I am a 19 year old boy from NY. I'm very sad and I want to stay a teenager for a while, what should I do?

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I am a 19 year old boy from NY. I'm very sad and I want to stay a teenager for a while, what should I do?
I am currently a 19 year old boy from NY. I am so happy with me. I like who I am and everything about me. I eat healthy and excercise. I stand at the height of 5' 8" and weigh 128 lbs. I look like I am a 15 year old boy!!!!!!!!! I love my young looks. I want to stay a teen boy. I want my mom still to be there like she is now, she takes me to college in the am and picks me up each day at around 3. also tennagers dont have to pay bills, but hopefully ill be fine cuz my parents pay 4 my college and books n clothes and all other stuff. I'll Be 20 pretty soon. (6 1/2 months) - (4-14-08) An anyway, i don't feel ready 4 20, im like 15 physicaly and emotionally, an not really ready nor up for stuff like sex and stuff. I'm very sad and I want to stay a teenager for a while, what should I do?
Help! I don't feel like 20 and I want to stay a teenager for a while, I am pretty sad, and don't know what to do.

Answer 1

oh dear...honey, I hate to tell you, but
this is a Peterpan Syndrome you've got
going on. You sound like you're stuck
in a teenage-mode, if you please, and
you really don't want to grow up.

I can tell you don't want to hear this, but
you've got to start taking responsiblity.
You can't be a child forever.

College, I would assume, is like a better
version of high school...but the thing is that
you're given MORE FREEDOM...but with
that also comes responsibility.

You can't keep depending on your parents...
it's okay to do it for a little while, but seeing
your age....do you really want to be one of
those guys who's like in his thirties and living
with mommy and daddy?

Get a job and go to school. Start off slowly.
You can still be a teen at heart, but maturity
should kick in a bit more.

If you eat right, you're healthy and stuff -
you'll still look the same at least for awhile.
Other than that - just try to become more
independent, because then you can set your
own boundaries.

~

Answer 2

It is a very normal feeling for someone your age. It seems that you are not ready for adulthood. But you have to tell yourself that you are not a "little boy" anymore and everyone needs to grow up sooner or later, whether or not they are ready for it. Why don't you think about the good side of adulthood? More freedom and choice? Don't need to ask parents for freedom and $? Going to clubs and parties? It is great to be a young adult. You need time to adjust to adulthood. Afterwards you will look back and realize that there are many things adults can do that children can't and you will realize that adulthood is much better than childhood. Trust me. I am 26 and I enjoy being 26 100 times more than being 15 or 16.

Answer 3

hopefully you will mature a bit more emotionally and realise that teenage years compared to later years are so empty ---- so your parents pay for all ---- big deal there is much much more to life than vanity and being (to a degree) a parasite ---- finish your school quickly or get a job and get your education via distance or at night (i did both for an Accounting degree) and find out just what this world has to offer --- i love my age and have no wish to ever be a teenager again

Answer 4

Eventually your parents are going to cut the apron strings. You are an adult and need to start acting like one. I look like I am still a teenager too, but I certainly don't act like one because I grew up. Growing up is healthy and a part of living.

Answer 5

Well... You should distance yourself from your mom more. You could also write kid books since you'd be an adult but have a mental connection with younger people. Honestly, you need to get out of it. At 19, things are just going to get FAR worse.

Answer 6

it's called a peterpan syndrome... you need to talk to a couselor....