Other Childish Interests?

[OopsIDidItAgain]

She also used to like to scream randomly... .and then ask me questions like "What would you do if I said "I'M A TURTLE!" really loud?" and then I would just look at her and she would scream whatever it was she said...   There were other phrases, I just used that as an example.

I just always thought to myself... .You are the most beautiful woman on the planet and peoples jaws drop when they see you but... .you are weird as all hell!

I just always chalked it up to her being kinda weird.

[SummerStorm]

Yeah, I also have my quirks, so I just thought she was an oddball like me.  I'm also a very reserved person, so I kind of admired her spirited behavior.

[Schermarhorn]

Oh yeah, for some reason she was terrified of ghosts. Like to the point if someone started talking about them she would have to leave the room.

[GreenEyedMonster]

Mine would take a day off from work and spend it building characters out of Legos.  Also, the Muppets.  He would ask for reassurance that I didn't find him childish.

[SGraham]

My ex got absurdly into various book and tv series like harry potter, hunger games and the show supernatural to name a few.

[crawler]

To give my few cents on the matter, I don't really agree with this topic. I know a lot of "healthy" people who have numerous hobbies and passions that are listed here, so I don't think this kind of behavior is BPD exclusive, nor should it be connected to it. Having such interests can provide a lot of mental health in fact, since most of those are stress relievers and just an overall escape from reality and day to day problems. Just because we are grown up doesn't mean that our inner-child should die. I pity people who let this happen.

[SummerStorm]

To give my few cents on the matter, I don't really agree with this topic. I know a lot of "healthy" people who have numerous hobbies and passions that are listed here, so I don't think this kind of behavior is BPD exclusive, nor should it be connected to it. Having such interests can provide a lot of mental health in fact, since most of those are stress relievers and just an overall escape from reality and day to day problems. Just because we are grown up doesn't mean that our inner-child should die. I pity people who let this happen.

I agree.  I enjoy many of the things that are listed here.  I have a Hunger Games pillowcase on my pillow right now and wave around Hermione Granger's magic wand while I'm teaching. The problem I noticed with my exBPD is that these were the ONLY things she liked.  She never developed other interests outside of the childish ones. 

Video games, Pokemon, and coloring took precedence over paying her rent on time, filing her taxes on time, and grading papers on time.   

[SummerStorm]

Mine would take a day off from work and spend it building characters out of Legos.  Also, the Muppets.  He would ask for reassurance that I didn't find him childish.

A prime example of childish interests taking over adult responsibilities and opportunities to do adult things.  It's not necessarily a bad thing that he builds things out of Legos; I have a few things that I've built, too.  It's the fact that he took a day off from work to do that.  When I take off work, I travel, go shopping, visit a museum, spend time with my parents, etc.   

[SGraham]

I agree.  I enjoy many of the things that are listed here.  I have a Hunger Games pillowcase on my pillow right now and wave around Hermione Granger's magic wand while I'm teaching. The problem I noticed with my exBPD is that these were the ONLY things she liked.  She never developed other interests outside of the childish ones.

Haha, i hope i didn't insult your love for hunger games and harry potter. But yeah thats a better way to put it. I mean i have my share of nerdy interests, but that is all she is into.

[SummerStorm]

I agree.  I enjoy many of the things that are listed here.  I have a Hunger Games pillowcase on my pillow right now and wave around Hermione Granger's magic wand while I'm teaching. The problem I noticed with my exBPD is that these were the ONLY things she liked.  She never developed other interests outside of the childish ones.

Haha, i hope i didn't insult your love for hunger games and harry potter. But yeah thats a better way to put it. I mean i have my share of nerdy interests, but that is all she is into.

Haha, no, not at all.  I didn't even realize until I posted that you had mentioned them.  I'm a high school English teacher, so I kind of have to know about these things anyway.  I teach the hero's journey, a pretty involved literary concept, and it's much easier for students to understand it if I reference books they've actually read.

But yeah, I certainly don't spend all my time with that stuff. 

[Pretty Woman]

Mine likes rocks and nature programs. She can watch a program on Eagles for hours. She also likes those fantasy video games like with castles and dragons.

When she is stressed or going through a breakup she colors in kids coloring books which is common for those with BPD to do, I recently learned.

She's 43.

[greenmonkey]

Mine was obsessed with Dr Who. She never watched anything about current affairs and had no idea what was going in the world. She was in her own little bubble of Facebook and lies

She ate like a student i.e. pot noodle and toast, pizza never ever cooked or shopped

She bought her son loom bands and spent most of her time playing with them. She hoarded her sons toys even though he had long outgrown them.

The fact I had collected David Bowie vinyl since the age of 17 was by her standards - childish - defies belief

[GreenEyedMonster]

On a somewhat related note, mine had a strange habit of peeing on the toilet seat like a little boy, then leaving it for me to clean up.

[scgator]

Not a lot of childish interests - that's probably more me with video games and anime, but I pay my bills on time! - one thing though, she used a childish voice quite a bit. I thought it was funny and sweet at first, later it seemed an indication as to her mood. No child's voice = bad day = bad me. This is the first woman I've ever been with that talked in a childish voice - first one to do a lot of things I guess.