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what age did u grow up? (pg. 4)
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| Vigilante |
Here is my story of growing up:
When i was 16, i went away for school camp (3-day camp). On the second night, a big group of us guys (it was an all-boy school) were hanging out in the recreation room of the camp. Anyway, i went out onto the balcony to get some fresh air. It was pretty dark out there. A couple of other guys were out there too. One of them told us that he had a J. He then lit the J and passed it around in the cicle. I had one/two puffs of the J. However, the teachers must have smelt the mary jane cos they came up to just below the balcony and caught us. We all got singled out, questioned by the teachers and we were forbidden to do any more activities for the camp. We all got suspended from school for three days. I was very ashamed, but more worried because i thought i had disappointed my parents. I got really depressed for about a week, and did a lot of thinking. That was probably the moment in my life where i really matured and i "grew up".
Don't worry though the story has a happy ending!! When i went back to school and saw all my friedns again i was fine. Today i have no regrets about what happened. I am glad that it happened, because it taught me a lot.
Well that is my story! |
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| DrUg_Tit0 |
| I'd say about 19 or 20. It's funny though how many people think they fully grew up at 15 years of age. |
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| Misty Kitty |
I grew up between the ages of 13 and 18 i suppose. When i was 13 i looked at the 18yr olds and though; 'when im 18 i'll be just like them'. When i got to 18 i realised i was me and had to move on from there. I didnt have confidence in this personality (me) till about 20/21. But had a few other circumstances to deal with at the time.
A persons individual self takes time to evolve/mature, this takes experience/time and understanding of experience.
With this experience/time and understanding of experience comes convidence and conviction in your personality, therefore a level of maturity.
This will vary from person to person due to each path taken. As well as a comfortableness within each to evolve with life as it moves. |
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| diego |
| i don't think i've grown up yet, why would i want to? |
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| robin |
| i'm soooooo mature :D |
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| electric_soul |
| Two ages where I can see a clear before-after attitude difference towards life: 17 and 23. |
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| elena |
| i dont ever want to grow up :D |
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| wienerschnitzel |
| quote: | Originally posted by DrUg_Tit0
I'd say about 19 or 20. It's funny though how many people think they fully grew up at 15 years of age. |
i don't want this to sound harsh, but obviously you haven't grown up in a an abusive situation in your family, it changes your perspective on things at an earlier age. |
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| anuneventrade |
| quote: | Originally posted by wienerschnitzel
i don't want this to sound harsh, but obviously you haven't grown up in a an abusive situation in your family, it changes your perspective on things at an earlier age. |
I agree. What I mentioned was only part of what happened at the age of 15. Or we can talk about people I know, who had to have an abortion at 14 and go to rehab for drugs at the age of 15. Changes things around a little bit, doesn't it. |
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| Sand Leaper |
| quote: | Originally posted by DrUg_Tit0
I'd say about 19 or 20. It's funny though how many people think they fully grew up at 15 years of age. |
Who said fully? That will never happen:D |
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| whiskers |
| quote: | Originally posted by montie
i don't want to grow up. i wanna go back to being a little kid in grade school. |
calvin!! calvin & hobbes!!!!
me too! :D
being mature constitutes the understanding of the fact that you're far from being mature ;)
it's the same as "being intelligent means realizing that you don't know anything"
oh, and using intelligent words does not equal maturity |
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| DigiNut |
Some people mature faster than others. Although it's unlikely for people to be all grown up when they're 15, it is possible for them to be more mature than their 25-year-old peers.
But I think these arguments came out because the question in itself is a little ambiguous. We are constantly growing up. Everything is always changing. We can talk life-changing experiences, yes, and people have those at a wide spectrum of ages - however, a life-changing experience doesn't necessarily lead to maturity. Trauma can change a person and their outlook on life for the better, but it can also shatter their mental stability and turn them into something resembling little children.
Growing up is a constant process. If you really think you reached full maturity at some particular age, I would suggest that you still have some growing up to do. |
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