2006-07-14 01:37:16 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
ok im not saying ALL so dont get offended
2006-07-14 01:43:07 · update #1
Insecurity.
2006-07-14 01:40:20 · answer #1 · answered by songbird 6 · 10⤊ 2⤋
They know and understand a lot more than you give them credit for. Of course they don't know everything, but you'd be surprised at their level of understanding.
I'm 24 and a mom, but I don't feel like an adult. (I wonder if any adult ever really does.) But I know that I understand my 15 and 13 year old sisters A LOT more than they want to think I do.
Maybe it's just that as a kid, you make a lot of mistakes. You have to - that's how you learn. As an adult you see kids making the same mistakes you did and you want to help them. You don't want to see them go through the same things you went through and get hurt the same way you did.
Maybe it's that as an adult you've been there and done that and you are a lot wiser than you were then, so you'd like to go back to being a kid so maybe you could have a better time.
And there's always the possibility that they're just jealous. Kids don't have to worry about too much when it comes to life. As an adult you do. I mean, sure kids have stuff to worry about, but adults worry about things like keeping the water and electricity on, health insurance, car repairs, savings, etc... It's nice to not have to worry about that stuff like that when you get a paycheck, when you can just go out and buy something frivolous.
In the end, you've got to take adult with a little humor. It's your life and you're the one who's going to live it. For the most part, adults are just trying to help.
2006-07-14 08:55:28 · answer #2 · answered by almicrogirl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the adult, depends on the kid.
Adults have already made several mistakes. They see a young person about to do something stupid and they just want to try and have the person learn from their experience and not get hurt. Some adults are just condescending to anybody.
Some kids are wise beyond their years. If an adult sees this they might be offended by this. A lot of kids don't think about the consequences of their actions. A lot of kids try and re-invent the wheel. The adult has seen many people try and re-invent the wheel already and is often just trying to get the kid to see reason.
2006-07-14 08:54:59 · answer #3 · answered by Think.for.your.self 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're referring to adults and children, then in most cases, adults DO know more than children...they've lead longer lives and have experienced a lot more than any child has. The same question could be asked of teenagers...why do teenagers "act" like they know everything when they really don't? Because they're supposed to...every kid thinks they know better than their parents (even if they don't admit it or act out). Nine times out of ten, the parents don't know everything (nobody does!) but they do know CONSIDERABLY more than their smart mouth, attitude-filled teenager. :)
Then, there are just some people who have to butt in and put their two cents into every conversation they come across and act like they're the expert. I think these people led miserable, warped childhoods, or had a parent who was a gossip or a know-it-all, so that's how they turned out.
2006-07-14 10:42:11 · answer #4 · answered by brevejunkie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as information goes, if I don't know something a student asks me (usually something from a field I don't teach), I tell him/her that I don't know, and then we look for the answer together.
With life experiences, I tell my kids I didn't have the same pressures they do, because I didn't. However, on a lot of things that don't change (dealing with people, budgeting, etc) I do feel like I know more just because I've been through a lot of what they are going through now.
2006-07-14 13:57:04 · answer #5 · answered by Purdey EP 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Speaking as an adult. It comes from regret, not insecurity. like other people have answered. We look at youth and see so much potential, and would like to help, at some level, to keep the younger generation from making the same mistakes that we did growing older. Its not that i don't want younger men and women to have fun and be wild, like i was, its that I want to help them to avoid makin the same mistakes that I had made when I was growing up, because I realize now, from my experience that it sort of hurt me in the long run to make those mistakes.
Its not insecurity, so much as trying to live vicariously.
2006-07-14 08:44:48 · answer #6 · answered by illustrat_ed_designs 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We don't act like we know everything...we have just been through a lot more than you realize, and we have already learned from our mistakes....it's called life experience. The older you get, the more you will appreciate this.
2006-07-14 10:06:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do children think they know everything when they have not had enough life experiences to realize how little they actually know?
I think you will find that the older you get (25+) the smarter that your parents and other older folks will get. When I was 17, my parents knew nothing (or so I thought). When I got older, it seemed they got smarter!!!
2006-07-14 08:42:34 · answer #8 · answered by fire4511 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's in adult nature to "know everything". While they actually don't know "everything" usually they are just looking out for you, as an adult should.
Plus, a good thing to remember is..."With age comes wisdom."
2006-07-14 08:53:59 · answer #9 · answered by lilfireyballofhate 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Based on experience most adults do know everything, once you have been there and done that you know it all, so don't tell me I know it all who do you think you are, why when I was your age I didn't smart off to my elders why I oughta, Now GO TO YOUR ROOM!
2006-07-14 09:57:03 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simple: Insecurity.
2006-07-14 14:27:27 · answer #11 · answered by slans 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