Do you consider someone who is 16 to still be a kid?

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I’m kind of going through some stuff right now that’s upsetting me. I just turned 16 for reference. I just kind of want to cry to someone but I’m afraid I’m too old to act like that. I have always been told I’m more mature for my age, and I know people say that usually means you aren’t. But I don’t agree I am mature for my age. I just withhold a lot of what I’m feeling. I don’t want to look childish or pathetic but I’m sad and I just want to cry and for someone to hug me because I never got that when I was little.

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Yes. You’re still a kid at 16.

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Yes you’re still a child BUT old enough to know right from wrong

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Adults cry too regardless of maturity. its a normal human response doesn’t make you any less mature. However it could make you seem less mature if you were crying over every little thing like a young child does.

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I would consider you still a kid. I even call my 18 year old brother a child still. And he is. He still needs his mama and stuff and is still not ready to leave.

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Yes. A 16 year old is still a child. Otherwise I wouldn't still be raising one..  
Crying is not an age related thing. It is a natural biological reaponse to your body releasing too much hormones.  Your tears are how your body sheds the excess hormones. This is why people have a tendency to cry when they have strong emotions, emotions are just a flood of hormones being released in your head.....

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Its is ok to cry though! It can be very helpful and therapeutic! So don't be afraid to let those tears flow 💗

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You’re young, but being “mature” does not mean you bottle up your feelings. The older you get the more you realize you need people to lean on!! 💜 so cry, go talk to someone! It’ll be healing

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Maturity is a good thing. But so is childhood and people forget that. At sixteen you are making major decisions and discovering your adult self but you aren’t there yet, and you don’t want to rush it. Life is hard at any age and being young doesn’t make your struggles any less real. And it’s very common to misjudge negative life experience as maturity. Trauma makes you grow up faster than you are supposed to, and it’s actually not healthy. Make sure you find at least one person you can open up to; it’ll do wonders for your mental health. 
Not to mention high school age is just crazy. Make sure you take care of yourself and your brain and body and you’ll be just fine 😊

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You’re a kid until 18 and your elders will still refer to you as a kid even after that. I’m about to be 24 and people twice my age still call me a kid. Nothing to be offended or upset about. If you feel like you need to cry, cry. We all cry. Hell when I was pregnant I cried over the fact Orange Julius stopped selling pretzels. Yesterday I cried because I haven’t shot my bow in a long time and was having a hard time pulling it back. Partly because of pregnancy hormones again, but I’m a person who if I get really tired I cry over any little thing. It’s life we have emotions🤷🏻‍♀️

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Yes. Anything younger than 16 is a child, 16 to 17 a teen, 18-20 a young adult and 21+ asult for me. You are definitely never too old to cry. I am 23 and I still cry when I am overwhelmed.

Do you consider someone who is 16 to still be a kid?

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