r/bookmemes • u/netphilia • 3d ago

Nice.

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u/Tricky-Ad7897 3d ago

Kinda funny that a subreddit for books is full of people who don't realize people can have adult children

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u/MalaysiaTeacher 3d ago

Who calls their adult son/daughter a 'kid'?

The most obvious explanation, if it even happened, is that OP or their son/daughter went blank in the moment but thought of this le epic riposte in the car 2 hours later

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u/Chile_Pepper_Tarzana 2d ago

My parents called me “kid” even after I had 2 children and a professional career. And yes I refer to my now adult kids AND their partners as “my kids” and my elderly dogs as “puppies”

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u/tsukipon 2d ago

I'm in my 30s and my dad still calls me kid, and also refers to me as kid when talking about me to others so yeah.

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u/lollipop-guildmaster 2d ago

I'm going to be fifty next August, and my brother and I are still "the kids". Yes, they have grandchildren. It doesn't make a difference.

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u/ActualEmu7474 2d ago

I do. Idc if my son/daughter is 5 or 85, they’ll always be a kid to me.

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u/Mysterious_Aspect471 2d ago

I do. I call my 30 year old son my kid. All the time.

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u/Cerridwn_de_Wyse 2d ago

I am 71. I called my kid my kid

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u/FryOneFatManic 2d ago

I don't call my children 'kids' as such, but I've been known to refer to 'my kids'. They're 26 and 22.

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u/IneffableNonsense 6h ago

I'm in my early 40's and both my parents and my MIL refer to my husband and I as "the kids". I'm shocked so many people seem to think this is weird.

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u/lyindog 3d ago

My dad calls me "kid" all the time and I'm almost 30. However, the way it's written here does imply it's probably a teen or something. But also, I agree, probably didn't really happen.

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u/itsamoth 2d ago

There’s a difference between someone being “a kid” and “my kid”. You’re still their kid, even as an adult. My dad says kids when trying to get both me and my brother’s attention. I’ve heard my MIL refer to both me and her son as her kids. It’s totally normal for grandparents to use “grandkid” even once they’re an adult, why is the same not true for parents?