At 7, becoming an adult seems great because you assume it allows you to do whatever you want.

And sometimes it does…at least when it comes to your own face.

Most 7-year-olds want a pet.

Animals are awesome and adorable and at 7, you can’t possibly conceive of how much work (and poop) they entail – so you’re willing to use a lot of creative logic to convince your parents to get you one.

You probably learned your basic shapes before you even went to school.

But at 7, the magic of 3D allows you to see peanut butter as a shape.

Never lose that ability!

When you’re 7, vacation is magical. You don’t have to do any of the planning.

And anyone or anything flying south is clearly headed for Disneyland, right?

Despite needing more sleep than adults, 7-year-olds sure aren’t willing to go to bed without some drama – even if that drama is existential.

To be fair, it’s a lot easier to sleep if you know humanity is still going to be there when you wake up.

We tend to smirk when 7-year-olds insist they had a long day, but some of them are more overscheduled than adults.

Alas, that word does not mean what this kid thinks it means.

At 7, farts are hilarious and you’re willing to bring them up with epic frequency.

To some of us, they never stop being hilarious.

You can’t fool a 7-year-old easily. They’re just savvy enough to know when something bigger is up than what their parents are letting on.

So prepare to explain your facial expressions – or else become a better actor.

7-year-olds can get philosophical pretty quickly.

But they do make you do some harder thinking about why things are the way they are.

At 7, you’re always being prompted to tell people what you want to be when you grow up and you’re paying a lot of attention to all the things adults do when they work.

Of course, don’t expect them to think your job sounds all that hard.

Always in a hurry to grow up, some 7-year-olds realize they might get married someday.

If you’re lucky, they’ll have realistic or even fabulously practical expectations from the start, like this lucky parent.

They might get up on the wrong side of the bed, but even when they don’t, kids are always getting up way too early.

For someone who’s 7, each day is a brand new day to talk and play and talk some more.

So, wake up mom and dad!

At this age, they’re picking up on a lot of colloqualisms in language, not all of which adults are good at explaining.

We know generally what we mean when we say them, but a 7-year-old can really point out the absurd – which is part of the reason they’re so great to have around.

Between fluctuating emotions, the intake of a ton of information, and never getting the right amount of sleep (since they just won’t GO TO BED), 7-year-olds can get just as exhausted with the world as adults.

And you really can’t blame them.

You might have a “boyfriend” or “girlfriend” at 7 that you decide to hold hands with – or more likely just agree to play with and call your boyfriend/girlfriend.

But those relationships tend not to last very long – though the “breakups” tend to be amicable.

Actually, the rest of us could learn a lot from this kid’s “breakup.”

Your sense of justice when your 7 usually amounts to an eye for an eye.

Or a lick for a lick.

Remember when you thought that once they were no longer babies you’d finally be able to take your eye off your kid for a second in your own home.

Technically you can, it’s just that you have to leave a plate of snacks to keep them occupied or else they will hunt you down like a dog.

7-year-olds can never find anything.

And that’s not because items are truly “lost” – it’s just because they didn’t lift a finger to actually search for them.

Asking a 7-year-old if they’re ready yet has to be one of the most frustrating and pointless questions known to man.

They’re almost never ready.

And if they say they are, you need to be very suspicious.

They can be sweet and loving, but 7-year-olds can also be brutally honest.

Prepare to learn you’re not as great as you think you are.

7-year-olds can be some of most thoughtful kids on Earth (or at least they have their moments).

They still generally want to please their parents, and if they know something works, they will stick with it. Hard.

The 7-year-old’s food pyramid generally consists of chicken nuggets, mac and cheese, and pizza (but usually without sauce or something inconvenient like that). It’s a very carb-based lifestyle.

That is until they just randomly decide not to like something anymore.

Then you are SO screwed since it’s basically in your job description as a parent to feed them.

Some things will never change – like being tired (and being to blame because you didn’t go to sleep early enough).

But it’s best to learn early that you can’t just cancel a day, no matter how much you try. And we’ve all tried.

7-year-olds are blunt. They don’t mean to be hurtful most of the time, but the way they understand the world can sometimes lead them to say things that sound harsh.

Then again, adults should have a thick enough skin to not let it bother them.

Snacks might as well be their own food group for kids.

And don’t expect them to know when and where to ask for them and when to hold back their requests.

Because they’re practicing to be adults, 7-year-olds can often be found trying to relate to adult problems.

While playing Minecraft, of course.

Now that we’ve introduced a whole new generation to Star Wars you can expect kids to reference it often.

But if your stomach sounds like Chewbacca, you really need to do something about that.

Try snacks – then everyone will be happy!

