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I just believe it's creepy because when people say teenagers are children- 13-19 years of age ESPECIALLY 16-19 year olds, I'm thinking that they must believe actual children 1-12 are the exact same as 13-19 year olds which isn't true. So it's like when you look at teens, do you also see 5 year olds? Do you treat them like that? It's just off to me, but you know it's natural for older folks to see younger folks as children. My aunt calls my sister who is a grown adult "child" simply because she's decades older, so I guess that's just how it is.What? How is that creepy?
The human mind is still developing and easily influenced at those ages. Teenagers in high school are still quite mentally undeveloped.
I guess you would also take offense to seniors who call 18 year olds “babies”
Sure, 18 years old have adult rights but many are still incapable
You're right, teenagers are underdeveloped, but that still doesn't equal child? They're still more developed in all areas as opposed to an actual child.
I don't know, I just hope people who see teenagers as children don't treat them as if they're toddlers who are incompetent. That's when it would start to get creepy- to me at least. I remember seeing a video of a father treating his 16 year old like a literal 3 year old. That's why when people say teenagers and young adults are children, it feels disturbing.