I wish. Unfortunately he is in fact putting his IRL face out there. Not in any way different from any other gaming streamer, but he is NINE.
His uncle and aunt are more acting like Mozart’s dad. They’re enthused that he’s “already making money!” Which is great and all but the kid has the socializing skills of an addled hamster and no interest in improving.
I don’t know. Maybe I’m wrong. I hope I am. I’m just worried that he’s going to end up extremely screwed over and there isn’t a single thing I can do to help.
It's your cousin. You could socialize with him, be a good influence, ask him to show you how to play Roblox, pick games that are co-op so he'll want to socialize with other kids more when you're gone.
I wish! This is terminally online brain rot, not normal 9 YO brain rot.
And to those asking why I don’t interact with him more - because he lives across the country and I only see him in person once or twice a year. I wish I did live closer!
As someone whose kid is 12, it really depends on the kid.
When my kiddo was nine, she was VERY social and wanted nothing more than to info dump on Pokemon and Zelda theories to anyone who'd listen.
Now, at age 12, she's still very social, but she's more selective on the folks she is friendly with now that she's old enough to get Gut Feelings and avoid people that trigger them.
She still will info dump to anyone who'll listen, but she's added Wings of Fire to her pool of knowledge lol.
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Re: OT Thread
(Anonymous) 2025-12-16 06:49 pm (UTC)(link)His uncle and aunt are more acting like Mozart’s dad. They’re enthused that he’s “already making money!” Which is great and all but the kid has the socializing skills of an addled hamster and no interest in improving.
I don’t know. Maybe I’m wrong. I hope I am. I’m just worried that he’s going to end up extremely screwed over and there isn’t a single thing I can do to help.
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(Anonymous) 2025-12-16 08:38 pm (UTC)(link)Re: OT Thread
(Anonymous) 2025-12-19 11:32 pm (UTC)(link)I can't speak for what you mean by this because he's not my cousin, but some of that is just part of being 9 innit
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(Anonymous) 2025-12-20 04:16 am (UTC)(link)I wish! This is terminally online brain rot, not normal 9 YO brain rot.
And to those asking why I don’t interact with him more - because he lives across the country and I only see him in person once or twice a year. I wish I did live closer!
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(Anonymous) 2025-12-20 04:32 am (UTC)(link)Re: OT Thread
(Anonymous) 2025-12-20 06:31 am (UTC)(link)When my kiddo was nine, she was VERY social and wanted nothing more than to info dump on Pokemon and Zelda theories to anyone who'd listen.
Now, at age 12, she's still very social, but she's more selective on the folks she is friendly with now that she's old enough to get Gut Feelings and avoid people that trigger them.
She still will info dump to anyone who'll listen, but she's added Wings of Fire to her pool of knowledge lol.
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(Anonymous) 2025-12-20 11:31 pm (UTC)(link)Re: OT Thread
(Anonymous) 2025-12-21 05:08 am (UTC)(link)She supports dragon wrongs, and honestly, I'm here for it.
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(Anonymous) 2025-12-21 07:37 pm (UTC)(link)Re: OT Thread
(Anonymous) 2025-12-22 02:11 pm (UTC)(link)Omg yeeessss. That's exactly the sort of thing I did when I was her age, back in the glory days of Neopets. Good for her, good for her!