What are the telltale signs that scream “I’m a man-child” without anyone noticing? 🤔 #manchild #signs #immaturity
Could you be displaying man-child behavior without realizing it?
If you’re curious about whether you’re inadvertently showing signs of immaturity, it’s essential to take a step back and reassess your actions. Here are some key indicators that might reveal your inner man-child:
Signs of being a man-child:
1. **Avoiding Responsibilities**: Dodging adult responsibilities like paying bills or doing chores can be a clear signal of immaturity.
2. **Throwing Temper Tantrums**: Reacting emotionally and disproportionately to situations like a child can indicate a lack of emotional maturity.
3. **Living in a Mess**: An unkempt living space and poor hygiene habits may suggest a reluctance to embrace adult responsibilities.
4. **Constantly Seeking Validation**: Needing approval and attention from others excessively can be a sign of seeking validation like a child.
5. **Indulging in Childish Hobbies**: Overindulging in activities typically associated with children can give off a man-child vibe.
Self-reflection and Growth
By reflecting on these behaviors and working towards personal growth and maturity, you can overcome the label of a man-child. Remember, it’s never too late to make positive changes and demonstrate adult-like behavior. #selfgrowth #adulting #maturity
Never apologizing. Never being wrong.
Their vehicle is their identity
They talk at people without listening or sense of empathy and get quick to anger when called out.
Feeling the need to out-man the other men you are around.
Their explosive emotions are valid ( even when exaggerated) but yours are never and you’re just dramatic
“I’m an alpha”.
Not learning how to perform basic domestic tasks like laundry, dishes, etc. If they make an active decision not to learn those things, it just tells me they want a mommy and not a partner.
When he refers to watching his own kids as babysitting or acts like it’s a favor.
Letting other people clean up after you.
Weaponized incompetence.
I don’t care your mum never taught you how to do laundry, you know how to google and you can figure it out. I don’t care you never learned to cook, you can learn. I don’t care you “can’t see” what needs doing in the house, *learn*.
I didn’t pop out of a vagina knowing how to do all the things, I had to learn and trust me, if I can learn, so can you.
Throws tantrums when you set and/or enforce boundaries
Always promising to do the dishes or help cleaning but then when dinner is eaten, purposefully going away or just straight up refusing to do it.
Living with one at this moment, I don’t mean to throw hate, but here’s some signs.
When a mess a made, they’ll raise their voice and swear instead of cleaning it up.
They’ll non-stop watch everything you do and correct you where you’re wrong, but they won’t dare pick up a rag or grab a mop.
You can explain stuff to then, they’ll look at you and do anything just to block you out from talking.
Any of these 3 signs can be a warning sign.
Claiming everything is rigged against you, everything is unfair, every unflattering article in the paper or reporting on TV is fake, committing crimes and then whining about having to go to court.
The beige diet
I’m an “Alpha Male.”
SURE you are buddy.
I had a male VP complain that his wife packed the wrong suit for his business trip. So this is now a red flag for a man-child of a co-worker and horrible husband.
They have very stringent morals and values, which they will use to justify their actions. When ignoring them will spare them from having to do something, they will abandon all values and principles.
not doing your own laundry
Not cleaning up after yourself.
Inability to deal with even the slightest inconvenience
Throwing tantrums when things don’t go your way.
The post-it note stuck to the back of my shirt that says “I’m a man-child” in all caps that my friend put there without me knowing
Relentless teasing no matter how much you beg them to stop. The angrier it makes you, the funnier they think it is.
Getting loud as a way to “win an argument” or “make a point”.
Belittling you in front of others.
Balls hanging behind their lifted truck.
treating people in the service industry as if they’re personal slaves
Bullying peers after the age of 30. Dude, grow the fuck up already.
Feeling threatened by a woman who can take care of herself/ is ambitious/competent.
Overreacting to small insignificant things.
Constantly whining and feeling pitiful for themselves or their looks in hopes that someone will compliment them to make themselves feel better about who they are.
Being grossed out by periods or normal bodily functions and making comments about it.
Sleeping until 3pm every day.
Not taking care of themselves.
Not taking ownership of how they make others feel.
Freaking out about their partner’s (or anyone else for that matter) normal bodily function like menstruation.
taking any type of negative feedback as an attack on their character
“Alpha male”.
It’s kind a like they missed the whole growing-up thing then suddenly realised they’re a big boy now.
Punching holes in walls when upset. Too many men think this is totally normal behavior