do you feel people don't listen to you because you're young?

Question

I know this is a strange question, but I find it funny that if I give someone advice, like family or friends, they often just ignore me because they think I'm too young to know anything about anything. But then on Yahoo Answers, I answer questions which I can't always relate to because I haven't experienced it yet, but I can still give valuable advice. And sometimes people like my suggestions, and they don't know my age (15, by the way). So my question is: do you feel like people ignore what you have to say, even if you make a good point, because they think you're too naïve?

yeah i was expecting all these snappy little"sorry, what did you say?" answers, but it seems some of you do know what i'm talking about here...but i don't think i'm willing to lock myself in my room and give up...i'm far too pushy for that!

Answer 1

You sound like an intelligent young lady.I have just been looking at your questions and answers and they make sense.Look at it this way you have already gained 7% of best answers so you must be doing something right!
And to answer your question, yes, people do pre-judge which is a little unfair.Carry on imparting advice honestly and without prejudice, and remember that us "older" people can still benefit from good advice no matter what age.

Answer 2

Yes dear, thats nice. Now what were you saying Mildred?

Life lessons Dear. Much of what you advise is probably right on because of your maturity level and the maturity level of the individual your trying to help. You`ve given some good answers.

Look at it this way, you are 15. You have 10 yrs experience in life over your 5 yr old sister. Things that are important to her and things she says are just stupid to you at times. You may even blurt out how stupid that remark is. Yet for her it makes perfect sense and she doesn`t understand why you don`t understand her.
Sometimes we old people hear things from the inexperienced that we would rather ignore. For a 15 yr old I am sure your advice makes perfect sense to you and your peers. For us, however, sometimes it is naive. To give an explanation would take an hour of relating a lesson that we painfully went through a long time ago and maybe more than once before we learned it. You would be bored by the old fogies answer and wouldn`t listen anyway because that would never happen to you. We just don`t understand. Besides that was in the olden days and things are different now.
Cave girl Jane loved cave boy Jimmy and the Cave parents said stay away from that cave boy he`s no good. They were probably right.
Yes even some old fogies are dumb and rude too at times but then they don`t have the maturity you have. Some adults are so screwed up their kids are more mature than themselves. That is because they never learned from their life mistakes and continue to go stumbling down the wrong road.
Keep giving your good mature answers and read the others.
Good luck.

Great question

Answer 3

I don't think I've ever really experienced rejection like you describe it, but I understand what you mean. Somehow you just feel different, right?
Sometimes I felt so uncomfortable with people of my age. To keep the balance, at the age of 14 I started talking on the phone to a lot of people I met through a certain radio-programm in the middel of the night. I really apprechiated the conversations. They where so normal, although there've been age-differences up to 25 years. I always tryed to stick it out as long as I could to avoid the age-question, because some just did not believe it.

Answer 4

That's a really good question.
And altho Im not young anymore (37) I know exactly what you're talking about and yes, I think that sometimes people do ignore the younger generation. I always listen to my daughters and have quite a few times taken my youngest daughter's advice (she's 16).

I was sat in the Dr's a few weeks ago and a woman and her daughter were in the waiting room. The woman had been beaten, black eyes etc. The daughter said to her "mum, you've got to leave, or he's gunna really hurt you one day".
The mother's reply?
"Shut up, what do you know?"
Obviously more than she did eh?!

Answer 5

I don't think this is a strange question at all! I'm the youngest in my family,and seldom taken seriously. In my opinion,you're right.
I've had this from my brother,sisters and parents for as long as I can remember. They think because I'm 'the baby of the family' ,I don't know anything and am 'just playing at life'. It's irritating and annoying. You have my fullest support and sympathy.
The best advice I can offer,is to keep going the way you are.One day(as happened to me with my sister),these people will come spectacularly 'unstuck',and you'll have the moral high ground.
Best of luck. (....Oh! By the way!..I'll be 49 next birthday)

Answer 6

I guess your family and friends may consider you to be young and naive when you offer them advice - you would be young enough and maybe they dont give you credit for what you know and stuff like that.
On here - no one knows your age (until now!) so arent in a position to dismiss what you say - I wouldnt worry about it though hun - you have a long life ahead of you to give advice!!
xx

Answer 7

all the time in house cause i'am the youngest in the house they think ill just do stuff for them i get anoyed with it all the time. even in conversations they wont let me in cause i'am there baby in the family and i wont know what they are talking about but i do. Its very frusting as i'am 29 and still get treated like i'am the youngest in the family when i'am. So evently got my own room in the loft and very rarely come down to talk to them you just need space now and again and it does work.

Answer 8

i know what you mean. as a 20 year old software testing manager i struggled with this a lot, but if you show your knowledge and put people in their place (in my case) you gain the respect of these people. You do have act the age of you comments though, not your actual age, if you know what i mean

Answer 9

yes i do i am only 13 an no1 listenes to me an i also giv gd advice coz evry1 i no cums to me 4 advice!! not to brag lol

Answer 10

Yes i use to when i was younger but i just kept getting on at them to listen to my point in the end they listen