Sing wit me: "Age ain't nuthin' but a number and a number ain't nuthin' but a thang"
UNTIL
You're talking about characters having sex and babies.
(Whatchu talkin' bout, Willis?)
I wonder how many people took math. Not that fancy algebra or calculus shit. Addition and subtraction. If your character is 17 and the mother is 29 that means that heffa was 12 when their ass was born.
Hello! I have issues.
Don't be random. Actually calculate that mess out. Unless you were born in the stone age, every electronic device you own has a calculator.
BTW...does anyone know how much it costs to raise a kid? I wanna know what these characters 15,16, 17,18 year olds are doing that they aren't on welfare and driving lambos. Cuz, shit. I had my kids in my twenties, had a full time job, and my own place and was still BROKE.
Another peeve on age.
If you're writing older characters they do NOT act like teenagers. You know that whole, with age comes wisdom thing? Yeah, it's true. Most adults do not act like 12 yr olds having tantrums and causing scenes in public. Why? They worry about their reputations and how they're viewed, and there's that whole getting arrested thing. Especially if they're professionals. You can't be smackin' hoes up in public or yoking lil thundercats in the street for getting out of pocket. You have to take them inside when no one's looking and bust that ass....
I digress.
Also, after a certain age adults get a little cowardly when it comes to love, sex, and romance. Inject some realism in there. They can't be having back alley sex with any ol person.
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