I resent being a teenager because if I talk to an adult in person, I've noticed that I'm often never taken seriously. But when I converse with adults online, no one ever knows I'm fifteen years old, and they usually talk to me like a normal person. And quite honestly, I think I have much better vocabulary than many adults. I just don't understand why I am hardly ever taken seriously.. because I am a so-called "child." Will someone give me feedback?
2006-08-20 07:38:25 · 18 answers · asked by Katelyn 4 in Health ➔ Women's Health
You are the exception to the rule. You'll have to try doubly hard to overcome the stereotype that teens are flighty, fickle and prone to fantasy and idealism.
And really, the proof is in the pudding. If you're so brilliant, and I'm not saying you aren't, then your accomplishments should speak for themselves.
Go rent Rushmore (1998) for an example.
2006-08-20 07:51:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you're fifteen, you usually don't know as much as what adults are supposed to even if you think you do, it just isn't. some things come with experience even if 15 yr olds know about things that adults know. usually teenagers are all hormones. once you get past it you'll understand the whys.
just enjoy the life you have even if you're treated that way. trust me. you'd wish you were a kid again once you turn into an adult. this is just the way of the world. sometimes people listen to you, but most of the time they don't.
one advice is, just keep 'em coming. if you have something to say that you know is right then by all means say it. sometimes adults need to hear some kid's wisdom to see something that's right in front of them. if you can help adults then go say something. if by saying something you could help other people, yourself or even teens your age then by all means don't stop talking. at some point some adults should and will take notice and take you seriously.
if you just want to have a conversation with an adult... maybe you should converse more with your parents, close relatives or people who you know would listen to someone your age. =)
2006-08-20 08:57:29 · answer #2 · answered by Iya 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You sound as though you've learned a lot during your first 15 years of life. Don't you suppose that you will learn about that much again in the next fifteen years? Don't you suppose that the same sort of thing happens to nearly everybody?
You might think you come across as supremely mature and competent, but that's a conceit. Get over it and learn to respect those who have been around longer than you have, and who therefore know more than you know.
You WILL get treated less than seriously if you presume too much on other people's estimate of your maturity. They'll go along with it, up to a point, just to be nice, but there's a line which, if you cross it, will get you the "go away, kid, I'm busy" treatment.
Read chrissabolich's answer, just above mine. He's got it right. That's exactly how it is. It is an early step on the way to wisdom to wonder to whom your wisest words would sound as the words of a child would sound to you. And the next step is to revere those people.
2006-08-20 07:48:16 · answer #3 · answered by David S 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
starting to be up is the type of spectrum, there is not any one age that someone turns into an man or woman. lots has to do with how mature they are, what their personality is like, etc. I take each and absolutely everyone heavily, even babies. only because they don't have as a lot journey, would not make their thoughts a lot less genuine. I percentage household initiatives with people in accordance to their willingness and their expertise, not on their age. My oldest is 13, and that i'll trust him to jog to the food market and %. up a bag of necessaries for dinner. i am going to trust him to collect and style laundry, do dishes, trash, etc. He chefs one meal a week for the relations. He facilitates plan foodstuff for the month, and facilitates create a procuring record via monitoring what we've and what we want. He also maintains our computing device lab in our abode (we homeschool, and function six computers with wi fi and such) because he loves doing those issues, loves the duty and is solid at it. I imagine as he receives older, there'll be more beneficial issues he does, and more beneficial freedom he will acquire.
2016-11-05 06:03:43 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because you are a child. When you become an adult you will understand. Teenagers think they know everything. I am 35 years old and I am just now realizing that what my mom was telling me when I was 15 was right. Enjoy being a kid. I wish I could go back to that age and know what I know now. Knowing how to speak correctly doesnt mean you are old enough to know anything. Some 5 year olds talk correctly and do they necessarily want to be an adult?
2006-08-20 07:49:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Attitude is everything when you converse with these adults. How you present yourself in posture, facial expression, whether you're laughing when you're talking, your tone of voice.
If your history precedes you and you act like you know everything, they may be turned off. They may be jealous too that you know so much and may feel intimidated and afraid to express that to you. They may feel they might not have all the right answers or be able to carry out a complete conversation with you.
2006-08-20 07:47:16 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm 30 and only take those seriously who act it (whether they are 15 or 50) You sound mature and clearly can spell better than most people on this site. lol I just don't converse with teens online because of the implications that go along with it. Most likely why others my age don't as well.
2006-08-20 07:43:11 · answer #7 · answered by sahm2boys 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
More than likely they are intimidated by you...to them it would be degrading to have a teenager out wit them or beat them in a debate. They would probably just consider you to be a smartass. Just forget about them, or call them on it. In reality kids are a lot smarter than they used to be, and adults need to realize that. It is just a shame that they are stuck in their thinking, that you don't know as much as you really do, and won't give credit where it is due. You just need to find a more intelligent elder that isn't as easily intimidated and is willing to listen to you, and give feedback...just when engaging in certain conversations becareful not to come off as a know it all either. You have to be open to other sides and hear them out; then rebutt with what you feel, and why. It comes down to a two way street if you won't listen to them they won't listen to you...just like respect. I can't expect someone to respect me and my ideas if I don't respect theirs too. Now that doesn't mean I have to agree with them either.
2006-08-20 07:53:32 · answer #8 · answered by Skinny 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am 15 too. I know exactly what you are saying. But, I hang out with a lot of grown ups. Maybe the adults in your life just see you in a certain way. Just buck up and try to show that you can be serious too.
2006-08-20 07:46:13 · answer #9 · answered by christi t 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's not that I don't take you seriously, it's just that you aren't as adult as you think you are.... and even when you're 21 you won't be as grown up as you think you are either. I'm 39 and I look at these 23 & 25 year olds - some of whom are very mature & adult, yet some of them just think they know EVERYTHING.... yet I look back & remember that I was that way too.
Don't sweat it, just be mature, but don't be too big for your britches and people will take you seriously - and think "wow, what a cool girl."
2006-08-20 09:56:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