To ALL only children out there, as a child, were YOU more comfortable associatin

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   gmwilliamsposted 9 years ago

   To ALL only children out there, as a child, were YOU more comfortable associating w/older children
   
   & adults, finding children your age to be quite immature & insufferable?Only children are quite mature for their ages.After all,they grew up in an adult environment..As a result of this,it is quite natural for only children to interface w/adults In addition to that,they can easily interact w/older children.Only children oftentimes find children their age to be quite problematic i.e. too childish for their interests As a child,my friends were often older than I was. I felt the most comfortable around them.I enjoyed the company of adults.I found children my age, for the most part, TRYING.
   
   

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   Matty2014posted 9 years ago

   yeah, I felt more comfortable to associate with older people either.

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      gmwilliamsposted 9 years agoin reply to this

      We onlies were AHEAD of children our own age.  We were precocious while they were merely average!

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   phoenix2327posted 9 years ago

   Yes, I was.  I found children my own age tiresome.  They never seemed to have anything interesting to say.  Older children and adults were far more engaging and I enjoyed my conversations with them.  Even now, at the age of 53, I prefer the company of older, more experienced people.  They offer more to my intellect than reality TV and celeb gossip.

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      gmwilliamsposted 9 years agoin reply to this

      Me too.  I found children my age to be well.......retarded. They were so juvenile in thinking. I dreaded associated w/them.Totally mindless automatons.Adults & other children were more classy & intelligent.To this day,I associated w/ older pe

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   Aime Fposted 9 years ago

   That depends at what age. In elementary school, no, I much preferred kids my own age because I already spent so much time with adults at home and craved the playful interactions with my peers. But by the time I hit junior high/high school, most of my friends were out of school/in university, or adults.
   
   Even now at 26, my husband is 8 years older than me and most of my friends are around his age.

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