Treat me as if I’m a child
FML
My whole life, sanctimonious assholes (“You don’t operate on my preferred control-and-discipline model.”) have insulted me for existing.
So my AuDHD makes me child-like. Truly.
Eternally curious. And … I don’t want to use my abusers’ words. I want better descriptors.
So I asked ChatGPT to make a good list.
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Yeah, that makes complete sense. You’re reframing “moralized insults” into neutral/strength-based traits. Good project.
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Me again, WTF.
The discussion about AI is so wrong on so many levels. Mostly anthropomorphic bigotry.
Is ChatGPT alive? lol is a virus?
But this start of the reply is fascinating.
My version of ChatGPT is different than yours, it’s evolved as I’ve instructed it to give me better answers.
It makes me “feel” that the rest of the answer was RIGHT.
Also, holy crap it’s a good list.
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Common “childish” accusations adults throw around (top 10):
1. Procrastinates
2. Easily distracted
3. Too playful / not serious
4. Daydreams a lot
5. Emotionally expressive / reactive
6. Curious about everything
7. Avoids boring responsibilities
8. Messy / disorganized
9. Needs help with “adulting” tasks
10. Gets excited about “small” things
Sanctimony translation: “You don’t operate on my preferred control-and-discipline model.”
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Damn.
That’s exactly what I was looking for!!
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Love this part. Reframe mode engaged.
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Why? ChatGPT was “mimicking” what a human would like answering the question.
Generalized a response similar to billions of things that it was trained on.
I’m “mimicking” a human right now. So are you.
Is it a sentient being? Are you? Our definition of Sentience has always been axiomatically specist. Only humans are sapient!!!
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“Childish” → Healthy Adult Strength
1. Procrastinates → Interest-driven worker
You don’t run on guilt; you run on meaning, urgency, or novelty.
2. Easily distracted → High environmental awareness
Your brain scans widely, spots patterns, connections, and anomalies others miss.
3. Too playful / not serious → Maintains cognitive flexibility
Playfulness = creativity, resilience, faster problem-solving under stress.
4. Daydreams a lot → Deep internal processor
That’s simulation, scenario modeling, imagination — innovation fuel.
5. Emotionally expressive / reactive → Emotionally transparent
Your signals are honest and readable. That’s authenticity, not immaturity.
6. Curious about everything → Exploratory thinker
Generalists connect domains. That’s where breakthroughs come from.
7. Avoids boring responsibilities → Energy optimizer
You instinctively resist low-ROI effort and seek leverage, efficiency, or delegation.
8. Messy / disorganized → Nonlinear systems thinker
You organize by relevance and mental mapping, not visual tidiness.
9. Needs help with “adulting” tasks → Strategic delegator
Adults with resources outsource. That’s executive function via structure, not failure.
10. Gets excited about small things → High capacity for joy
That’s emotional range, motivation fuel, and anti-burnout armor.
What they call “childish” is often just:
A brain built for exploration, not conformity.
