People my age arn't mature enough.

[NoNameMcgee]

You're 13...

You're not mature.

No, don't try and prove to me that you are, you're not. You might think you are, but you're wrong. Lots of kids go through this stage, I did too, when you're a little older you'll realise you weren't nearly as mature as you believed yourself to be.

You're far to condescending, don't assert your beliefs on others please; I find it somewhat offensive.

and you think very highly of yourself, which I find annoying.

Sorry mate but this is a pet peeve of mine. I have never met a 13 year old who was mature. Perhaps "mature for their age" which still gives you about the same maturity as the average 16 year old at best. Meaning, you're still not mature. All you're doing is looking down on everyone in your age group because you think yourself better than them (which btw, in itself is not a mature quality).

Just give it a few years and you'll look back and think 'God, how immature was I back then!" I guarantee you. Everyone goes through these stages in varying degrees while growing up, it's PART of growing up. Take it from someone with experience, and many other people on this forum will tell you the exact same thing.

 

[Sightless Wisdom]

You're 13...

You're not mature.

No, don't try and prove to me that you are, you're not. You might think you are, but you're wrong. Lots of kids go through this stage, I did too, when you're a little older you'll realise you weren't nearly as mature as you believed yourself to be.

You're far to condescending, don't assert your beliefs on others please; I find it somewhat offensive.

and you think very highly of yourself, which I find annoying.

Sorry mate but this is a pet peeve of mine. I have never met a 13 year old who was mature. Perhaps "mature for their age" which still gives you about the same maturity as the average 16 year old at best. Meaning, you're still not mature. All you're doing is looking down on everyone in your age group because you think yourself better than them (which btw, in itself is not a mature quality).

Just give it a few years and you'll look back and think 'God, how immature was I back then!" I guarantee you. Everyone goes through these stages in varying degrees while growing up, it's PART of growing up. Take it from someone with experience, and many other people on this forum will tell you the exact same thing.

People have been telling me things since I could speak, not many of them were accurate. We obviously have opposing mannerisms, being 15 I get a lot of people telling me I'm not mature enough to do anything. Frankly, I know adults that are less mature than I am. I suppose I'm trying to say that generalizations are not a good thing simply because the odd person(presently me) will be insulted by them.(Not to say that I think you are trying to insult anyone)

(Also why is it that people attribute all these things to the word mature? It was in it's beginning a measurement of time passed was it not? As in if something has matured it has aged...)

 

[capin Rob]

I'm mature for the dumbass friends I have, I can't have a decent conversation, If I mention Obama my friends say "fuck Obama, he is destroying the country.", even though the economy is back to stability. And if I mention the war they say "fuck those ragheads", but I have well articulated talking points that sound like giberish to those idiots.

i'm 14

 

[pyrosaw]

Anyone else get this problem? I'm 13 and almost everyone my age isn't mature enough to really do ANYTHING with, I spend most of my social interaction time hanging out with my older brothers friends and people online (Ventrilo), anyone else have to happen to them?

join the club,we ran out of cookies

 

[zehydra]

haha, of course not, they're 13.

 

[Sh0ckFyre]

Anyone else get this problem? I'm 13 and almost everyone my age isn't mature enough to really do ANYTHING with, I spend most of my social interaction time hanging out with my older brothers friends and people online (Ventrilo), anyone else have to happen to them?

You see, this glorious little chemical called testosterone kicks in which turns (most) 13 year olds into angst-laden, arrogant pricks who brag about their penis and find girls much more interesting.

 

[cheese_wizington]

I'm 14, in 8th grade, in the Midwest, in Public School.

50 % of the children in my grade are either Racist/Sexist/Homophobic/Inbred(I'm NOT KIDDING)/Any combination of the Four. Oh, and on drugs.

To put this into perspective, the word ****** is used at least once every 45 seconds. I recently bought a The Who shirt, and I have already had FOUR PEOPLE come up to me and read out loud, "The Who? I don't get it!"

EDIT: There is a fine line between a bit of immature fun, and complete immature assholery.

 

[Ender0Speaker]

Anyone else get this problem? I'm 13 and almost everyone my age isn't mature enough to really do ANYTHING with, I spend most of my social interaction time hanging out with my older brothers friends and people online (Ventrilo), anyone else have to happen to them?

Maybe you need to loosen up? Have some fun, kid. It's okay to be 'immature' sometimes. And if I were your age (not that I'm too much older. 16 here.) I'd be taking every chance I got to be immature.

You've got so few responsibilities. Take joy in that! I've got to worry about college applications soon, keeping grades up (not that that's hard. Florida school system is incredibly easy. Doubly so when home-schooled.), along with getting a job soon so when I leave my mother's guidance I can support myself. Not to make it seem like I have it hard, since I already have at least the next 5+ years of my life planned.

