I don't know how to grow up

I'm 18 but I feel like my family thinks I'm still a child. I just graduated high school but I'm taking a gap year because I'm not ready for college. I'm going to work, but I feel like a burden and a deadbeat. My sister tells me to grow up because I get angry and yell at her a lot, but isn't that normal for anyone? Idk, I feel like a child and don't know how to act my age. Any advice??

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Mamapolo2016 · F

It's a bit of a vicious circle. Turning 50 does not magically confer maturity and neither does turning 18.

Acting childish is usually thought to mean selfish behavior, "gimme's" and tantrums when I don't get what I want. It can also mean risky behavior - not thinking it through. And flares of temper over minor things. In theory, adults talk things through. In theory. Not here, of course.

ArtieKat · M

On my birth certificate it says I was 67 a few days ago. In my head I'm somewhere between 17 and 27. Age is just a number.

macyadams101 · 26-30, F

@ArtieKat thank you. Getting older really does suck, especially when you're a legal adult but still feel like a child. I miss being 13 :( Glad I'm not alone

bijouxbroussard · F

@ArtieKat Happy Belated Birthday ! 🎂🎁🛍🎈🎉🎊

ArtieKat · M

@bijouxbroussard Thank you very much :-)

ozgirl512 · 26-30, F

Yep... Listen to those who v try to advise you, learn to live with your mistakes and learn from them... And no, yelling is not normal ;)

bijouxbroussard · F

It’s absolutely normal. You get to a point where you really [b]don’t[/b] feel any different. You work, you pay your bills and take care of the “grownup” responsibilities because you have to, but you’re still [b]you[/b], if that makes sense. If I owned no mirrors, had no early mornings aches, I’d still be...around 30, I suppose.
It will be okay. 😊

macyadams101 · 26-30, F

@bijouxbroussard Thank you 😭 You are so sweet, this is just what I needed to hear today...<3

bijouxbroussard · F

@macyadams101 🤗

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macyadams101 · 26-30, F

@SW-User I definitely need more of both of those, that's for sure.

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