Have you ever tried to explain something to a 7-year-old only to have them question it in a way that makes you rethink your whole life?

Yeah, that’s normal.

They get that things cost money and that some things are more expensive than others, but if you really want to have some fun, ask a 7-year-old what they think different things actually cost.

And if you ever find some $27 diamonds, let us know!

There are some things only your 7-year-old will tell you.

They might not be nice, but they just might be true.

This is why we don’t give 7-year-olds sharp things.

They can test the boundaries in safer ways.

If your 7-year-old has ever come out wearing reasonable pants and two of the same shoes, you should consider yourself very lucky.

Or wake up from your dream.

Kids say the dardest things.

It’s probably fair to let 7-year-olds associate exhaustion with motherhood though.

Kids will sometimes pwn you at the most unexpected times.

And when they do, they’ll think they’re even more unstoppable than they did before.

They might not always be right, but the way they insist that they are could teach the rest of us a few lessons about confidence.

You can’t use a 7-year-old’s tactics against them, but they might be applicable to other areas of life.

If adults can claim that drinking wine is like eating grapes, then we can’t really fault kids for pointing out there’s sometimes fruit involved in their ice cream.

They’re not really old enough to be reasoned with when you try to explain that the fruit really isn’t natural.

What could be more serious than brownies?

A 7-year-old’s definition of serious helps us put it all in perspective.

They say they want help, but really what they want is validation.

It’s honestly not so different than the rest of us.

A 7-year-old’s bath time is nothing like the relaxing images we have of peace and quiet and candles.

It’s basically swim time in a smaller setting.

While we might look back at our cartoons and think “wow, those were violent,” kids entertainment is still pretty weird, giving them some creative ideas about how to deal with problems.

But really, what can’t be solved with a good volcano?

City kids overhear a lot more intense conversations on the streets as well as on buses and trains.

It sometimes makes them sounds pretty sophisticated, but underneath will always lie the heart of a 7-year-old that just wants toys (and snacks).

Has a 7-year-old’s story ever last less than 35 hours?

They’re not quite sure how to edit their thoughts yet, so you really feel like you were there when they tell you literally everything that was said throughout their day.

Take it in now before all you get in response to your questions is a grunt once they become teenagers.

Now this is a kid we can get on board with.

And to be fair, this is slightly more honest than attaching it to the dog.

Boogers and farts – what could be more hilarious?

And why are kids so clever on these particular topics?

Kids love playing matchmaker – partly because they don’t understand any of the work that goes into a relationship.

But that won’t stop a 7-year-old from telling people you’re single.

Never let anything a 7-year-old says about your body affect your self esteem.

They know not of what they speak (and how hard it is to keep things where they used to be after having them).

When 7-year-olds start explaining life on Earth, just go with it.

Their great cosmic thoughts will get straightened out eventually.

For now, you’re just in charge of snacks.

While this probably won’t help you with your crossword puzzles any time soon, this kid has some great ideas about synonyms.

You can learn a lot of great new words from a 7-year-old.

We’re not sure where to go with this one.

But dad is right, that’s pretty savage.

Sometimes there’s no rhyme or reason to why a 7-year-old does things.

But most of the time it’s easier to just go with the flow.

Little do 7-year-olds know that figuring out if a kid is lying is pretty easy.

The first clue is usually their impassioned denial.

7-year-olds have a pretty limited view of what adults do. They get married, go to work, bring snacks, force you to put on pants – and that’s about it.

So when someone defies your definition of what an adult should be, you get pretty insistent that they “fix themselves.”

Be careful when you tell a 7-year-old that they can tell you anything.

Because they will.

While we respect this 7-year-old’s love of The Rock and belief that his mother can do anything remotely god-like, it just goes to show you that kids have ridiculously high expectations of us.

Luckily, we let them down often enough to cure them of their assumptions pretty quickly.

No matter how silly the situation or ridiculous the response, 7-year-olds have some great comebacks.

Or at least ones that will stick in your head.

The age of 7 is just as good a time as any to learn that people aren’t always reliable.

It’s also a good time to learn that if you create random piles of stuff, you’re less likely to be able to find and care for your things properly.

While they have great imaginations, sometimes 7-year-olds can freak themselves out a bit too easily.

We don’t want to know what “haunted meowing” sounds like.

Kids are terrible when it comes to not implicating themselves in misdeeds.

If you don’t get them on one infraction, they’re sure to cop to something else in the process of denying it.

This is why we don’t let 7-year-olds live on their own. They’re basically feral.

And sometimes their idea of “fancy” is just flushing the toilet.

Most kids have a pretty healthy love of their parents.

But don’t expect to get on the list before pizza.