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I’m 17 going to be 18 in October. [I Am a Teenager]

I’m sick of people thinking teenagers are stupid and don’t know anything!!!
My friends and I were told, “If course you don’t know! You’re TEENAGERS!!!! You don’t know anything about the world or owning a car!! You need to come to us first.”
I hate feeling dumb. Can’t wait to be an adult. Adults think we’re stupid.
You're in for a disappointment. Adults think other adults are stupid.
AutismGirl18 · 18-21, F
@Mamapolo2016 YOU’RE SO MEAN TO ME!!! 😭😭😭😭
SoulAsylum · 31-35, M
wexxxxcccc · M
@AutismGirl18 well with thinking like that maybe you are stupid. I am betting you are some older guy
pretending to be a girl though,for some perv fantasy
I know it is easy to feel that way, esp. when one is "nearly 18", and 18 is very much made to seem...amazing.

So...DO vote, because now you can, right?

But realize this: research has shown that the part of the brain used in decision-making doesn't finish its development until we are about 24 yrs old...so if you wonder why older people have trouble taking younger people seriously, look at any number of online videos showing younger people doing all sorts of "challenges" which can kill or hurt them...

Behavior like THAT does not indicate maturity, and maturity is not what you get via just turning calendar pages...it requires experience to give you (better) judgment, discernment, etc.

So go forth and get experience and if you don't act stupid, you are much less likely to be treated as though you are, regardless of your age.

And older people who dismiss you without knowing you are age-ist, just like younger people who dismiss older people without knowing THEM.
Actions speak louder than words. At that age I guess you've just got to prove that you know things since with lesser years of experience comes with the assumption of a lack of knowledge.
DarkMoon · 22-25, M
Certain things you only learn from experience but I know some very smart 20 year olds and some very dumb 30 year olds.
AutismGirl18 · 18-21, F
@DarkMoon Great! 😡
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Well you're acting stupid now
AutismGirl18 · 18-21, F
@SW-User HOW AM I ACTING STUPID?! That’s what I’m talking about!!!!!
SoulAsylum · 31-35, M
@AutismGirl18 key word is "acting" which means you're not you're just acting that way.
Hey is it your bday yet?
DeWayfarer · 61-69, M
Stupidity owns no age! 😈
DeWayfarer · 61-69, M
@AutismGirl18 why do say that? I am trying to be nice. 🤷‍♂️
@DeWayfarer So was I. 🤷‍♀️
AutismGirl18 · 18-21, F
@DeWayfarer WELL BE NICE THEN!!
chrisCA · M
Really? You are at the age when you know everything. 😏
AutismGirl18 · 18-21, F
@chrisCA That’s not what adults think. I’m tired of it
chrisCA · M
@AutismGirl18 Well. Unless you have accomplished something, or are in a position of power, you won't be taken seriously until you are 40.
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