ClearAsCrystal

bahah! :laugh4: ya caugh me brown handed the next poster knows how to talk.

"...well that is that and this is this ..you tell me what you want i tell you what you get...you get away from ..you get away from me...." mOdesT MoUsE - Ocean Breathes Salty

he's my man the next loves the creator of Jesus

:kiss: I am really enjoying the poetry so far... keep posting. *edit..i think i will post another of mine :sneaky:

knights of cydonia

where's Julia?

no..i would love to the next poster has been to an island?

to whoever was IS attracted to the counter culture

no way the next has been to the states

cute :nice: 10

yes, Ella..you look Lovely in the photos :)

:laugh4:

That was somewhat my same situation..having to do tough adult things at a child age. When I should have been playing..I was working (not like...bad child labor) but I did. And I agree with that statement..about feeling something special... prepared to live that life that adults take on. This is a good thing :) And I am glad you did find common grounds with me.

great so far, and you, Michael?

sweet! :D that one was an awesome tribute to Coldplay!

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:nice: Gracias!

Miss Misery - Elliott Smith

well...some people only pop in without reading everything and leave one-liners that look like this: :thumbsup: yeah thats true man. and that is a big no no in my book!

:kiss: Hey kid.

so you ARE attracted to the counter culture!? :laugh2:

so so... 7

he messaged me he messaged me he messaged me he messaged me the only one worth my time ..messaged em! :nice:

(Please, don't post a comment if you have not read and considered this fully. Any silly, or stupid/ignorant comment will be humiliated ... Thanks in advance.) I am eighteen. Being eighteen entitles you to certain priveledges...but also, there are norms set on that age. People still say that you are too young to do certain things, stating that your maturity level is too low. On any age, really... there are standards set with certain common ideas. For example, wouldn't you be surprised if you heard a (say...7 year old) child using high level grammar? Or openly and confidently discussing topics concerning college level intelligence? And aren't you disappointed when you hear a (say...17 year old) youth speak with low level grammar, speaking as a 7 year old child "should"? I mean, I know a male who, at the age of 15 was already done with high school, and his "four" years of college (he took summer classes and skipped because he was advanced) and was working for IBM at the age of seventeen! This was impressive for the fact that at the age of 15...most kids are still in high school, barely beginning. It's the "norm". I mean, that is just it. Every age has this "norm" to fulfill... sometimes you willl find an individual who surpasses (or "fails") at those norms. Like a mother with her baby... she knows that a certain months and years...her child will begin to walk (maybe at one year- to a year and a half), and learn to read at maybe 4 years old. But it could be earlier..she will never know. It's just that idea..that most children will be able to do those things because it is common knowledge/common occurances. Well this concept goes with other things as well. For example. Here in the United States...the age 13 would be too young too marry, as well as up to the age of 18 (even though it is more and more common) it is still accepted as too young. But I think people should not be too quick to judge based on age.... because like I have written earlier, sometimes, certain ages surpass the mental standards society has placed on certain ages. I have been told that I am too young to marry, and that I should wait until I am 20 or so... (assuming they know how mature I will be at age 20..because this cannot be predicted!) But you can never ever base maturity at ONE single digit. This is because you must take into consideration the lives every individual has lived. Since this is a personal thread. I will say that I have lived a certain lifestyle that forced me to lose my "childhood innocence" at the mere age of 7! Also, I, at an early age..had to learn how to run a household...and play the role of a mother to my younger sibling. My "innocence"(sense of a child) was lost early, and I matured..more quickly than other children my age. My intelligence is not SUPER above average, or anything like that ..its average ... but I have a different level or view (can't find the word for it) of the world ...not view... but for my age, it's surpassed the maturity of most kids my age. Call it ...wisdom. This is hard to explain, because none of you really know me. Take my word for it..I have been honest here. When I am with people my age, I am bored of them..disappointed as well, because they don't have goals, or the know-how of everyday things. They don't want to work, let alone..have work ethics. They speak of the now and of nothing else that is really important! Those types of people do fit the norm of "age eighteen" ... the lack of maturity. And that is where I am placed! Along with people I don't have a thing in common with but maybe gender and for certain, a digit. 18. This upsets me to a point of madness. Because when I announce myself as eighteen year old..humans have that natural tendency in their mind due to age norms... to place ME in a maturity decficient state. But like I said..some skins on this earth have surpassed or failed at thier age standards. I have written enough. Let me know please, your opinion.