While "boys will be boys" is a reductive platitude, I think we can all agree that men tend to develop at a slower rate than women. Just think back to your schooling days - while girls diligently followed teachers' orders - boys could often be found at the back of the class, throwing paper airplanes and doing anything to avoid knuckling down.
It is important, however, to retain some child-like naivety. I mean, growing up is hard; not only are you expected to juggle a full time job, but you have to maintain social bonds and make the most of your gym membership. So while becoming a mature and responsible adult is what society, rightly, expects of us, it's important to make some room for the little boy (or girl) you used to be. Here's a compilation of 14 men doing just that, and it's rather adorable...
1. "During a 12-hour flight delay my boyfriend wandered off. When I found him, he was in the middle of a Pixar movie marathon with a group of 5-year-olds. He's the one for me." 2. "Today my boyfriend bought a label maker" 3. "There was a storm during the eclipse so he improvised" 4. "My husband is no longer allowed to go to the craft store alone" 5. "My dad thought he was home alone. I had to see why he was laughing so hard" 6. "Look at all these kids" 7. "My wife bought new couch pillows you can draw on. Immature me couldn't resist" 8. "He got his head stuck in the porch yesterday whilst trying to feed a dead bee to a spider that lives in the bushes"9. "Farting boyfriend causes neighbours to call police"
10. "He really wanted to swim with his turtle" 11. "I heard my husband telling the dog to stay still in the kitchen, walked in and this greeted me" 12. "I just walked into my husband's office to find him like this" 13. "My boyfriend found the perfect use for his shirt pocket" 14. "Caught my husband red-handed. Thought he was working out"Well, there you have it. Sometimes you just have to unleash your inner child.
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