Things that annoy me on Wattpad

# Three

"I'm an adult! I can do what I want."

No sweetie, 18 is not an adult.

At 18 you feel ready for life, super responsible and like an adult. As someone who is a bit past 18, I can tell you that you are not an adult, you are only starting to mature.

When I turned 18 I didn't just decide I'm moving out (like on my birthday). These Wattpad teens decide the day they turn 18 to move out, without consent from their parents, because they are now an adult.

That's ridiculous! In some countries you aren't even allowed to legally drink yet, that should be an indication of what society thinks of 18 year olds.

To move out and be on your own, you need money and I can assure you, even with a little side job, you won't be able to afford rent and groceries without help from your parents.

Also, to be able to lease an apartment you need to provide bank statements and such as proof that you will be able to pay rent.

And no parent will just allow their kid to move out in the middle of the school year. They'll probably have them wait until they go off to college or something.

It's frustrating how these 18 year old Wattpad teens tell their parents how they are adults and that they can get by on their own. How they tell their parents that they're moving in with their boyfriend or girlfriend and the parent just allows it (and if they don't, the super mature teen goes behind their back and gets an apartment anyway).

Newsflash...even at 18 you can't just do everything on your own.

I was 19 when I got my own bank account and the bank required for my parents to be there. I'm almost 21 and SARS wanted my parents there to get me registered for a tax number and I'm also not allowed to renew my passport without them.

It's only once you are completely financially independent that you don't need their consent to do everything.

Obviously some teens are more mature, but it depends on their life and personality and even then you have a certain amount of dependency.

Is it too much to ask to have some Wattpad teens that freak out at the idea of living alone? That actually listen to their parents and not just do what they want?

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