being a genius would be sad

molly4190
Sun, 25 Jan 2009 15:31:25 +0000

Cola, you make some good points, but regardless, I think a 12 year old surrounded by 17/18 year old classmates wouldn’t enjoy HS as much.

A 12 year old is still going through puberty, is small and scrawny, his interests are different. His 17/18 year old classmates are physically adults, most are probably having sex, drinking, other things 12 year olds generally don’t do. Sure, maybe he’s academically on the same level as them, but outside of class, people don’t discuss Chemistry and Victorian Literature with their friends. Imagine being 12 and your 18 year old “friend” is trying to talk to you about her boyfriend and brings up her sex life, and you haven’t even hit puberty yet. Or they all go out to a movie, and you need to bring your Mommy because you can’t see a PG13 film, let alone R :D