IT’S SAFE TO assume that children are quite mischievous and will believe nearly anything you tell them to up to a point. Irish children seem to be even more gullible which seems to lead to hilarious results.
A simple tweet has been doing the rounds and has us asking ourselves, what was the most you thing you ever did as a child?
What's the most On Brand™️ story you have from your early childhood.
— mu✨ (@prinxeMu) July 8, 2018
Mine is when my mom told me not to touch the electric stove when it was red, because that meant it was hot, so I made direct eye contact with her and slapped my hand down on the stove top.
Of course, this led to a plethora of different answers. For example here’s mine and yes, I was that dorky aged 3.
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We had parents trying to do something nice and it backfiring spectacularly.
One time, my Dad tried to be cute and left a note under my pillow from the tooth fairy. But I thought it was real so I brought the note to school, declared I had made contact with the fairies and EMAILED BBC NEWSROUND. https://t.co/PDRrq5KfLB
— ⭐ amy o'connor ⭐ (@amyohconnor) July 9, 2018
It’s good to encourage curiosity right?
Stuck a nut up my nose (like, a metal one) just to see if it would fit. Had to go to hospital to get it removed. https://t.co/detjkhX8SO
— Fionnuala (@FionnualaJay) July 8, 2018
I stuck the back of a badge right up my nose and no one knew until my breath started stinking and Mam brought me to the doctor. I must have been wondering what it smelled like. https://t.co/Aqdb9fBHZR
— Meg (@mollyfinn_x) July 9, 2018
Some of us were just really hungry ok?
Chewed through the landline telephone wires...more than once #partboypartrodent https://t.co/58bQ0BubE6
— Conall Mac Cionnaith (@conallmacc) July 9, 2018
And some of us learned very quickly how to get our point across.
when i was about 4 i got my curly hair cut by a shit hairdresser & she cut it up so short, past my ears! when i saw it i howled the place down & got off the chair & started picking my hair off the floor asking her to put it back on & cried all the way home (im fairly sure by bus) https://t.co/gF1MyRVxyj
— rebecca (@rbcakn) July 9, 2018
When I was 10 I pretended to faint at an Irish dancing class to get some attention because I wasn’t good at Irish dancing https://t.co/MC6V9wovzO
— Sharon Horgan (@SharonHorgan) July 9, 2018
We didn’t want to take any bullshit even as kids.
I got a phone call home when I was in junior infants because when one of the kids asked me what I was getting from santa for christmas I said to the room 'nothing, because he doesn't exist' https://t.co/ujc6YKgVs7
— Catherine Prasifka (@prasifcat) July 9, 2018
in play school I got sent to time out for locking a boy named Craig in a large toy chest because he wouldn't stop insisting that he was my boyfriend https://t.co/krwwOFQQ4I
— Lady Macdeath (@InfiniteJess) July 9, 2018
It’s not lazy if it’s efficient.
Refused to learn how to spell my own surname because it was too complicated. https://t.co/1fEfCSgPdK
— Aifric (@aifreckle) July 9, 2018
Notions can develop from an early age.
When I was 4, our teacher asked us to each bring in an empty Flora/dairy spread box for our crayons. A week later, I didn't have one and she asked why, I replied "sorry, my family only use *real* butter." https://t.co/PWTRc3kKM3
— Bovril Lavigne (@omgDebbie) July 8, 2018
In hindsight, that'd be decking myself out in the neighbour's most expensive dress & a full face of makeup, aged 4, while being babysat https://t.co/R96ptuYui9
— Eoin Oh'F 🇵🇸 (@Eoin_OF) July 9, 2018
As can defiance.
Picked Constantine as my confirmation name bc I wasn't arsed reading through the book of names and the shite Keanu Reeves movie was out https://t.co/SCqAvDEBaU
— Adam (@RummHammm) July 8, 2018
In primary school I hated my teacher so much I gave them a ruler as a present (Christmas maybe) and stole it back during lunch.
— Danny Rigg (@DannyWRigg) July 8, 2018
I then sat there in joyful silence as she explained to the class how hurt I must be by someone stealing my present to her.
I was a petty child. https://t.co/Pq79nnrMw0
At 3 I used casually sit in the bold corner without reason and when my dad asked what was I at I replied "it's just a corner" and I think I made a psychological power move hahaha https://t.co/rz2Yiucufv
— Pop Culchie (@O_Conartist) July 8, 2018
Someone clearly watched the episode of the Simpsons where Lisa lives in a tree.
Held an overnight protest over a tree being cut down, complete with chants and a sign. It was in my garden. The protest was against my Da. I was six. He rightfully thought I was being a sap. https://t.co/emUhyAxdAr
— Kate (@Bed_Forever_) July 8, 2018
This is just way too relatable.
when I was born, they thought that I had a rare heart condition but I actually just had what appeared to be a panic attack coming out of the womb https://t.co/nv3oL7ATPx
— aoife (@huummus) July 9, 2018
And this just reminds us that teachers put up with a lot.
When I was eight I brought a puppet “Jenny” to school every day & only talked through the puppet because everyone found it funny until the teacher had a kind word and asked whether “Jenny” only needed to come to school on a Friday because “Jenny” was so bright.
— Aisling Bea (@WeeMissBea) July 9, 2018
Well done everyone, another day on Twitter successfully completed.
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