still find a way to make the most of it.
To answer your question, never. I just wanted to do my own thing and read or play video games, it seemed better to avoid my parents' attention rather than seek it out.
I can't recall ever deliberately acting like an asshole toward my parents. I mean I did stupid kid shit and got into trouble, but deliberately antagonize them? I never even considered it.
Never, that's rude and disrespectful. Not sure why you'd want to do that to your parents
I’d never even considered interrupting my parents. Because of violence.
Yup. Pain is a deterrent.
Damn y'all have even more fucked-up parents.
Like every time I feel frustrated with my relationship with my parents, I go online and read the internet about shitty parents, and I always felt a relief that like at least my shitty parents are so much nicer variant of shitty
I think they were joking but they might just be old. Smacking the shit out of your kids used to be normal not so long ago.
Yeah, I wasn’t joking. Therapy having a negative association until recently is one of the more major failings of previous generations
Indeed, sorry to hear that
Never? Or at least, never during a period where I was old enough to retain memories. Maybe I did as an infant; I don't remember. 🤷♂️
I leave them alone when they're looking at their phone, unless it's context specific like my dad browsing it while we're sat down for a meal together - this means he's open to conversation.
My mum however is insane about phones and puts on a big act of ignoring everything around her and then when she snaps out of phone time she fucking goes over to whoever last spoke to her snd interrupts what THEY are doing to ask "what did you say to me earlier". Ridiculous.
I think people of our age are more capable of talking while phone-using or pausing what we're doing to chat.
I remember when I used to be around 3-5 years old I would act that way if my mum was talking on the phone for too long when I needed something or was bored. So this tracks.
My kids do the same, even when I talk longer with my partner in person.