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My twin daughters will turn ten in 2 weeks, and just recently, one of them sincerely asked if I watched Mr. Beast as a kid, and was incredibly surprised when I admitted that this guy is actually a whole generation younger than me. Yes, kids sometimes make us feel like dinosaurs - that is, incredibly ancient.

If you needed proof - here's this viral thread on X (former Twitter), where moms and dads share stories about how a normal conversation with their kid turned out to be another unnecessary reminder that we are all 'fossils.' However, if we put aside the slight sadness, then all these tweets just look really amusing.

More info: X

Image credits: Andrea Piacquadio (not the actual photo)

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WindySwede
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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And this is why "when I was your age it was uphill both to and home to school!" now seams more likely.. 🙃

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Owen
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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Coasters are nice. Get yourself some coasters, use them and feel proud of yourself. They're super cheap.

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Luis Hernandez Dauajare
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9 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Robin Williams as Peter Pan: "Are you related to Mighty Mouse?" Random internet reviewer: "Who is Mighty Mouse?" Me [screaming internally]

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If we abstract from the fact that we really are getting older with every single day, then the whole point is that children, whether ours or not, often tell us the truth - or what they consider to be the truth, to our face. Various social boundaries and restrictions haven't yet become entrenched in their minds - so we get funny dialogues and scenes like these when adults do realize their age.

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Zoey Rayne
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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can top that. I was teaching preschoolers about dinosaurs, and a three year old asked me if I was there when the asteroid killed them all! I'll give her points for thinking I could somehow survive a mass extinction event.

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“Many people say that the subjective perception of time differs between children and adults - and this is true,” says Irina Matveeva, a psychologist and certified NLP specialist, with whom Bored Panda got in touch for a comment here. “And it’s not just about some mental factors, often about ordinary arithmetic.”

“Just judge for yourself - if, let's say, for a 40 Y.O. person one year is 1/40 of their life, then for a 4 Y.O. kid, a year is a whole quarter of their life. Accordingly, everything that happened before - especially if it was long before their birth, is history. Ancient history. Even more ancient, the younger the child. Well, only then do various psychological factors come into play, such as differences between generations..." Irina summarizes.

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Well, in the end, you and I are really old, aren’t we? Chris Columbus, while filming Home Alone, tried to specifically “erase” any obvious “time markers” so that his creation would look “out of time,” relevant to any viewer (perhaps the only obvious marker there is the cardboard cutout of Michael Jordan at the McCallisters' house). But he also miscalculated.

For example, my friends’ child, having watched the movie for the very first time, was so surprised: “Why didn’t Kevin just text his parents that he’s okay?” And what can adults tell him, since any explanation will simply be a recognition of one’s own 'antiquity'? Well, somewhere between the dinosaurs and the pyramids of Egypt...

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ILoveMySon
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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Poor child will never know the joy of checking the coin slot and actually finding money.

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In any case, this is nothing more than philosophy, but now just take a break from reflecting and feel free to scroll this list to the very end - because it really deserves it! As they say, any similarities with real people are random - although, damn it, symptomatic. And well, maybe add your own stories in the comments if you have experienced something similar while talking with kids too.

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A girl
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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My mom was 40 when she had my brother. She was sited in the school newsletter as having been part of PTA for 21 years. I always joked my parents were Vulcans. Every 7 years, they had a kid. 10/56, 1/64, 12/70.

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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Midlife crisis sneak attack brought to you by your own ruthless children...

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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The fact that this is right under the comment of someone asking what a VHS is is hilarious

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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was never really a fan of bouncy houses. The other kids would always bump into me, giving me anxiety and all the bouncing gave me a migraine.

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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

🎶Do you have the time, to listen to me whine about nothing and everything all at once🎶

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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Apparently Pog means cool now. I told my daughter every time she says it I want to throw a slammer at her

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9 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't know how it works with your own kids, but my little sister loves playing the N64 of my brother's that came out before she was born!

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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Then they hit teens and they listening to a "new" song and you knows the words because it's a remix 😆 🤣.

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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This one legitimately confusing me. Like actually. What's VHS and what's "tracking"?

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Terry
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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love that it's a 2014 tweet. Kids today would ask "what's an iPod?"

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