Cynicism

I think cynicism is something which shows up in stuff I make sometimes, and that is possibly something which contrasts with the childlike aspects. But I think the cynicism tends to be in response to fake cheeriness, which is a very adult thing. Also, I was a very cynical child, and I tended to see through adult phoniness (when I was little, a priest asked my mum why I was so rude to him... her exact words: "because she can smell a phony from afar).