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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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Lol. My mom didn't give me permission to be outside by myself until like 6th grade when she finally signed the permission papers to let me walk home from school by myself. (6th grade is still considered Elementary school where I live, still required parents to pick up as a standard protocol)
Cuz she was afraid of (a) kidnappings and (b) that someone would report it and then "CPS would come and take me away and I'd never see mom again"
That was like when I was 12 years old... whats that in Cat Years?
Oh the "hold your child's (read: cat) hands (read: paws) when crossing the street" is gonna get a bit weird... (you're gonna get scratched by "your child" (aka: cat))
Yikes. I was walking myself home from school in first grade. They are overprotective where you are
Context:
8 years old was when my family immigrated to the US... probably also the factor of being in a foreign place...
Not sure if there any any immigrant parents that would just lets their kids roam free without supervision...