Teen Maturity Debate
The cluster discusses the limited judgment, foresight, and decision-making capacity of teenagers and young adults (ages 13-20), often defending poor choices due to immaturity, brain development, and lack of experience while questioning parental guidance and coddling.
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Thought experiment: Do you think current-you could manipulate 13-year-old-you into doing something bad? If the answer is no, then that means you were mentally fully developed by age 13. To which I say congratulations, but that is definitely not typical. If the answer is yes, then you should understand the concerns that parents have.
It's hard to blame an 18 year old for their parents advice.
Yes, it's a surreal thought really. When I was in my late teens, I was certainly not capable of dealing with that kind of decisions. Must be very hard.
You're more likely to be able to make a realistic decision and understand the consequences of your actions when you're 19/20 then 12/13.
They're teens, good judgment is something they're still working on developing.
Not many 13-17 year olds with enough foresight to think about stuff like that.
Maybe you need a reality shakedown...are you 14 or younger? Because then i just leave you alone, and it's ok to think like that at your age.
They're kids. Give them a break. Would you like to show us the website you had when you were 16?
Probably add a couple of steps to ensure your 18 year old doesn't become an entitled shitbag.
I think this depends somewhat on how old they were - young people do stupid things.