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Edited by Girraffalope:
11/11/2022 8:14:58 AM
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Teenagerism
This is gonna take so long to type. A six year old just painted my nails.
All my friends are older. It’s always been that way. Refusing to befriend teenagers my own age absolutely makes me look like a self-absorbed wedge, and my only defense is that I’ve never been in a situation where I’ve [i]had[/i] to befriend my peers. It’s been a freeform childhood. I gravitated towards the crowd 3 or 4 years above me, and I’ve never been out of place.
This is where you come in. Teenagers hurt to be around. I don’t know how hormones can offset a person so drastically that they feel the need to become an unbearable force of disruption. Every conversation must be a competition, every compliment is backhanded, every clique believes themselves to be the prisonyard shankers. It’s the most disappointing warfare ever. Nobody wins by pretending the other side is a bunch of shallow lumps, because you all are. Insecurity and lack of social fluency has lead you to believe you’ve got something to prove, when it’s really not hard to just be a Pleasant Force of Nature.
Around the age of 17 things start to mellow out. You almost become human. I got over my “kill the world for not liking me” stage way early. My friends and I show unabashed love and disrespect for each other, and have for the last 4 years. Can we still be mean people? Yes, but the general public is not the enemy, and other children higher up on the imaginary social chain are of no threat to our self-esteem. The modern teenage demographic needs to learn to become individuals. Stop letting mommy dress you. Go out at night instead of doing the homework that isn’t due for a week. There’s life outside your legos, and it isn’t going to eat you. Living by your insecurities and shrinking into walls doesn’t help build the character you need. Treating your peers are competition ruins your chances of creating meaningful bonds in unexpected places.
I don’t say all this as an All Knowing Professional Teenage Socialite, but realizing the ridiculous imaginary boundaries we set for ourselves has really helped me ignore them. Girls make snide comments about me, often not knowingly being rude or pointing out things I’m expected to be insecure of, because their self-defense has taught them to search for flaws in others to reinforce their image. Doesn’t matter, because I recognize why they do it, and I know we don’t need to compare ourselves. If there’s something wrong with the way I look, I can change it. If I can’t change it, it’s not wrong. I’m immune to buIIying. This feels great.
“You can’t tell me how to live”
“I’m happy with my life, I don’t need to go out”
“I’m above other people anyways”
Sure. Whatever. If you’re truly happy, in control of your insecurities, and living the social life you want, then ignore this post. But if you aren’t, and you’re still about to comment something defiant, I hope this short commentary sticks with you. I hope you remember this next time you’re too scared to try that haircut. I hope my words haunt you when you live the same day over and over again as a perpetual prisoner of your own irrational fears. Individualism is your ticket to freedom.
This post does not endorse cowboy cosplaying as a form of personal expression
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1 ReplyI’m 23 and I like to cowboy cosplay[spoiler]jk[/spoiler]
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4 RepliesI'm a teen and haven't been infected yet Can someone give me a tl;dr plz I forgotteden
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I was homeschooled and didn’t have this problem, I’ve been friends with people older and younger than me and haven’t had any issues with passive aggression, other than a little bit of for fun salt
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Edited by Twin Inferno: 11/15/2022 3:18:53 AMI was homeschooled, well, self-schooled. I was handed the material and had to manage and discipline myself, or at least try. so bc of that I wasn’t hit by a truck with these issues right off the bat. When I was 14-15 when insecurities are sky high I… don’t necessarily know anything as far as the social trends, and terms. I remember being 14 and everyone was saying “dummy thick” and I’m here not exactly knowing what it means, so when I assumed it meant something different but within the same parameters, it wasn’t all that great… When I went to an academy, it was literally hell. I felt like everyone was stepping on each other’s throats to get on top. It was just putting everyone down, and to tell you the truth, I was guilty of it as well, especially to my siblings. When I was 16-17 and I got my first job, your standard retail job. The employees were my age. So, it was all about weed, and losing your virginity. Some of the “E-girls” and “Goth-girls” there, literally just wanted to hook up, and when I said I wasn’t interested they all spread rumors that I was Gay, and the gossip was… bad I’m obviously not, and considering how constant it was on top of everything else I won’t get into was pretty infuriating but that’s the world, everyone deals with it, so I might as well take something out of it. Now, bulling is normal, I’m not a victim, and it’s literally whatever. But I’ve discovered that I genuinely like hanging out with adults bc most of them are less judgmental. But I’d like to think it keeps me humble
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9 RepliesThe teenager thing sounds like it would be good for teenagers. [quote]This post does not endorse cowboy cosplaying as a form of personal expression[/quote] Maybe the Fred likes this style cause of a cowboy movie about a Mountain, and he wants to live that out with Cheese, if thats what they are into then who am I to judge... [spoiler]Alright... [i]Lets do this Gangnam Style...[/i][/spoiler]
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As a 17 year old I can confirm that I am now mostly mellowed out. This really speaks the truth about a lot of people. And about the whole age group thing for friends, most people find it easier to click with people their age, because of maturity and knowledge being similar to others. But as you get older, having a friends whose 25 and you're 20 yourself, age doesn't really matter at that point and does not seem like an issue anymore even if it was never an issue in the first place. Also, I feel like the last part was an attack towards the Fred's. Probably because it was an attack. Or something like that.
