Wish people didnt treat me like a child

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i know my mental age is lower than my biological age but respect would be nice

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Old people in retirement homes are often also treated as children.

I guess it doesn’t help being in foster/group home. Maybe you’ll be able to attain more independence with time and things improve.

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Respect must be earned. Like I said if you behave and stop threatening and attacking others, and show you’re interested in their well being, long enough you’ll get respect .

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I know very well about being treated as a child. Just grin and bear it.

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I disagree. This is an opportunity for @Crystal-Cotton to improver her behavior. She can learn that acting on her impulses leads to trouble, and the same goes for her violent tendencies. She’s able to change. She just needs to realize this on her own and earn respect and trust overtime.

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i know… i have tried to stop bu tcant

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It’s not that you can’t. It’s that you need to learn and practice some new skills

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You may be emotionally young for your age, but you are not mentally young for your age.

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Why? I’m interested in childish things

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Liking certain things doesn’t mean much, my partner loves Disney at 38, but he’s very mature

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Yes but I’m only 17

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Hey im almost 30 and still sleep with a stuffed animal. :man_shrugging:

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What is it then

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Crystal considering the source their ages may be lower than yours after all adults act like children all the time if you want to be respected more do more chores around the house this way you have something to come back on and respect is something you have to demand of someone gratitude is giving freely keep in mind you are a free person and this means a lot there are other places where you don’t have that

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What do you mean

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You have actually said during discussion, with me,

That I shouldn’t treat you like an adult because you are mentally a child.

This thread is ridiculous.

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yes but that doesnt mean u cant treat me like an adult

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I think you need to read my statement and your statement again.

Make some sense out of it for me.

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i dunno since i only thought that back then

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“Back then” was like a month ago.

You get treated like an adult when you act like an adult.

Since you act like a toddler, you’re treated like one.

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