“Littles expressing Maturosis gain childlike qualities and mindsets and need to be cared for and loved,” the narrator continued. “But too often, the same protections given to Amazonian children don’t apply to Littles. No background checks are given to Amazons adopting Littles, and abusive or neglectful parents rarely face any legal repercussions. Isn’t it about time, we do something about that?”
The silence in the room was becoming increasingly uncomfortable. I felt Cassie staring at me, even though I couldn’t look at her. Maturosis. That was Beouf’s catchall. And this commercial was talking about all the terrible things that happened to so-called adopted Littles…but it was talking about us like we were children. It was missing the point entirely. So typical. So terribly fucking typical.