Adults [are] so strange
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A child's perspective notes the strangeness of adult behavior.
- In plain terms
- Children think adults act in ways that are strange to them.
- What can you take from it?
- Adult behavior often seems irrational to those younger.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do children find adults strange?
- What seems strange to children?
Another view
It is too vague to offer specific insight into adult behavior.
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