I think she meant "young" as a relative term...
I'm a month away from being 17.
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I'm a month away from being 17.
Ah man Lavender!
That's awesome!
You probably have the best teacher
I would invite you to the Home School Group on here but I recently found out that 5 is the max amount of people you can have in PMs... Sooooo yah... I had to decline the last person sadly. I felt horrible.
I doubt it, he's off teaching little 5 year olds how to sing in tuneAh man Lavender!
That's awesome!
You probably have the best teacher
I would invite you to the Home School Group on here but I recently found out that 5 is the max amount of people you can have in PMs... Sooooo yah... I had to decline the last person sadly. I felt horrible.
lucky you!
I got some AP and honors classes, we started assignments on the 2nd day of school! I want most of my indoors to grow in there as well as edible plants.
My parents know I'm on a forum, as long as nothing's dirty 
it's good with them.
it's good with them.
Yeah, I specifically asked my parents permission first before I joined because we don't really do social media. I'll be honest, before this thread, I was purposefully trying to keep any indicators of my age a secret because of "stranger danger" kinda thing.
Yah I did at first as well but then I needed to explain my situation soooo
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I love all the young ones on here ❤ they're better behaved and more mature than some of the grown ups! And they're way more fun soooo.....
I love my reptiles. Can you guess my age? I wont take offense 
11... Ah man ban him!I love my reptiles. Can you guess my age? I wont take offense
Nah... Hmm let me guess... 16 and a half?
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I’ve only just started college at 16. In the UK, we finish school at 16 and then either go on to college or university. @DragonScales+Doubletails, please do stick around this forum is great and there will definitely be people here who are experienced with keeping reptiles and insects.
a boy fell in the mud.My parents know I'm on a forum, as long as nothing's dirty
how's that for dirty?
The whole stranger danger thing is real, but I suspect there are many legal age adults who can fall prey to predators as easily as many teens. The guy up the road lives online in extremist sites, and if you look at what they say on Monday you know what he'll say on Tuesday. He's 70 years old, and falls for stuff the 14 year olds I taught would laugh at. If you're a critical thinker who is skeptical enough to steer clear of the groomers, the cults, hate and the simple solution stuff, age isn't that big. For sure, you need to learn street smart skills and not get reeled in by dramatic pitches. Experience makes a smart person less gullible, and you have to be sharp as you're gaining experience.
The human brain takes time to fully connect up, and a lot changes in your teens. But in my teens, one of my best friends was in his mid eighties, and I always tried to be a fly on the wall in the world of adults.
A person needs to constantly seek things to think about, whatever their age, and talking with people from other ways of thinking or living is invaluable. Travel, exchanges, breaking out of bubbles, etc - these are crucial things. There are so many things that have proven valuable in my life that I would never have discovered in the narrow confines of the community I grew up in. It isn't for nothing that people with money go away for college.
There is always the question of control in education, both in home schooling and in schools (and life is permanent education in my world view). The world of many teenagers is under serious adult control, and I have seen some very self destructive forms of rebelling against that. I've also seen some brilliant stuff. You have to be able to bounce things off other people to avoid that first option.
Internet access didn't come along til I was around 30, so I don't know what my world view would have been with it. I hope I would have busted out of the easy bubbles and discussed with people of all sorts.
Here, you can read people from all over the English speaking parts of the world, and see what they take for granted and how it may be different from what you've been told is normal. At 15, I thought everyone saw more or less what I saw in the world, and as soon as I traveled, I realized how totally wrong I was. You guys can have a head start on that if you keep your wits about you and avoid the predatory or controlling types. They aren't all online.
The human brain takes time to fully connect up, and a lot changes in your teens. But in my teens, one of my best friends was in his mid eighties, and I always tried to be a fly on the wall in the world of adults.
A person needs to constantly seek things to think about, whatever their age, and talking with people from other ways of thinking or living is invaluable. Travel, exchanges, breaking out of bubbles, etc - these are crucial things. There are so many things that have proven valuable in my life that I would never have discovered in the narrow confines of the community I grew up in. It isn't for nothing that people with money go away for college.
There is always the question of control in education, both in home schooling and in schools (and life is permanent education in my world view). The world of many teenagers is under serious adult control, and I have seen some very self destructive forms of rebelling against that. I've also seen some brilliant stuff. You have to be able to bounce things off other people to avoid that first option.
Internet access didn't come along til I was around 30, so I don't know what my world view would have been with it. I hope I would have busted out of the easy bubbles and discussed with people of all sorts.
Here, you can read people from all over the English speaking parts of the world, and see what they take for granted and how it may be different from what you've been told is normal. At 15, I thought everyone saw more or less what I saw in the world, and as soon as I traveled, I realized how totally wrong I was. You guys can have a head start on that if you keep your wits about you and avoid the predatory or controlling types. They aren't all online.
oof... I may have to leave after all.
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