Children are very common throughout the world.
Side-effects of having children include lack of sleep,
irritability, purchasing vast quantities of brown
and/or pink goo in small jars, and an intimate and
unhealthy knowledge of bowel complaints.
Children may be described as little people,
although this description is incredibly misleading, as
some children may in fact be larger than many
non-children1. Generally speaking
however, children are smaller versions of their
parents. Regarded by their parents with infatuated
adoration at first, when the novelty wears off,
children are then found to be smelly and loud.
Granted, there are moments of precious joy when it
comes to parenthood, but
having children or being around children is not easy.
In no way, shape or form can it be construed as the
proverbial day at the beach.
Childhood usually begins at the age of zero. However, doctor's often say things which might suggest they begin at other times. You may often hear doctors saying, for example, 'the child is seven weeks premature... the
child is two weeks overdue' and so forth.
Childhood begins from birth and carries on to some
time between 15 years old and 30, depending upon the
maturity of the individual. For the male of the
species, it is generally agreed that childhood doesn't
actually
end until they have:
- Taken a bullet in heroic defence of somebody.
- Done something else brave that cannot be
classified as stupid.
At this point, people will then say that 'he's a real man'
even if he still forgets to wash behind his ears.
Women, in general, don't seem to have this problem.
They surpass puberty and achieve a physical state of
adulthood about the same time they mature
psychologically. Many theories have been proposed
dealing with this topic. Suffice to say,
scholars generally conclude that males are genetically
prone to acting more like children regardless of age,
while women grow up much too fast and then talk about regaining their inner child.
Physical Characteristics
The physical characteristics of children are wide and
varied, depending on their age. They may resemble a
crying little ball of skin that just eats, poos and
moans. Then, eventually, they start moving about, many even
walking upright. They will then look angelic and
friendly for a few years before becoming pimply and
hormonal.
Once approaching puberty, children will invariably
slouch and wear clothes that upset most of society.
They will demand that they are not children any
longer, however their actions will make one question
their words. They will listen to unlistenable noise
and call it music and do incredibly reckless things
because they are under the mistaken impression that
they will live forever.
However, as they grow older they will discover to
their horror that they have become their parents, and
the cycle starts anew.
1 High school basketball players
for example, or the big bully in the sixth grade who
was held back twice and took everyone's lunch money.
These are examples of children who are often larger
than non-children.
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