EscapeArtist
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Hey all. Friends and whatnot.
Lately I have realized one of the main reasons I don't go and hang out with friends, even though I have some to turn to if I wish to turn to them. I feel mentally older than them, as if I've observed for so long that I've introspected myself through a sooner maturity. I feel as if I'd fit into a crowd quite a bit older than I. At the age of 17, most people my age are focused on: 1. Getting drunk, stoned, or moving onto acid or cocaine (aka rebelling against authorization, with no second thoughts as to what the point of it may be) or 2. Teenage relationships. But mainly, they are focused on whether or not they fit into, or rather blend into, society, at all times. I may ask them for advice when I'm in a tough circumstance, and really they can't say much to help. A lot of the time I almost feel like a parent to them. That is the way it has been ever since 4th grade. Their form of small talk may be be giggling about how stupid that person looks walking down the street. I am describing the teenagers in the small town that I unfortunately reside in. Are they all like that? Unfortunately I am nervous around those who are older, and similar, to me.
I feel as if I'd enjoy an older crowd, people who have moved passed rebellion, learned to care about themselves as a person, and who have discovered, and are passionate about, life long values. I'm looking for somebody who can see things clearly, without the distortion of other people's, or society's, opinions. Is it unreasonable of me to assume I won't find somebody like this at age 17? Am I being tricked, by myself, into stereotypical thinking? The question? DOES age make a difference?
Would you have a problem befriending a 17 year old? (however old you are.)
Also, do you feel more or less nervous around a certain age group?
Lately I have realized one of the main reasons I don't go and hang out with friends, even though I have some to turn to if I wish to turn to them. I feel mentally older than them, as if I've observed for so long that I've introspected myself through a sooner maturity. I feel as if I'd fit into a crowd quite a bit older than I. At the age of 17, most people my age are focused on: 1. Getting drunk, stoned, or moving onto acid or cocaine (aka rebelling against authorization, with no second thoughts as to what the point of it may be) or 2. Teenage relationships. But mainly, they are focused on whether or not they fit into, or rather blend into, society, at all times. I may ask them for advice when I'm in a tough circumstance, and really they can't say much to help. A lot of the time I almost feel like a parent to them. That is the way it has been ever since 4th grade. Their form of small talk may be be giggling about how stupid that person looks walking down the street. I am describing the teenagers in the small town that I unfortunately reside in. Are they all like that? Unfortunately I am nervous around those who are older, and similar, to me.
I feel as if I'd enjoy an older crowd, people who have moved passed rebellion, learned to care about themselves as a person, and who have discovered, and are passionate about, life long values. I'm looking for somebody who can see things clearly, without the distortion of other people's, or society's, opinions. Is it unreasonable of me to assume I won't find somebody like this at age 17? Am I being tricked, by myself, into stereotypical thinking? The question? DOES age make a difference?
Would you have a problem befriending a 17 year old? (however old you are.)
Also, do you feel more or less nervous around a certain age group?
