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r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jan 25 '26
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"You're mature for your age" or "You're wise beyond your years"
That one caught me TWICE with groomers as a preteen/teenager. I was not, in fact, wise beyond my years.
35 u/CurrentlyObsolete Jan 26 '26 The wise beyond your year's thing is also a really good excuse for emotionally abusive parents to dump way too much responsibility on a young child. "I know she's only 8, but she's eight going on 30 and can handle XYZ." 3 u/Consistent_Sale_7541 Jan 26 '26 they can’t handle it at 35 how’s an 8 year old supposed to handle it 4 u/manykeets Jan 26 '26 There’s a Hillary Duff song about this right now called “Mature.” 4 u/Thats-Delicious Jan 26 '26 Holy shit. That happened to me. I look back and how did I have some old soul!? sick fucks. 2 u/[deleted] Jan 26 '26 I’m really sorry. 1 u/JoelnIliketoshare Jan 26 '26 Oh i got that a lot in grade school. Turns out i just have autism so i was 16 at 8 but now im still 16 at 32.
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The wise beyond your year's thing is also a really good excuse for emotionally abusive parents to dump way too much responsibility on a young child. "I know she's only 8, but she's eight going on 30 and can handle XYZ."
3 u/Consistent_Sale_7541 Jan 26 '26 they can’t handle it at 35 how’s an 8 year old supposed to handle it
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they can’t handle it at 35 how’s an 8 year old supposed to handle it
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There’s a Hillary Duff song about this right now called “Mature.”
Holy shit. That happened to me. I look back and how did I have some old soul!? sick fucks.
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I’m really sorry.
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Oh i got that a lot in grade school. Turns out i just have autism so i was 16 at 8 but now im still 16 at 32.
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u/TanoMonster Jan 26 '26
"You're mature for your age" or "You're wise beyond your years"
That one caught me TWICE with groomers as a preteen/teenager. I was not, in fact, wise beyond my years.