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[foolishjustice]

I have...something of a strange dilemma. I came here six months after my birthday, and arrived six months ago...but my birthday is in June. Based on actual length of time I've been alive, I just turned nineteen...but my birthday isn't officially for another half a year.

Do you think I should just go ahead and start listing my age as 19, or would it be to confusing for the people who know what time of year I was born? I know I've already told a few people I'm a Gemini, so waiting would be simpler...but it feels a little weird, going an extra half a year between birthdays.

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[foolishjustice]

Not necessarily. I'm a detective and a celebrity, so I had older teenagers and even some younger adults looking up to me. But, at the same time...I still had a lot of coworkers dismissive or resentful of me, because they saw me as a child regardless of the fact that I've been independent since I was fifteen.

Some people put a lot of stock in the idea of minors being inferior to adults.

[despairing_hope]

I'm pretty sure those sorts of people will be like that even if you were 22 and entering the workforce from college.

But, I've never had a job and never had to deal with peers outside of my classmates. So, my experiences don't mean anything. All I can say on the matter is i dont really care about age, as long as the person isn't a huge difference from me and an idiot.

[foolishjustice]

I personally don't either, and actually was trying to get the attention of a coworker in her mid-20s back home. But there are people who think it makes a difference in power dynamics.

[despairing_hope]

Maybe for some. I guess in the end it's a case by case situation.

[foolishjustice]

The number does feel pretty arbitrary, though, I agree. Really, individual maturity after a certain point depends a lot more on how someone's lived than how long.

[despairing_hope]

Exactly. If someone is sheltered their entire life they will be different from someone who hasn't regardless of age.

[foolishjustice]

And some people have had to carry a lot of responsibility much earlier than most would expect.

[despairing_hope]

That's just the sad fact of life. It's not at all like in stories and tv shows.

[foolishjustice]

Though, sometimes in the opposite direction...if kids' shows are to be believed, ten year olds are more capable and responsible than anyone over the age of thirteen.

[despairing_hope]

It might be true on a certain level, at least, considering stupid things people do during puberty.

[foolishjustice]

In some ways, yes, but that's not quite the sort of irresponsibility you see teenagers and adults being hampered by on shows aimed at kids.

[despairing_hope]

I've never really watched a lot of children's shows... I'm embarrassed to say. Most of the ones I can think of, didn't really have children as main characters.

[foolishjustice]

I...didn't really have much in the way of friends as a kid, so I didn't really have much else to entertain myself with.

[despairing_hope]

I didn't have any, but I spent most my time at the library. It was more fun to read than try and be around other people anyway.