Why or why not?
No because this man will come:
I didn’t even have to zoom in to know this shit is German because of course it is!
Struvelpeter
It’s not even “okay” for kids past a certain age because it causes deformed teeth development. Or are you asking if people will look at you weird? Thats also a yes.
At what age does it start deforming teeth?
Rule of thumb I learned and never validated:
Two it starts, with three it can become an issue, with four it might affect the underlying permanent teeth - and there is no difference between thumb or pacifier.
Rule of thumb
I see what you did there…
Everywhere I go I see his face…
think less “at what age” and more “after how much thumb sucking”.
It’s not a crime or anything. I would definitely assume they have some sort of developmental issue though.
It’s hella rude when touching stuff like doorknobs after
No, it’s unsanitary and breaks what little of the social contract remains
This question feels like a dog-whistle.
These new accounts are too much, if I see a fresh account with just 1-2 posts like this I just block.
I sort of assumed this was a question from Don_Dickle /u/patnou@lemmy.world
A bit surprised it wasn’t.
It turns out that I have that one blocked too.
I forgot to do that earlier, thank you for reminding me.
Are fresh accounts supposed to come pre-loaded with posts? Lol
No but the two factors together (fresh account + crazy posts) is a strong signal. I don’t always block immediately but it really just depends on the level of crazy.
Context matters here.
A teenager with profound mental disabilities or one who expects to be get a job in the future?
Also, long term thumb sucking can impact dental development. I knew a kid who had to have braces for years because they kept sucking their thumb until age 10.
If you need to suck your thumb as an adult, get counseling. I don’t mean it in a bad way, you have legitimate underlying issues that would probably be helped. You’d feel a lot better in general probably.
No. Of course not.
Okay in relation to what?
Socially speaking, people will look at you weird.
Hygienically speaking, a bad idea as constant moisture etc. risks both bacteria and fungal infection.
If you touch things that other people touch with saliva in your hands, you might run into some trouble because again, it’s unhygienic and most people will think it gross.
If you’re cool with all that, you do you but other people don’t have to be cool with you doing that.
Depends, are they biting their thumb at me? Might have to pull out my rapier.
What if I bite my thumb, but not at you, sir?
Im going to say no for two reasons. Firstly its bad for ones teeth. If someone needs to feel the need to suck their thumb they are likely going to do it to the extent that its bad for the teeth. Secondly the social negatives will be massive. Bullies will wing off almost immediately and there is a good chance of having some sort of physical altercation. Unless your built like a line backer. Maybe then you can be so physically impossingly powerful to keep bullies silent. Beyond that though its likely to negatively impact various social situations if a schoolmate or work mate sees you. Heck it could follow you into some adult life interview. Its just to outside the norm.
* I'm * it's * you're * imposingly * toothanks. yeah my worst subject in school was foreign language and my second worst is english.
I would assume a kid that age doing it had some kind of disability and move on. A binary ok or not is irrelevant, because it’d be none of my business unless they want to shake my hand.
not sanitary and not normal, i knew one in High school that did that.
Were they trying to stop?
Only during sex. /s
An important aspect of teenage life is the social aspect. Every teenager wants/needs to belong to a group of peers. It is quite literally the primary drive of the average teenage brain. This is how humans learn to live in groups since the dawn of history. Sucking you thumb in public will likely, negatively impact you social status among your peers and is therefor naturally discouraged.
On the one hand it is okay to be you, but on the other hand you need be very steadfast and confident if you’re going to withstand teenage social pressure for something like this.
I sucked my thumb until about 18, but only in bed. Than I got a girlfriend. We quickly moved in together and slept in the same bed. She knew that I sucked my thumb, called it cute and didn’t make me feel awkward about it. However, I practically couldn’t wrap my arm around her and suck my tumb at the same time, so that’s how I stopped doing it.
