[ SECRET POST #2061 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2061 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

01.
[Xena: Warrior Princess]


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02.
[tales of symphonia]


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03.
[The Girl From Tomorrow]


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04.
[Spyro the Dragon]


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05.
[Lamento -Beyond the Void-]


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06.
[Aidan Gillen]


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07.
[Skyrim]


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08.
[Touhou Project]


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09.
[Total Recall]


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10.
[Castle]



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11.
[Spyro the Dragon]


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12. [SPOILERS for the Dark Knight Rises]



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13. [SPOILERS for Digimon 02]



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14. [SPOILERS for the Borgias]



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15. [SPOILERS for Tales of Symphonia]



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16. [SPOILERS for asoiaf/game of thrones]



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17. [SPOILERS for A Dance With Dragons]



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18. [WARNING for eating disorders]



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19. [WARNING for pedophilia, rape, child abuse]



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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 00 pages, 000 secrets from Secret Submission Post #294.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 1 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

The problem is that at least some of that is due to social expectations rather than biological reality.

There are 2-year-olds in the world who are cooking meals for their families.

There are 7-year-olds who are going on fishing expeditions.

There are 12-year-olds who are competently hunting.

There are people who aren't old enough to serve in our military who are successfully leading their tribes.

We, as humans, are capable of amazing things when we are given and expected to handle certain responsibilities. That's part of what makes it difficult to actually draw the line between "child" and "adult."

Let's take, for example, your mention of a 20-year-old. A typical 20-year-old in our society is not, by many measures, an adult. S/he is still living at home; still has no concept of how consequences follow actions; still has no sense of personal responsibility; still feels entitled to that which satiates or entertains; and still cannot handle disappointment or failure. Is this because a 20-year-old is really a child, or is it because we have decided that 20-year-olds should be treated and indulged as children? I spoke with someone not too long ago who believed that people should not be allowed to drive until the age of 21 and should not be allowed to legally drink until the age of 25, for the reason that individuals in their early 20s are, by all counts, still children. Do you agree?

[(Anonymous)]

da

you're confusing "can" with "should"

[(Anonymous)]

Are you saying that young individuals who can do things that seem too mature for them should not be allowed to, or that older individuals who some people think should not do certain things should be allowed to on the basis that they can?

[(Anonymous)]

I'm saying that looking at things that people do when they have no other choice shouldn't be the baseline for what we should be aiming for in terms of responsibility.

[(Anonymous)]

Thiiiiiisssssss pretty sure you're missing the fact that all your examples come from THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES, OP. Give your head a shake. Yes, kids do what they have to, at whatever age, to see that they and their families survive, WHEN YOU ARE LIVING IN PURE SURVIVAL MODE.

Take it from me, OP, that's no way to live a life. Let alone a childhood. Which it isn't.

Not that I'm defending 40-year-old Comic Book Guy or anything; that's bad too. But a little moderation, surely, cannot be a bad thing?