one of the funniest batkid tropes has to be the older kids constantly getting mistaken as the younger ones parent, especially when there’s literally like. a two year age difference between them like jason with tim. but even funnier is when it starts to get layers to it and the entire family tree gets fucked up.
-Tim and Damian out shopping-
Damian: here, buy these for me.
Tim, who has the credit card: *sigh* alright, c’mon then.
Tim, as he hands the stuff to the cashier: but after this we have to get food, you haven’t eaten all day.
Damian: tt. you are overbearing.
Tim: no, i’m doing my job by making sure you don’t die.
Damian: *rolls his eyes and leaves*
Cashier: aw, don’t worry, i had my first when i was young. you’re doing great!
-Jason taking Tim to the movies-
Jason: alright, what was it you wanted to see?
Tim: that new crime one, there. can i get the sweet popcorn too?
Movie theatre worker, handing over the tickets: here you go! enjoy the movie guys, and can i just say it’s so lovely to see a father and son spending time together like this.
Jason, has been mistaken for Tim’s dad so many times he no longer blinks: yeah haha, anything to get him out of his room, see you later.
Tim, as they walk away: so does this make you Damian’s grandfather?
Damian, bored as hell: so Todd, if you are my grandfather, and you have slept with my mother,
Damian: then mother is your ex, which means my mother is my ex grandmother.
Dick: and if she went back to Bruce after you left the league, then your ex and Damian’s ex grandmother, is also your mother and damian’s new great grandmother.
Jason: no no no, do you not remember how many times you were called my dad before i died? Bruce is my grandfather, which means my ex is also my new grandmother and Damian’s… great… great grandmother? right? if i’m his grandfather and you’re his great grandfather then- yeah. Talia’s his great great grandmother.
Tim: Steph got called my mom once. we were dating at the time so that was weird.
Dick: Tim a lot of people seem to think you’re a young child. maybe it’s time to up the nutrition intake.
Damian: so after my grandfather broke up with my now-great great grandmother, he got with his son’s mother. so Brown is now my grandmother.
Dick: so Steph is my daughter-in-law?
Jason: wait wait why do i have to marry her? can’t we just be separated co-parents? isn’t she with Cass anyway?
Damian: so… you broke UP with your son’s mother, and now Drake has a father and two mothers, one of whom is his ex.
Dick: also i’ve had multiple people think me and Cass are twins, so.
Tim: My dad really can’t keep a woman.
Jason: w- hey people have thought me and Roy were a married couple, so maybe i can’t keep a woman because i’d rather a man!
Tim: so is lian my sister then?
Dick: somebody thought Roy was my cousin once, back when we were in the titans together.
Tim: last gala somebody assumed me and Duke were an item, so Damian is also Duke’s son.
Damian: so do i have the N word pass?
Jason: actually come to think of it, i knew Duke and his parents back when i was a street kid, and a lot of people who saw us hang out thought that i was his adopted older brother.
Dick: so Duke is… Tim’s… uncle? turned husband? and also Jason’s brother turned son? so he’s my son turned grandkid?
Tim: OH and once somebody thought Steph was Dick’s girlfriend.
Damian: we need to get the whiteboard out for this-
Tim: -gonna make a graph-