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1 ReplyIt gets a lot better as you get older, but some people take longer to grow up. As you get older the age difference of friends becomes less noticeable. High school and teenage years are weird and cringe. Side note, I have a younger sister and teenage girls are far worse to each other than teenage boys. Power through it, and you'll be a better person when that phase is over.
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This post is actually great, however I must ask, on a scale from Getty Images to Tumblr Teen, where do you draw the line that separates individualism from just straight insanity? [spoiler]You failed to mention dressing up in armor or even a fursuit (if you so please) and thus I will no longer be stopped.[/spoiler]
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7 Repliessuch a high schooler and not a high schooler at the same time
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3 RepliesIt seems you are one and the same with me. At the best of times, their immaturities bore you. At the worst, they embarrass and frustrate.
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2 RepliesJokes on you, i've been cutting my own hair for the past 3 months
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6 RepliesI’ve noticed the same things you have. There are a few minute details I disagree with, but I agree with the message.
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14 Replies[quote]Stop letting mommy dress you.[/quote] Why do I keep seeing this comment in OffTopic? What did I miss?
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4 Replies[quote]Refusing to befriend teenagers my own age[/quote] I thought you were like 40- 🤔 [spoiler]/j[/spoiler]
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16 RepliesWell I guess I’m ok then. [spoiler]nibbles crayon[/spoiler]
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3 RepliesCowboy, Gangsta, and Matrix Edgelord are like the uniforms for hyper insecure manchildren trying to project strength and "masculinity." Except when women do it, then it's to show they're "not like other girls" or "just one of the boys."
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You guys had weird upbringings
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Telesto
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4 RepliesLet's start with some basic biology. As the teenager's body is adjusting to new hormones, so is their brain. During -blam!- the brain starts to strengthen parts that allow them to intense and complex emotions. Hormones - chemicals that coordinate the body by carrying messages through your blood to skin, organs, muscles and other tissues. I mean, it's kinda natural for teens to be so -blam!- angry, whilst also making life unbearable for their peers. I would also say that it's common to see teens befriending kids younger than their age group.
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Edited by BigBossMan0527: 11/11/2022 5:37:34 PMThe title sounds like a slur. Dam[i]n[/i] no Lego? All my friends are around 20 the other teenagers I work with find they weird. My hormones are that of a pregnant woman, I'm always irritated but I hide it well.(people have told me) I don't understand teenagers who hate their parents. I know it sound sappy but I don't find them [i]uncool[/i] I don't care about my outfit. But I do wear a fedora regularly. The only thing hard about an edgy teenager is their [i]p[/i]enis
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1 Reply“THE WOLD TOSNT LOVE ME SO I DONT. LOVE IT” In high school, I never understood why people thought that being edgy=popularity=good person. All you’re doing is doing stuff that will bite you in the but later down the line wether it be criticism or complete lack of social skills or something else or criticism or complete lack of social skills or something else or criticism or complete lack of social skills or something else or criticism or complete lack of social skills or something else or criticism or complete lack of social skills or something else.
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As a teenager, this is fact.
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18 Replies[quote] This post does not endorse cowboy cosplaying as a form of personal expression[/quote] Tbh same about the rest of the body
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4 RepliesThis was far more inspiring than a bungie forum post should've been. Thanks Glope. With that said, you've given me enough reason to try out my new cowboy persona.
