when will i be treated like a woman and not a little girl?

Question

i want to be a woman and not a girl i started my peorid and all.But all i get from my mom &dad is be carful and watch for strangers and so on.i am 16 and i have a job plus i never ask for any of there money.I take my lil sis to where ever she wants and never complain. I want to be an adult when do u think i am?

Answer 1

You aren't a woman yet. You're a YOUNG woman. A youth. This means you're not done baking yet. Be patient. 18 comes in two years. chill.

Answer 2

Be easy on your parents. They will let you take on more responsibility a little at a time. If you show them that you are responsible, obedient, and kind. they will give you a little more freedom. Too much freedom can be dangerous.
It sounds like your parents love you very much and would rather have you upset with them rather than anything bad happening to you. Having children does something to parents. They were your age at one time and all they wanted was to have fun and basically take care of themselves. Along come a couple of children and they care about their children more than their own lives.
Well they are the parents so they get to make the rules and you are the child and you have to obey. Until you are over 18 And have moved out from under their roof And pay for all of your own expenses.
You know that they do a lot to keep you healthy and fed and safe.
As long as you are live in their house you are supposed to obey your parents. Once you are over 18, or 21 and live on your own you are an adult.

When you are the parent you will get to make the rules. Somewhere around that time you became an adult. Well I guess by 21 but some people become an adult and have never grown up.

It sounds like you are a good and responsible young lady. Don't rush your life. Tell your parents when they are being over protective, Mom, I Love you too. Dad, Thanks for caring enough to say no. Not sarcastic. but sincere. You see they love you so much that they would like to put a bubble around you.

Anyhow, You will be an adult before you know it, but I bet you have a couple of things to do first.

Answer 3

I think you already are an adult. Though an adult is usually defined as a parent, or 18+, you can technically consider yourself an adult when you feel you are now mature enough to take your own responsibilites, make your own choices and decisions. However, the problem I think that arises here is your parents NOT seeing you as an adult. This is very common with parents, overprotection. Just tell them how you feel, that your an adult now, and do not need to hear little stranger lessons you've known since kindergarton. You could also prove it to them over a weekly basis by being extremly responsible. You are an adult when you think so, others will just take time getting use to your maturity. After all, your probably still daddy's little girl.

Answer 4

You seem like a fine, mature teenager. Most people will respect you for your upstanding actions they see you do on a daily basis, but won't treat you like an adult until you are in your early twenties. Thems the breaks. Sorry... but you should try to reap the rewards of being 16. When was the last time you had to balance the budget, vacuum, change dirty diapers, go to work, make dinner, do a couple loads of laundry, pay bills, and get up throughout the night to help small children? Right now, you have an easier life than you think. Being an adult isn't much fun most of the time.

Answer 5

Sweet 16, there is a good reason for this term.
Dont waste your Golden period worry about getting old.
When you get older, then you wish you did enjoy yourself more when you are young.
If you cant enjoy your life at 16, you may not enjoy your life and 26.
Have a happy life, enjoy every stage of your life, 16 is wonderfull.
Is good to be a woman, but is not all good, woman got many more problems then girls. You dont got big Bills to pay monthly, no husband and kid problems yet, full time job problems, and many other problems as you get older.
You can go play with your friends, go to movies anytime you like, go to the mall anytime you want.
Dont wish your young life away.
Many more older women wish they were young again.
You will be older soon enough, no way to stop that, lol.

Answer 6

Some say eighteen, but I say with all the responsibility and respect you have, that you are an adult. Not by law or anything. However you should be treated like one. Tell your parents how you feel, tell them that they have taught you well, and that you want to be treated more adult like. Some parents are afraid to let their children grow up. If that's the case tell them that you'll always be their daughter but your not their little girl anymore. From what you said, you are surely mature, just keep proving that to them. If you can't get them to agree with you, let it go. In time (hopefully by the rightful age of 18) they will be able to consider you a grown women.

Answer 7

18

Answer 8

well sounds like u already are...u r taking responsibility by doind what u need to do. ur mom and dad love u and u will always be there little girl no matter how old u get...give them time....sometimes parents are in denial and need to realize on their own that u are not the little girl u used to be. then again, alot of parents feel tat way because of their kid's behavior...if they have reason to treat u like a kid, its because u've done something that was maybe childish or a little too old for ur age? but if not, just nicely remind them that your growing up and that soon enough u'll be an adult...reality is that u r 16, os ur not just quite an adult....so just be nice about it and they'll slowly realize that ur heading for adulthood in the next few years.

Answer 9

Lets start off with your name. "Pinkpossy" doesn't make me think of a woman it makes me think of pig tales and bubble gum. And honey, you're only 16, you're not an adult you have a long ways to go. Good for you for watching your little sister and having a job, that doesn't mean you're a woman though. Take your time at growing, be glad that your parents care about you and aren't leaving u out in the street or something.

Answer 10

technically u arent and adult Until u turn 21 in most states. and most medical journals will tell you that humans are adults ( physically) when they go through puburty, however, i think once u act adult and have adult responsibilties ( like bills and kids and such) you can then call yourself an adult. speaking from my age (41) id say something i thought i would never say, dont be in such a hurry to grow up cause it goes by too fast, enjoy being a kid because u cant go back EVER. AND SOME DAY YOU WILL WISH LIKE CRAZY YOU CAN! LOL

Answer 11

I'm sure that you realize that you're not legally an adult until you turn 18, and aren't trusted to use alcohol until you are 21.

I'm sure that once you've reached those milestones, your parents will still see you as their little girl. Once you've moved away to college and established some independence, they may cut you some slack.

But you probably won't really be treated like an adult by them until you get married.

The reason they bug you so much is because they love you, and don't want you to be hurt.