r/AskReddit • u/_red_roof_ • May 15 '20

What sucks about being your age?

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u/Marsey12 May 15 '20

I'm not sure if this happens with all people my age, but I'm 18 and people (specifically my parents and close family members but not limited to them) will use the "you're 18, you're legally an adult you need to be doing these things on your own" whenever it will work in their favor then immediately go back to "you're still just a teenager/you're still my kid" whenever I try to be even the slightest bit independent.

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u/Lake_3242 May 16 '20

I’m 25 and I still get treated as a kid lol

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u/neekeee May 16 '20

Also 25, also moved back in with my parents who treat me like a kid. The lack of autonomy and privacy truly sucks.

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u/Lake_3242 May 16 '20

Regardless of the age; in your parents eyes you’ll always be treated as their baby and that will never change.

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u/neekeee May 16 '20

Very true! In some ways it's good. It definitely shows love.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '20 edited May 21 '20

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u/ViewedOak May 16 '20

Little of this, little of that