When I grew up I gave up childish things

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Overthinking.

I’m not what one would consider a young adult, and I still enjoy certain cartoons. There’s nothing wrong with having something in life that is entertaining or makes you laugh.
 
If watching ‘kids’ cartoons is a sin, then my son is an instigator! My son has his degree in animation and thoroughly enjoys animated movies. Animation has gone beyond Bugs Bunny & Roadrunner and has become an artform. The Airbender series is one of them. The best animated movie to come out of the US in a long time was the “Spiderverse” movie because of the different styles.

If your desired form of entertainment is watching cartoons, then make sure you use your adult brain and a well-formed conscience. There are some animated stuff out there that’s just raunchy.
 
I recommend the last air bender series to nearly everyone just looking for a good show. It has some positive life lessons, humor, is totally appropriate and is very engaging for all audiences.
 
Six months of stay-at-home orders has had many ill effects on my teens. A couple weeks ago, one of my daughters brought up a stack of dvds for us all to watch–Strawberry Shortcake (original!! Not the freakish versions out today), VeggieTales…it brought so much joy not only to the kids, but also to my husband and I. We laughed and sang through Applely’s Fun House, silly songs with Larry, a Snoodle’s Tale… I was shocked at how it lifted our spirits so very much. I think it brought us all back to a (perceived) safer time and that was comforting.

One of our older kids has regressed into very childlike behaviour, to the great annoyance of the siblings. I explained to them all that the childlike behaviour reminds him of the last time/age wherein he felt safe and this was just a way of coping with the uncertainty and instability (especially for those in the latter years of high school). Also, another watches Bugs Bunny (the originals) regularly, as they are like an old friend and provide comfort. School started this week and we’re only four days in, but the remote learning is going well and our kids are so happy.

Enjoy your cartoons!
 
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Bible quote

Just checked some interpretations of that by commentators (not necessarily Catholic).

The opinion seems to be that it’s drawing a parallel. Just as our state of knowledge as a child isn’t that of a man/woman, our state of knowledge in this world isn’t our state of knowledge in the next.

And personally I still enjoy a lot of classic movies and shows that were originally made for a child or family audience. They seem to have some kind of positive message, as if the creators knew kids would be watching and they were trying to keep it positive for them.
 
All the good cartoons are made to appeal to people of all ages. So, no, it’s not childish to enjoy them.
 
That’s a good point, @redbetta.

Especially cartoons like the old Bugs Bunny/Warner bro’s. cartoons. Yes, a child would be amused, but there were references to people and things for adults that kids wouldn’t even notice. Not adult humor, just things only adults would “get.”
 
Irishmom2 said:
That’s a good point, @redbetta.

Especially cartoons like the old Bugs Bunny/Warner bro’s. cartoons. Yes, a child would be amused, but there were references to people and things for adults that kids wouldn’t even notice. Not adult humor, just things only adults would “get.”
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Good points by both posters.

One of the creators of the old Bugs Bunny/Warner Bros. cartoons said in an interview years later that they weren’t designed specifically for either a child or adult audience; rather, they just did things they thought were funny.

And my mother used to say, when these old cartoons used to be on in the afternoon aimed at the kids home from school, that these cartoons “go wasted on kids” because they had cultural references to the past that a child wouldn’t be old enough to understand.
 
And there is Spongebob. The older one gets, the more relatable Squidward becomes.
 
Marinakeer said:
the Bible says that when we grow up, we need to “put the ways of childhood behind us.”
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I agree with most of the comments already made, but I am just chiming in to note that you have to read things like this in context. This quote come from the end of 1 Cor 13, right after Paul’s famous discourse on love, and just before Paul’s discussion of developing spiritual gifts (in 1 Cor 14). So Paul talks at length about how Christian love is to be unselfish and focusing on care for the other, and he then talks about how, while personal spirituality is nice, what is really important is developing spiritual gifts for the community. Sandwiched in between is this quote about giving up childish things.

In that context, I think its clear that Paul is talking about putting away the childish view of spirituality and God (which tends to be inward focused) - and developing a mature spiritual life that is focused more on others and the community.
 
And yet, we should all try to be more like Spongebob, who for the most part, is usually happy.
 
I think the Bible meant immaturity.

Watching cartoons but acting like a functional adult is not immaturity.

Go ahead and enjoy the cartoons.
 
Overthinking it.

I don’t watch very many cartoons anymore, but when I do:

Bob’s Burgers
Sponge Bob
Pheneas and Ferb
Penguins of Madagascar

…to name a few.
 
Pre-movie Spongebob. Modern Spongebob is awful.
 
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I’m an adult and the Bible says that when we grow up, we need to “put the ways of childhood behind us.”
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That reminds of a Christian song from the late 1970’s that I heard and liked a lot. It’s based on I Corinthians 13:11.

https://video.search.yahoo.com/sear...e18122aebb77590933b98e95c3dcac74&action=click

For whatever it’s worth, I still like to think I am more child-like than childish, but I still enjoy a little ‘Three Stooges’ (with Curly, of course) along with a few other shows from time to time.
 
I remember a conversation with a friend, years ago, when we were both the fathers of young children. It was his considered opinion that Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was the greatest movie ever made. I think he was slightly prejudiced – he earned his living as an animator, mainly for television commercials – but I certainly see his point.
 
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