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[meorae]

I got my first debit card yesterday and my dad finished taking down the climbing structure this afternoon. There goes my childhood. It's weird to think about. I mean, I've been ignoring the age warnings on sites for the past four or five years and now I don't even think about it when I click the "yes I am 18 years or older" buttons. I expect my parents to treat me as a responsible person if not an adult by discussing things with me, not ordering me around. I think nothing of 'R' rated movies even though I can't legally see them on my own. I don't think of age at all when Pam mentions wanting to backpack Europe next summer, even though none of us will be over eighteen.

I just don't think of myself as young or consider my age until someone brings it up. It sometimes occurs to me when I'm reading a discussion that everyone is more than twice my age or that they all have kids or something else that makes me aware of my age, but I normally don't consider it.

It's also that I was such a naive and innocent child so I really don't identify with my younger self. I can remember being in elementary school, but I'm just not that person anymore. And yet, it was only eight years ago that my dad was first putting the play structure up and now it's come down.

But then Twinkie gets onto the roof of the house again and I stop thinking.

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[arsinyk.livejournal.com]

I feel like to some extent, most of the things you mentioned are things I've always felt: I was never deterred by age warnings on sites or 'R' rated movies, I just wasn't usually interested when I was younger. I always expected my parents to treat me like a responsible person and discuss things with me, though now they discuss more adult things with me, because I'm interested / understand them better now.

But I feel much older (or, less aware of my youth) online than in real life. In real life I find myself frequently feeling very young and inexperienced, especially around people who are only slightly older than me. Like online and inside my own head, I've matured hugely since I was a child, but in the real world, I haven't.

Anyways, sorry for rambling.... Uhm, we should get together this summer after you get out of school.

[meorae.livejournal.com]

For me, it's only been recently. And I feel like the difference is in our parents. Because my dad, and in some ways my mom, is overly protective and controlling, which means it's been a continuous struggle to get them to trust me (or for that matter my brother) and treat me as somewhere near an equal when they're worried that I'm not ready for such-and-such. I've had to show them that I'm responsible and able to take care of myself. But even then if I screw something up, they feel the need to step in and fix it rather than let me work it out on my own.

I hadn't thought of it in regards to online vs offline, but that applies for me too. It's just that I spend my time offline around people basically my age, while online I'm around people, for the most part, who are a lot older than me.

We should. Tomorrow's the last day of classes ^^. Do you know what you're doing in regards to the Harry Potter book and movie?

[arsinyk.livejournal.com]

Yeah, my parents (read: mom) has always been really trusting/confident/lenient with me, except that I hardly ever take advantage of it beyond staying up late, so who knows how she'd be if I was less ... reclusive? My dad's more protective/controlling, and I think I would feel that a lot more if I didn't have my mom.

Especially since leaving AHS, I end up spending a lot of time around people who are older than me, because of the classes I'm taking and teaching ESL at IIB. For some reason, I feel a lot younger around people who are only slightly older (like, college age) than me than around people who are more in their 30's or older.

To me, it seems more like I just don't notice age as much online. Like, beyond some mental categorization of "right, you're old enough to have kids" or whatever, it really doesn't matter online, where as some how it does in real life.

Really? Yay! :D What are your summer plans like?

Nothing, yet. When are they coming out again? >>; *Is totally clued in. Really.*

[meorae.livejournal.com]

I don't really have summer plans. I'm house/dog-sitting for ten days starting next week and babysitting a few times each week. Otherwise, my family's doing something for vacation at some point and I'm basically sitting around my house, reading, watching movies, going on bike rides, doing stuff online. I'll probably be doing college search/tour/application stuff at some point, but I should be around for almost all of the summer.

July 11th, the 5th movie comes out and July 21st is when DH comes out. I don't have plans yet, but would like to see the movie at some point and hopefully read the book soon after it comes out as being spoiled for the last book would suck.

On a completely different subject, Pam found what looks to be Jotis's facebook. Carol friended him.

[arsinyk.livejournal.com]

Ach, I thought I'd already replied to this, but clearly not.

Yeah, I do want to see the movie and read the book--preferably before being inundated with spoilers. We should uhm ... see it together. Once it comes out.

Yay! Jotis is not dead! :D

[meorae.livejournal.com]

Katy and Alex want to go to the midnight release thing for DH, so I guess I'll be going to that with them and you could always come with. And we should see the movie together, but we have to be special and see it before it comes out :P

Jotis has now friended Carol, Pam and me back ^_^.

[arsinyk.livejournal.com]

That works.

I'm sure we could find a way, if you really want to.

Awesome. *lacks a facebook*