Do you act the way you are 'supposed' to for your age?

i guess i would if io have to ...

I'm not sure I know what at 21 year old is suppose to act like. I mean I dont throw fits like a 2 year old, so I don't recall someone telling me to act my age. But yeah, I've heard that phrase a lot, (not referenced to me though) but I've heard it, maybe when I get to be about 30-35 i'll know what it means to act like a 21 year old. As i'm 21 now and know what it means to act like a 2 year old. So I think it takes time to really understand how an age is "suppose to act" Thanks for sharing!!!

I do act my age, but not all of the time. If I am with an older group, I also act like an old one. When I am with a younger group I also try to be in. There are times that I set my self free, so I used to do things that usually done by younger ones like taking a bath under the rain, riding a bicycle and etc. It really depends upon the situation.

When I was young I remember my mom telling me that I'm acting old, then when I was older, I remember her shouting at me that I'm acting as a kid! It's funny coz I just don't get it right. I think we should act the way we feel it and not to try ourselves to please somebody or just to act the way it should be.

I think it is not necessary to do that. I am 28 too , I have a daughter too, but i dont wang to grow up.

i guess we dont act as our age supose i am 25 when i meet kids i behave like kids note like big persons so i guess may be 80 percent people dont act like their age

For me, being natural means 'acting ones age'.What this means is that everybody has his or her nature which cannot be changed, and they will act accordingly however one tries to change them. For example a fun loving person can never become morose, a person with a vindictive nature cannot become an angel, a childish person will remain so all throughout his life and so on and so forth.Sometimes circumstances force a person to change or act according to his moods.However as one grows older one does become more mellow and has that attitude of 'seen all and been there'.Now suppose a group of senior citizens has gone on a picnic. What is going to stop them from behaving like school kids? Nothing. They will just freak out and if someone sees them then he will be shocked at their behaviour.However the same group when at a function will behave normally, be formal, staid and more dignified.So it is not impossible for an adult to behave like a child and a schoolboy to behave like an adult if the situation demands it.

I get your point. We have different individuality so acting different from others that doesn't make us not acting what we supposed to be. I'm already 26 and I'm still thinking and acting a bit younger than my age. My age group should be having a family of their own now and talking about their careers and businesses. But though I'm at that age group I don't act or think that way. I'm still a student you see, finishing my second degree. And being a student still, I am exposed to a generation 5-6 younger that I am so I have to reach out to that age group to be able to blend in and not left out. So now, what I focused on is studies, going out with my friends and school mates, doing group projects, group dates, watching movies and the likes. And I don't see any problem with what I do. Because what we do in life is affected by many factor. :)

I am 27, and I'm not really sure what it even means to act my age. Sometimes I may act older, and sometimes I may act younger depending on the situation. Most days I am just a mom staying home with my kids, other times we may have a babysitter and my husband and I go out to a bar.

Just act as you feel...as they say "Live the Life"

My mother always said that we act the way we feel. If you are sick and feeling miserable you might feel older, so you appear older to others, like when your happy and carefree you would probably have more energy and would happily run around doing things much like a kid. I think it is good that that people act younger than they are at times, to be able to get in touch with your inner child even when you are a grandparent will keep you feeling younger than you are and that has to be good for your health. I think it means that you are getting joy out of life as well. Just be who you are and act how you feel. Its all good.

there is no need to do so.as an 80s, we always act younger than our age, we refuse to grow up, and we are happy for this. we may always keep the young heart, but that is not to say we are not mature.

Well i was reading this and found this topic very intresting becouse i can relate to what you are talking about im like the eldest sister out of us five sisters and sometimes my siters feel i act so imature and not my age and i dont know i have allways been like this and i dont know why i behave like this i sometimes felt it was kind of wierd and i allways wanted to discuss this with somebody but i dont feel i act it its just the way i am in myself as a person if you can understand what i am saying i dont put a act on. I just think we just need to act a bit more mature infront of the kids becouse we are role models for them and it is vital that we are good role models for them and that they adapt good qualities from us being there parents .....

Hahaha That is the age old discussion lol excuse the pun. Okay now imagine Adam being told to act his age this would just end bad they would probably still be busy arguing todey. Who knows how to act a certain age anyways, who is the guy or women who decided okay, A 27 year old acts like this you can't play with your food you can't do this lol I think this is just one of societies ways to be stick up your rear way of trying to control people. I am childish as hell at 27 I would rather smile and be playful than sour faced. Life is way too short we shouldn't just be young at heart but in body and mind aswell

I act more maturely than usual according to a lot of people when I'm trying to work but when I'm around my friends and messing around, I've been known to be pretty random/weirdly immature. I think that would be the same for most people, just maybe on a smaller scale.