Do you ever feel older than you actually are?

[imabrat]

I do.
The other night I had to go to the mall to run a quick errand. It was Friday. Crawling with teens.
I got out of there as fast as I could.

Instead of going out and doing drugs, I like to stay home and scrapbook. Instead of wearing a low cut, short revealing dress, I'm wearing a square neckline, just-above-the-knee length tea dress to a party.

My body is insanely old even though I'm barely 16.
Anyone ever feel this way?

 

[Axel]

Yes. All the time.

I don't drink, I don't smoke, I don't even think about doing drugs. And I always feel a lot more mature than most of my peers.

And I also, literally feel old as well. Like you, my body is years older than I actually am. Just for different reasons.

But sometimes I feel young. Like when I have movie days and all my friends are over and we're having a good time.

 

[Pearls]

Honestly, I pretty much act my age. I do things that a lot of seventeen year olds do, and I'm not ashamed. I enjoy being young; I don't want to rush into being an adult while I'm still having fun.

 

[Babyjustrun]

I feel immature...
That's how I feel sometimes. Like I don't do any teenager like stuff...
And when I hang out with my friends we do really stupid stuff. Last year for my friends really belated birthday party.. we played pin the tail on the donkey and thought it was hilarious.
We act like 12 year olds sometimes. We act like 12 year olds who really love to talk about sex.

 

[HouseMD1120]

I always feel older than I am. All of my friends are in college or have already graduated (except for one, and shes almost in college). My parents give me a lot of freedom. I travel out of state with friends all the time. I dont drink or smoke or do drugs. I dont talk like most people my age. I make plans with my friends all the time before I realize that I'm not yet old enough to participate.

I feel older physically too. I have major aches and pains and my joints get stiff. I take naps. A lot.

 

[imabrat]

Yes. All the time.

I don't drink, I don't smoke, I don't even think about doing drugs. And I always feel a lot more mature than most of my peers.

And I also, literally feel old as well. Like you, my body is years older than I actually am. Just for different reasons.

But sometimes I feel young. Like when I have movie days and all my friends are over and we're having a good time.

I always feel older than I am. All of my friends are in college or have already graduated (except for one, and shes almost in college). My parents give me a lot of freedom. I travel out of state with friends all the time. I dont drink or smoke or do drugs. I dont talk like most people my age. I make plans with my friends all the time before I realize that I'm not yet old enough to participate.

I feel older physically too. I have major aches and pains and my joints get stiff. I take naps. A lot.

Heck yeah! My old lady sistas!
JKJK.

I totally agree about the aches and pains. If it's below 45 degrees at night, I can't sleep because my feet ache like nothing else.
Waking up in the mornings or just living in the winter is like hell week. I need to move somewhere warm.

 

[M.I.C.]

No, I feel smarter, but not older.

 

[KidGoofy]

I feel like I am 19...but im 16...I really like getting another year older. I think its fun getting older too.

 

[Babyjustrun]

Oh wait..
My body feels old.
My knees ache from sitting crosslegged for hours on end, my back hurts from undersweeping and mopping at work, my feet hurt from standing..
My hips hurt easily too.

 

[imabrat]

I feel like I am 19...but im 16...I really like getting another year older. I think its fun getting older too.

41 days!

 

[Babyjustrun]

Okay, I know there's such a thing as a edit button..
But I also feel mentally.. old.
I feel senile, I forget names, and details to stories easily. I forget what I wanted to say 3 seconds after, or what I'm looking for int he fridge. Like everyone does that.. but it's so frequent now! And I get somewheres thinking I have everything.. and no, I always forget something important.
It's driving me insane.

 

[KidGoofy]

41 days!

I know...can't wait. But my stupid aunt isnt giving me her car. She has been promising me for like 3 years now. So I'm going to have to learn how to drive a stick so I can get my dads car.

 

[Mrs. Chamberlain]

The other night I had to go to the mall to run a quick errand. It was Friday. Crawling with teens.
I got out of there as fast as I could.

If your town is anything like mine, that's probably the only entertainment you have. People my age have NOWHERE else to go but the mall. It's either hang out at your house or at the mall. I don't find it immature to take the only entertainment there is, IMHO.

 

[imabrat]

If your town is anything like mine, that's probably the only entertainment you have. People my age have NOWHERE else to go but the mall. It's either hang out at your house or at the mall. I don't find it immature to take the only entertainment there is, IMHO.

Nope, we've got movie theaters, Great Wolf Lodge, another indoor water park, shopping outlets, skate parks, ice cream places.

 

[goofysk8]

I feel like I'm 16 when I'm only 14. I just feel so much older.
I guess you can say I'm mature for my age. I can have very seldom
incidents where I'm immature. I agree. I never think about drugs nor alcohol.

 

[chisnpeke]

I feel so old sometimes. I don't drink, smoke or do drugs. I see people do it and I just think it's immature.

I also feel older physically...sometimes my knees creak and it's hard to get up off the floor. Then I feel REALLY old!

 

[Ppufi]

I feel much older than my peers. I tend to care more about the world around me, my grades, and peoples' feelings than my friends do. I seem to have a better grip on things.

My body is young in development, though it's been through a lot.

 

[BabyPiglet]

I'm like you, I hate to go the mall on the weekend -- it's always filled with teenagers.

I feel too mature sometimes, and other times I feel like a 12 year old.

 

[chisnpeke]

I feel much older than my peers. I tend to care more about the world around me, my grades, and peoples' feelings than my friends do. I seem to have a better grip on things.

My body is young in development, though it's been through a lot.

Same here. I seem to be the only one out of my friends who keeps up with any kind of news. My friend who makes good grades has no idea what is going on in the world. I asked her if she knew the plane crashed in the Hudson and this was like three days later...she had no idea.

 

[bananda]

sometimes i do. i have a wonky spine so i get back pain and spend the day laying or sitting down. that makes me feel like an old lady.

but alot of the time i feel younger. i love just messing around and being a fool. im pretty carefree and dont get stressed easily.