Is this normal for a 16-year-old?

[Anastasaeon]

@Omnipotence_Lite

Am I the only one amused by the fact that a thread questioning a 16 year olds’ maturity became a contest to see who is the oldest, cleanest (in terms of drugs, at least) person who watches cartoons or hums melodies from the greatest videogame ever made?

The point is usually for amusement. Glad it worked for you.

[Omnipotence_Lite]

@Anastasaeon

The point is usually for amusement. Glad it worked for you.

Also note that when a statment is made, everyone has an answer, (I’m lost here too) but when a question is asked, it is met with the cold shoulder of wit, with no answer in sight.

[Anastasaeon]

@Omnipotence_Lite

Also note that when a statment is made, everyone has an answer, (I’m lost here too) but when a question is asked, it is met with the cold shoulder of wit, with no answer in sight.

You lost me.

You asked a question, I answered. What cold shoulder did you get?

I’d input more smileys, but they’re not working for me for some reason. This is MPSIMS. We like to play, and outrank each other in silliness sometimes. <insert smiley here>

[Anastasaeon]

Quick test for smileys, don’t know why they’re not working tonight…

[Omnipotence_Lite]

I understand the purpose of this section, I just suppose my sense of humor is what most would classify as “weird”, because I find it amusing to create conflict and when possible confusion, as I’m sure you can probably tell by my posts.
Also, i asked if i was the only one amused, and you responded by letting me know you were happy i was amused, not answering my question so much as commenting on it in what i assumed (falsely?) was a witty response.

[Anastasaeon]

Gah. :smack:

They work now. Apparently.

Anyway, sorry for triple post folks, and for the smiley diarrhea. There was this pop up, which shouldn’t have been, since I have a blocker, or so I thought, but then there was this evil pop up from hell, and I killed it, and when I killed it, the Straight Dope went away, too, then I crashed, then I came back, then I saw my post with a million smileys.

Oh, and dude, apologies if I came off “cold” somehow, I was trying to be friendly. Let’s try that again, then: Welcome. We are friendly here. We like to be silly. I’m glad you found it funny that we were having fun, since that is usually what it’s intended for. Fun! (it works! my smileys work!)

bows
leaves before things go really haywire

[NurseCarmen]

@Agent Foxtrot

IANAT (therapist), but it sounds to me like bi-polar disorder with manic depression. I don’t have it myself, but that’s symptomatic of people I know who do have it.

C’mon, if you are going to pull out the MMPI-2 (Junior Thereapist Edition) you have to at least consider Histrionic Personality Disorder.

A pervasive pattern of excessive emotionality and attention seeking, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by five (or more) of the following:

1. is uncomfortable in situations in which he or she is not the center of attention
2. interaction with others is often characterized by inappropriate sexually seductive or provocative behavior
3. displays rapidly shifting and shallow expression of emotions
4. consistently uses physical appearance to draw attention to self
5. has a style of speech that is excessively impressionistic and lacking in detail
6. shows self-dramatization, theatricality, and exaggerated expression of emotion
7. is suggestible, i.e., easily influenced by others or circumstances
8. considers relationships to be more intimate than they actually are

[Little_Bird]

@Ray Bradbury

I’m seventeen and I’m crazy. My uncle says the two always go together. When people ask your age, he said, always say seventeen and insane.

[Clothahump]

@dare_devil007_

My friend, “Helen”, acts incredibly immature (well, to me) for her age.

She thinks it’s cute to sing that “My Little Pony” song (and other kiddie show/commercial jingles/tunes, etc.) in the halls between classes and she bursts into class, waving her arms around and singing “La, la, la, la!”. She also goes up to anybody she knows and says, “Jesus loves you, [insert name here]!” in the most kiddie-ish voice possible.

I don’t know about the holier-than-thou stuff, but it does afford you the opportunity for some amusement. The next time she does the Jesus thing, ask her to prove it.

[norinew]

@NurseCarmen

C’mon, if you are going to pull out the MMPI-2 (Junior Thereapist Edition) you have to at least consider Histrionic Personality Disorder.

Good Lord have mercy! That Histrionic Personality Disorder describes my oldest daughter perfectly! She’s been diagnosed bipolar and Borderline Personality, and frankly, the friend from the OP sounds an awful lot like my daughter. But then again, so much of it depends on the level of the behavior, the frequency, etc.

I would say that if the girl from the OP doesn’t have some form of emotional disorder, she’s at least immature for her age. But then again, maturity is a lot like puberty. You can never accurately predict when it’s going to happen.

[aruvqan]

@MaxTheVool

Freeze tag shmeeze tag. I’m 31, and I play 4-square whenever I get the chance to. Which, sadly, is not very often.

<raises hand>

Hi, I am 44 years old this month and sniffle just had to buy another copy of Lilo and Stitch because I wore my last copy out … and we don’t have kids.

<slinks off to the kid vid section of netflix>

ooo look - scooby is next on the list to come to me <happy dance>

[FriarTed]

@dare_devil007_

And she calls me a tight-ass (okay, not exactly, but something like that) whenever I don’t laugh at something. :dubious: I don’t know…I’m one of those teenagers who don’t really laugh or smile much unless something really amuses me.

Right now, she’s on a Message Board talking about her tight-ass friend dare_devil007_, asking if this uptight behavior is normal for a 16-yr. old.

[eleanorigby]

Holy Neuroses, Batman!

“I’m a Histrionic!”, she exclaimed, tossing her blonde mane back.

:eek:

(I like hide and seek, read Harry Potter to myself, choc chip cookies are my favorite food and I don’t like martinis–when o when will I grow up!)

[dare_devil007]

@FriarTed

Right now, she’s on a Message Board talking about her tight-ass friend dare_devil007_, asking if this uptight behavior is normal for a 16-yr. old.

Hah! Knowing her, she might be! It’s not that I don’t know how to have fun, but I’m just not amused by what amuses her.

[Cervaise]

@Anastasaeon

Anyway, sorry for triple post folks, and for the smiley diarrhea.

Maybe it’s just me, but now I’m really craving some tasty, tasty mushrooms.

@Heart On My Sleeve

Yep, I agree. If she’s really your friend, you should encourage her to become some kind of diva: an actress or soprano or something.

Or a Director of Marketing.