Ok we are definitely into Difficult Topics territory now

Problem is that many can't act "normal' and not to stupid stuff until their brains are properly developed, and that's about the age of 25

Also, I actually think driving a car should requite more than just an easy-to-get driver's license. Like a psychology test or something.
Or at least tougher sentences for drunk and risky drivers.

If you're stupid enough to drink yourself to death, then so be it. Society should educate people to make informed decisions but not control them, in my opinion. Agree with you about tougher sentences though.

^Exactly! We don't have to live in a world "designed" for stupid people, it can't be that way..... On the other side, it can happen to any of us to have an accident, due to some stupid drunk asshole, and get some serious injury or even death. That way, our opinion will change... This is one for the Difficult Topics thread.

Joining this; our age of sex is 14. Most of the Amish are married by then. Driving is as soon as you can work the tractor. Road driving is still 16 though, without a tractor. Our entire society is based around tractors and bikes for the Amish/Mennonites.

EDIT: Also, my Italian heritage made me start drinking wine at 3. Yes, 3. I've grown so accustomed to alcohol, I don't even taste it except in vodka. Wine just tastes like grape juice to me.

I almost never drink (but when I do, it isn't much), never drove a car (it's safer for everybody and I don't make national news) #responsible

Pennsylvania is a weirder place then I thought. it is 16-17 in most of the US iirc.

It is. As I stated immediately after though, it's 99% because of the Amish. Didn't matter much though, still got laid at 13.

Wow. i can't even imagination that. Still in Middle School. God.

Two different people I guess. My friends and I are kind of outcasts. Maybe we're behind the times for what we should be doing in high school. none of us do drugs, drink and only one of us even has a girlfriend.

I guess I just don't see it because I've grown up with everybody in my grade so I still see us all as the little kids we were at 7. Since my friend group hasn't really changed in those ways, I don't see how others have that clearly.

Pennsylvania is NOT a weird place.. Only the south east part of the state where the amish are is where it gets weird. the West and East are 2 totally different things

The best (and maybe) only advice I can give in life is that you should always look to make new friends in different circles and stuff like that.

Making new friends changes your outlook on life, and I think that is normally a good thing. Its easy to stay friends with people you have spent your whole life with, but once one of my best friends just drifted away from the whole group I started to realize I often thought about what that one group would think of me if I did a certain action, and now I regret not doing things that I could have, but decided against because of what they would think.


*Related to what you wrote but not necessarily directed at you baseball

I read the last sentence, but I'll respond anyway.

That's what they always tell us but I think it relates more to the opposite situation of mine, or at least that's what I've always heard of.

I mean, the whole reason I even have friends is because I don't really fit into any group. We are outcasts but not the abnormal stereotypical types. So we just became friends and I never have thought about switching groups because I enjoy life more with these friends.

Because me and my friends are never judgmental or anything. i think we're all just perfectly content with eating beef jerky and saying your mom jokes as we play Timesplitters 2 in my basement at midnight. I'd rather being doing that than getting drunk, even if it's not the popular choice.

And yes, that is what most (actually all) of the "parties" me and my friends go to are like. We don't go to any others.

For me, my friends were pretty judgemental about if they thought someone was "cool" so even though I basically like everyone I kind of put up a wall anyway.

The thing I realize is the people they thought less of are actually just as cool or even cooler than them, and I've made a lot more friends since I stopped worrying about keeping my closest circle of friends together/with the same people for years.

It was 9th grade.

Also, I don't think I was really young or anything, I was doing it because she felt like it.

Anyhow, I'm solidly secure in my current sexual status, don't worry.

On the cool topic, I'm actually one of the "popular" kids, but I don't attend any parties, or get drunk like crazy. I'd rather stay home and play LoL, DOTA, or do a Skype call with my internet friends. Sure, I hang out with my girlfriend and whatnot, but I really don't leave my house. Even if it's partly due to my mother.

I'll do this instead of making more quoting pyramids.

@Valverde321- Yeah my friends don't really do that so i guess the situation is just different.

@NTTHRASH- Fair enough. I mean everyone has their own feelings and morals in their own life. If you want to be getting laid at 13 then Chapeau! Don't think that's going to happen to me (Well it isn't possible because I'm almost 15 but )

What confuses me is why I would be worried about your current sexual status.

Edit: but since we're on the topic. Can you please explain, how does one "female?"

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nagi, nag, nag, nag, nag, nag, nag, bitch, biiiitttcccchhh, biiiittccchhh *I couldn't link the video * @0:13

I'll skip the sex discussion as I don't feel like I should judge about someone decisions and this discussion is now going too far, really.

Talking about friends and my lifestyle, I have a group of 6 friends (not counting me in) and we're really, really close. We basically know each others from the moment we're born, so I guess that's one of the reasons, too. I don't feel like I need any more friends, but I am "good" with most of the guys in the town. We're all in endurance sports (athletics, cycling, biathlon) and are all the same age so we have alot of topics to talk about.

Speaking about parties, I am actually the guy that is going to most of the parties. That, of course, doesn't mean I don't like these "staying home, playing FIFA and having some snacks" parties. Everything depends on how do I and we, as group feel.

I actually drink alot and often, but I am always keeping myself out of the trouble and I never actually was drunk that I didn't know what's my name, where I am and stuff like that. I just feel like doing everything a bit and balance, but not focusing on any stuff specifically (talking about "not drinking at all" and "drunk every night" f.e.) That's what makes me happy.

I think this is a major problem in Secondary or High Schools or whatever, nearly on the 1st day people associate themselves with one group of people, they think they're not good enough or whatever.

I myself kind of float around mixing with different groups as my core group of friends none of them are in my school.

About drinking and stuff it's scarily common for 13-15 year olds in Ireland with the main aim to get drunk and try to bail in to girls or whatever, but I agree with admir its ok to find a balance but it's not for me.

Maybe the most important quote in history.