Teenagers Are Adults

(not sure this is an opinion. it’s biological fact. but peeps get VERY Angry when I write it)

So a 13 year old person is an adult? I can see how that opinion is unpopular because it’s just wrong.

Many 13 year olds are still pubescent. None are children. Nature turns children into adults. There is lots of individual variation.
What turns a kitten into an adult cat? Puberty. What turns a puppy into an adult dog? Puberty. What turns a child into an adult human? Puberty. This is not difficult.

That’s not how any of this works.

That’s exactly how all of this works. It is in fact #BasicBiology

You can do all the #ScienceDenial you like. Won’t change the facts.

Whenever people like you go this “its just biology/science!” route they always conveniently forget that the animals you’re comparing us to aren’t sapient and don’t require the time for mental development that humans do. a sixth month old dog might be physically and mentally an adult but human psychological development doesn’t end until about 23-25, our level of intelligence requires a longer incubation time.

You pretend biology is on your side by ignoring psychology entirely.

re: “human psychological development doesn’t end until about 23-25”

This is an urban myth. It has been thoroughly debunked.

re: “our level of intelligence requires a longer incubation time”

Your example was dogs. They reach adulthood in around 1 year. We take longer, yes, about 14 years.

Why do you want 14 yos to be adult so badly?