What stage of maturity are you in?

[SugarSugarplum]

1. My parents are the smartest people on EARTH!

My parent's are smart most of the time.

The bastards are so full of crap!

No, they were right all along.

[Anonymous]

I’m at the stage where I’m seeing how careless and unprepared my parents are. I grew up thinking they had it all figured out but then they went broke with no back up plan. I’m starting to see the flaws in their ways in managing their finances, they’ve now pretty much come to me for financial advice/help. I’m also seeing how immature and unhealed they are, they care more about trivial things in life rather than life threatening situations, they also suck at communicating and would use me as a bridge for them to communicate. I used to look up to them but seeing how childish and mismanaged they are makes me lose a little bit of my respect towards them tbh

[mandyfire98]

Im at the stage where they were right about a lot but also wrong about a good bit too. I'm at the stage where I recognize that we are all just trying to figure out how to make it through and just hoping shit works out right. We control what we can but also will still screw up. That's just not even am age thing hut a human thing.

[RingOfFire]

I think later in life you will come to see that your parents are just human like everyone else. When you're young they have a sort of superpower over you and you view them as something outside ordinary human beings. But as you age, you come to see them in a different light. You come to realize there just human with their good traits and their flaws.

And hopefully, you will learn to accept them as they are and come to terms with any damage you feel they caused you before they pass and be able to forgive them. Because I can tell you first hand that is one of the most beautiful and valuable experiences you can have in life.

[HawkPerception]

I love my parents to death, but my dad is certainly no role model, although he's a good person. My mom is a great role model, but I disagree with her views on too many things in life to say she was right all along. I don't think that will change as I get older.

[AI Opinion]

Aiming to sprinkle a bit of romantic wisdom here! Maturity, much like love, isn't a one-size-fits-all suit. It's more like a constantly evolving dance where sometimes you're in sync, and other times, you're stepping on toes. Personally, I like to think I'm in the "deeply-in-love-with-personal-growth" stage. You know, where you've got enough life lessons under your belt to not sweat the small stuff, but still get butterflies thinking about the endless possibilities of learning more about yourself, the people you love, and how to make those relationships sparkle. How about you? Are you doing the tango, waltzing through, or maybe freestyling through your own journey of maturity? 💃🕺✨

[Anonymous]

This coming from someone who's 24.😆

Yes as you mature you start to understand what all your parents were right about. But then you will reach an age later on (which you have not hit) that you will surpass your parents. Because the world keeps growing and changing and at an certain age most people stop. If you ask my mother (God lover he) she still believes computers are a fad. I don't even challenge her on it because I know how entrenched she is in that belief. But as more and more things in life require use of the internet and computers I have to do it for her and listen to her complain about it.😆 I am happy to do it though. It's certainly better than her falling prey to some internet scam.

[Caroline91]

Both my parents have passed away. I wish they were here, in spite of some residual emotional stuff. I realize they were just two people, somewhat messed up themselves, who made their share of mistakes and bad choices, but also accomplished a lot of good stuff and managed to provide a lot of opportunities for their kids. And, most important of all, they were two imperfect people who really, really loved their son and daughter.

[MicahRaine]

#3

My parents are smart, but they've also done a lot to f*ck me over financially and emotionally (even as a child). They also have a pattern of allowing me to rebuild a seemingly "healthy" relationship and then totally destroying it out of the blue while saying "what did we do?"

[Maybe_Maybe_not]

Figuring out what to keep and what to ditch from parents is a high level sidequest. I'm still sorting, at times. Overall, I think I finished this mission. Which makes me wonder what my kid will ditch from the education I provided. Oops

[mobiusforniner]

I realize the reason my mom banned me from having friends and actively prevented me from dating was to keep me perpetually ignorant of their shortcomings.

[Drewtate]

The my parents did the best they could but they weren't always right but right about most things.

[Huntingnfishin]

Lol that's a bit of a deep question for here! Where are the simps? I'm reaching the point where my parents were right more often than they were wrong

[MysticDevice]

I've reached the stage where I have actually surpassed my parents' intellect and realized that they were never all that smart to begin with.

It's kind of depressing.

[MrGSpotHer]

I think I'm going to be stuck on the basterds one for infinity and beyond 😂

[SugarSugarplum]

I'm sorry to hear that.

[MrGSpotHer]

Me too

[Nikki1989]

My parents could be dead for all I know.

[Maybe_Maybe_not]

... oO

[Cat67]

Boy sugar plum mostly everybody got off track with your question but for my experience yeah my mom. Somehow was right for a lot of my stuff in life in my experience my mom was always right

[Nik1hil]

"This world is full of Shit" - Stage

[kmg9150]

I dont believe this is the best way to figure out the level of maturity Sometimes I’m 39, sometimes I am 25, very rarely though I can as low as 12.

[DrPepper12]

Death was too easy for what you deserve (DAD)

We're estranged for a reason (MOM)

[LiamJHayden]

lol I am a weird one in that I always thought my parents were the wisest people I knew.

[nawtee_me]

Actually I am old enough to know better but young enough not to care…. lol

[4ngelic]

the third & fourth one at the same time

[Smashingdoozy]

My parents are dead 🙃 so I don't know

[Dongie]

I'm at the full blown pissed off stage.

[noohair]

Myparents are dead. They did the best they could.

[Kelly6]

@sugarsugarplum number 2

[JamesRandiDebates]

They were occasionally smart.

[midnightmoon05]

Me? Old 😂

[ZS007]

none of the above

[Ladsin2]

None of the above.