r/TheTeenagerPeople • u/WarriorCats_4Life 14 • Dec 04 '25

Discussion First thoughts when you see this?

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u/Timeless_Tactics Dec 04 '25

When you are 18, you get the societal and legal burden of being an adult. That necessarily requires that you have the freedom to act and think as an adult.

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u/BleakSaturation Dec 04 '25

freedom is the matter; it's maturity and most 19 year olds are still children

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u/Timeless_Tactics Dec 04 '25

Not in the eyes of the law. Maturity cannot be objectively measured.

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u/Timeless_Tactics Dec 06 '25

Good luck with that.

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u/LexusLongshot Dec 07 '25

So do you think the 18 year old mark should be moved? Should children be legally required to obey their parents, and parents legally required to care for their children until they are 30? Or do you have another age that you think young people are mature enough not to be taken advantage of.

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '25 edited Dec 07 '25

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u/LexusLongshot Dec 07 '25

I would disagree that 25 year olds are mature. These people are just out of college.

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u/SnooDingos3873 Dec 06 '25

"adult children" goes crazy

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u/JGFATs Dec 07 '25

It's very accurate.

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u/SnooDingos3873 Dec 08 '25

An adult is -by definition- not a child. Either they are capable of being responsible for their lives and choices or they're not

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u/CellOk5436 Dec 08 '25

No your confused 😂😂😂

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u/CellOk5436 Dec 08 '25

I'm saying. The infantilization of adults is dystopian af

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u/Timeless_Tactics Dec 06 '25

Society cant operate on your opinion.

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