Yeah I definitely haaated that as a teenager. 

It's very true. There are older people who project themselves onto younger people and sometimes make hurtful comments or try to impose limitations on others that they themselves have imposed. It's nice that you do that.

bief57

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What would you say to your teenage self?

I would say, when you're a teenager all those 40 to 50yr old men putting you down in daily life are themselves still scared little teenagers, who have never learnt to become men themselves. 

Whenever I meet a teenager now, I always find a way to compliment them in whatever springs to mind.