21 Strange Childhood Behaviors Many Of Us Have Done

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13-05-2025

Children can be sooo quirky. Some have super active imaginations, others are just funky little explorers. And many, (myself included!) are doing some weirdddddd stuff (shoutout to the weirdos, though!! this post is Team-Weird-Kid!!).
So here are 21 genuinely odd (but perhaps relatable) things people did when they were kids:
"I used to pretend I was a music video when riding in the backseat and it was raining."
—medusssaaa
"I would walk around the house and try to do everyday things with my eyes closed in case I ever went blind."
"I would kiss my teddy bears goodnight, and if I accidentally kissed one twice, I'd have to kiss them all again so they didn't feel left out."
—avysowavy
"I used to imagine the death of someone who was very much still alive and cry about it."
"Everything had feelings. If I had a favorite clothing item, I would never say it out loud, because I didn't want my clothes to be sad."
—itsellerzz
"I would prepare funeral speeches for each of my family members and would cry while reciting them in my head before bed."
"I would practice breathing as quietly as I could in case I ever had to hide for my life."
—scary.nikki
"I used to pretend I was dead and float in our pool to see if anyone would save me."
"I ate a lot of Chapstick."
—spacesuitnotneeded
"I thought that for every song played on the radio, the artist had to come into the studio and sing it every single time it was played."
"I used to wipe my boogers on the wall."
—iodesuu
"I refused to look down at my body while I was showering just in case my classmates figured out a way to spy on me through my own eyes."
"I had a notebook where I kept a list of people who were 'mean to me.' I called it my 'revenge planner.' It had glitter stickers."
—jane_ng21
"I would pray every night for everyone's safety, and if I mentioned a specific person by name, I then had to pray individually for everyone else, too. And I truly believed if I left out someone or forgot someone, something bad would happen to them."
"I used to think the people on TV actually LIVED inside the TV, so I would leave snacks behind the TV for them."
—mirandasuewho
"I thought I controlled the clouds."
"I used to stare at a Barbie doll and say, 'I know you're alive, please move so I can make sure! I won't tell anybody!' FOR SO LONG BELIEVING IT WOULD MOVE!!"
—nikoletta_vg
"I would eat cereal in pairs so no piece would go down alone."
"I would watch movies to fall asleep, and when the copyright warnings would pop up I'd close my eyes because I was convinced I'd go to jail if I didn't."
—noellemariana__
"I would curl up on the floor to try to 'survive' without my bed to prove how tough I was. I would sleep on a tiny doll blanket and that was it."
And lastly, "I used to pretend that my crush could see me at all times, as if a camera was following me everywhere, and I would imagine what he would think. It would consume my every waking moment."
—kaceehenson
There you have it, 21 deeply quirky childhood behaviors. Did you do any of these? Or did you exhibit any other childhood idiosyncrasies of your own? Let us know in the comments.