You don't have to look mature to be mature. When I was your age I looked like I was 11. But I was babysitting infants because people knew I was mature enough not only to take care of myself, but take care of other people.
If you keep acting like a kid they'll keep treating you like a kid. And if you're not ready to stop acting like a kid yet that's okay. No one says you have to. But if you act young they will keep giving you the rules and boundaries of a younger person.
4 inches taller than your bro is a big difference. The rest of your body will catch up. Go ahead and read what I left with your other question. It will help with the physical.
As for the mental and emotional stuff, dude. Part of it is that you are still young in the grand scheme of things. You still have 5 more years of mental development to go! So it's not like you're all of a sudden gonna start acting like a grown up. But when you start taking on responsibility for yourself, your stuff, and owning your mistakes (like admiting that pushing your bro was not the best way to get him to stop) they'll start treating you differently no matter how much you've developed physically..
2007-01-08 14:00:59
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answered by Jen 4
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Listen bud, I for one believe that you are very mature. Though I am 36, I honestly remember 13 like it was yesterday. The thing you dont get is that you are just entering the greatest years of your life. I'm not preaching to you, and its not your fault for not "knowing this", you just havnt experienced it yet. This is just something you are going to have to trust me on. Ages 13-19 are the greatest years of a man's life. You are discovering new things every day. You get to fall in love multiple times with little consequense. You can act silly and play and be foolish and take risks. You have your whole life ahead of you and you can be anything you want. Dont rush this time. Cherish it, take your time. Enjoy it.
You are at that age where your parents are testing you. They want to see how you handle situations. Based on how you react, that is going to determine how much freedom they give you and how quickly. I wouldn't fight them on things like bed time and bathroom privacy. Give it some time, then sit down with them "like an adult" and let them know how you feel. If you keep your cool (dont argue or get mad) your parents will see you are ready for more responsibility. The answer here my friend is really how ready you are to show them you are a young man?
Being older, and having a job and making money and owning a home and HAVING A WIFE AND KIDS and paying bills isnt all that its cracked up to be. Its sometimes too routine and too boring...again something you will just have to trust me on.
Lastly, the world is a crazy place. In my experiences I have found that few people are truley happy. The young want to be older. The old wish that they were young again. Single people are searching for their perfect mate. Married peope are jealous of their married friends for having more freedom. The reality is you need to be happy with who you are and what you've got. Trust me, the grass is not always greener on the other side.
Good Luck guy. Take your time turning into a young man. If you do it the right way, it can be one heck of a good time.
2007-01-08 11:07:32
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answered by PT Money 2
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I think your maturity level is just about where I would expect it to be in a 13 year old. I answered one of your other questions and another girl gave an even better and more detailed answer than I, but as a counselor I agree with her.
About growing up faster. There really is nothing you can do to speed up puberty as far as the physical maturations goes. It just happens when it happens. Some boys begin to see pubic hair and growth in that area as early as 9-10 and others as late as 16 or even 17 now and then. The average age foe a boy is 13-14. so you are probably closer than you think to the outward signs of puberty and with those signs will come more maturity in the way you think and so forth, they go hand in hand.
I noted in your other question that you replied you did not like bathing and had gone 2 weeks. That is common in boys that are pre-pubescent. Clean is just not a priority. When puberty begins in a significant way you will most likely want to shower more because in puberty you will get more odor, faster and it will be stronger. When you smell yourself, you will want to be clean, especially as you begin to like girls etc.
Now, you can't look older until you do, but you can begin to think older and I'm sure earn more priveledges. One way is to bathe or shower on your own and without being told to, keep your room clean, do homework without being told, and so on and so on.
When we as parents see these things occur consistently and for a period of time, we reward these behaviors with more priveledges.
Finally, enjoy being a kid, really! You'll be grown before you know it and realize that this part of your life was so easy compared to adulthood. Don't be too anxious to grow up too sson.
It sounds like you have sensible parents who really care about you. Show more responsibility in all areas you can think of and they will show more trust in you.
Best of Luck!
2007-01-08 11:12:34
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answered by rumbler_12 7
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2016-09-03 18:30:03
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answered by degregorio 4
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It is not the size of the package, but what is inside. Do not try to grow up to fast. Also, start showing that you can handle the add responsibility. Take it one step at a time, and remember they, (the parents), only respond to what they see. So set the example.
2007-01-08 11:03:12
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answered by mi4u56 1
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You don't sound very mature to me. Maturity has nothing to do with height, or the number of hairs on your chest. It is the way you act.
2007-01-08 10:52:18
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answered by Anonymous
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you cant, you will grow when you grow, theirs nothing that can speed it up, just have a health diet, eat alot of veg and you will grow up fine.
but theirs nothing stopping you being more mentaly mature, if you do that they will treat you older, sounds like they cant trust you yet, you need to earn that trust!
2007-01-08 10:59:03
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answered by Anonymous
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