Just try to cool down and enjoy life.

 

[ace_of_something]

Anyone else get this problem? I'm 13 and almost everyone my age isn't mature enough to really do ANYTHING with, I spend most of my social interaction time hanging out with my older brothers friends and people online (Ventrilo), anyone else have to happen to them?

13 year old boys young men. Should not post their surnames on the internet. People under 16 are very popular targets for identity theft because they have clean slates and usually don't notice for years. I'm learning every day how they do this stuff. It's very clever.

OT: I work with people well in to their 40's and 50's and at times wonder how they can be so immature or stupid. I'm sure some people say the same about me and I'm 30. Iffn someone is 'mature' 24/7 we, as a society, tend to call that person 'stuck up'. Relax and enjoy being 13. Pretty soon you'll have to start working a job, driving/maintaining a car, and worrying nonstop about girls (well, you probably do that already) This is probably the last age before those 'mature' problems (and more) are thrust upon you. Enjoy the last bits of it now. Worry about maturity later.

 

[Seydaman]

Anyone else get this problem? I'm 13 and almost everyone my age isn't mature enough to really do ANYTHING with, I spend most of my social interaction time hanging out with my older brothers friends and people online (Ventrilo), anyone else have to happen to them?

You see, this glorious little chemical called testosterone kicks in which turns (most) 13 year olds into angst-laden, arrogant pricks who brag about their penis and find girls much more interesting.

Very aware...

 

[TheRightToArmBears]

I get the feeling we wouldn't get along. I'm 19 and act like I'm 13. Getting older is compulsory, growing up is optional, as someone once said. I do know that sometimes I need to be mature, but most of the time it's too much effort and insanely boring. I feel slightly annoyed at you for wasting being a kid by pretending you're not.

You're 13. Grow up and stop being so mature.

 

[Cinnonym]

I'm the youngest in my household, yet I manage the finances. I think it has less to do with age and more to do with a person's nature and what responsibilities they were given growing up. Then again, in my early twenties, I look back on high school and wish I'd goofed around more. Working a full-time job and keeping a tight budget kind of prevent that now.

 

[Junkle]

In short, yes.
In long, certainly, definitely, absolutely. It doesn't help that my class (seniors in high school) are a particularly stupid, so I end up hanging out with the kids from my old school, all of whom are A. in the grade below me and B. Easily more mature than most of the seniors.
Trying to argue with some of my friends is like yelling at a brick wall, even if I know what I'm talking about, which is most of the time.
Of course, there was that one time where I shut one of my classmates down while he was yelling by slamming him with a point that socialism was good... That was entertaining.

But otherwise, most of them just make me crazy.

 

[Aisaka]

Being mature is boring.

Being a kid is the coolest.

 

[LooK iTz Jinjo]

I'm mature for the dumbass friends I have, I can't have a decent conversation, If I mention Obama my friends say "fuck Obama, he is destroying the country.", even though the economy is back to stability. And if I mention the war they say "fuck those ragheads", but I have well articulated talking points that sound like giberish to those idiots.

i'm 14

That's got nothing to do with "maturity" you're just friends with Rednecks. I doubt many 14 year olds know enough about politics to actually judge any politicians performance bar what they get off their parents.

 

[hyperhammy]

I know how you feel. When you're young you can't wait for puberty, but trust me... it sucks. Enjoy your childhood were you can do what ever you want without getting judged.

 

[sarge1942]

15 and i've had this problem forever, i've got a friend who tells me that i'm probabally a 40 year old man in disguise, and i am not! (i'm a 39 year old man in disguise) but i just deal with the difference, probabally i good idea to make some friends your own age though, mix maturity with immuturity, because even if you are mature it doesn't mean you have to act that way.if you're thirten then have some fun act old when you get old (or pretend you didn't get old and act even more immature)

 

[tommypickles456]

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[Zantos]

One of the great signs of actual maturity is knowing when it is or isn't acceptable to act immaturely. A lot of people my age (early 20s) will act immaturely, including myself. But at the end of the day we've got bills to pay, jobs to go to and degrees to finish, and in these situations it's important to be a mature, responsible adult. After that, then if we want to let loose, drink ourselves to oblivion and play Timesplitters until 5AM, then you can call it immature behaviour if you want, but it doesn't make us immature if we do it.

I don't really see how you can properly define being more mature than others when you're 13, at least not in the same way. With no professional qualifications or commitments there's nothing to really go from. The only measure you have to work on is engaging in immature behaviour, and even then knowing when it is or isn't acceptable to act like that is a far greater sign of maturity than just not doing it at all.