It's come to this...

The 'Peter Pan Syndrome' affects people who do not want or feel unable to grow up, people with the body of an adult but the mind of a child.
The syndrome is not currently considered a psychopathology, given the World Health Organization has not recognized it as a psychological disorder. However, an increasingly larger number of adults are presenting emotionally immature behaviors in Western society.

Well now in the UK...

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Adolescence no longer ends when people hit 18, according to updated guidelines being given to child psychologists.

The new directive is designed to extend the age range that child psychologists can work with from 18 years old up to 25.

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An adult at 18? Not any more: Adolescence now ends at 25 to prevent young people getting an inferiority complex | Mail Online

I guess this explains Obamacare providing coverage on parents plans until the age of 26 . If 25 is the new age of adulthood ,shouldn't things like the voting age eligibility be adjusted accordingly ?

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If 25 is the new age of adulthood ,shouldn't things like the voting age eligibility be adjusted accordingly ?

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No because the article specifically refers to British child psychology guidelines to "extend the age range that child psychologists can work with from 18 years old up to 25". Nothing to do with the legal voting age or definition of adult.

It should go up along with the drinking age as well... and the age one is allowed to operate a motor vehicle should be adjusted upward accordingly.

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Originally Posted by tomder55

It's come to this ......

The ‘Peter Pan Syndrome’ affects people who do not want or feel unable to grow up, people with the body of an adult but the mind of a child.
The syndrome is not currently considered a psychopathology, given the World Health Organization has not recognized it as a psychological disorder. However, an increasingly larger number of adults are presenting emotionally immature behaviors in Western society.

Well now in the UK ...


An adult at 18? Not any more: Adolescence now ends at 25 to prevent young people getting an inferiority complex | Mail Online

I guess this explains Obamacare providing coverage on parents plans until the age of 26 . If 25 is the new age of adulthood ,shouldn't things like the voting age eligibility be adjusted accordingly ?

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Absolutely. I mean hey, if they're clueless about civics and take their parents on job interviews they probably shouldn't be voting.

If a kid is man enough to use a gun to defend his country, then he is man enough to vote and have a beer.

Go die to defend us but no beer, no car, no vote. Whaaaaa?! That's plain stupid.

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Originally Posted by talaniman

If a kid is man enough to use a gun to defend his country, then he is man enough to vote and have a beer.

Go die to defend us but no beer, no car, no vote. Whaaaaa??!!!! That's plain stupid.

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If a kid is old enough to fight for the country ,to drink ,to drive a car ,to vote ,then they are old enough to get their own health care coverage .

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Originally Posted by talaniman

If a kid is man enough to use a gun to defend his country, then he is man enough to vote and have a beer.

Go die to defend us but no beer, no car, no vote. Whaaaaa??!!!! That's plain stupid.

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Is sarcasm too difficult for you?

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Originally Posted by tomder55

if a kid is old enough to fight for the country ,to drink ,to drive a car ,to vote ,then they are old enough to get their own health care coverage .

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Exactly...

It's come to this... while the MIA anti-war movement seems rather nonplussed about Obama's war mongering, they're motivated by some CUNY professor to hound David Petraeus.

WATCH: College Students Chase David Petraeus and Shout at Him on First Day of Class

Shouldn't this professor behind all of this be teaching or something instead of calling out his attack dog students to harass a man who served his country for 40 years?

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Originally Posted by tomder55

if a kid is old enough to fight for the country ,to drink ,to drive a car ,to vote ,then they are old enough to get their own health care coverage .

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Don't confuse age with economics.

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Originally Posted by talaniman

Don't confuse age with economics.

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We did it... they can too... they would have to make sacrifices just like we had to.


Perish the thought they would be inconvienienced in any way... their fragile ego's couldn't take it.

And now, in the type of rant that would have made any Republican fodder for all manner of ridicule and hate for days, a word from Pastor Charlie Rangel. Jesus is apparently going to send you to Hell if you give people food stamps and Social Security.

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“Anyone who is familiar with the Bible,” Rangel said, should know that “Jesus said you’re going to Hell if you don’t treat the lesser of his brothers and sisters” with compassion. Republican believers, he explained, will be assessed by a “higher authority” for attempting to thwart government programs that help the poor: “He said he was hungry, you didn’t give him food stamps … He was thirsty, you didn’t purify the water … he said he was naked, you didn’t give him Social Security.”

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Of course those of us who do know the bible know Jesus never, ever, not once supported forcibly taking a third of your income from you to fund a corrupt, wasteful, inefficient government bureaucracy so they can dole it out to anyone they see fit, such as green tech companies, big oil, people who refuse to work or to force nuns to buy coverage that violates their faith. Or get sent to Hell. And let's not forget the irony of this coming from a tax cheat.

I wonder where one goes if they lie on their financial disclosure forms ,cheat on their taxes , and violate rent control laws ?
Rep. Charlie Rangel found guilty of 11 ethics violations
http://nypost.com/2013/09/14/ens-and...ore-than-200g/
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/11/ny...anted=all&_r=0

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Originally Posted by tomder55

I wonder where one goes if they lie on their financial disclosure forms ,cheat on their taxes , and violate rent control laws ?
Rep. Charlie Rangel found guilty of 11 ethics violations
http://nypost.com/2013/09/14/ens-and...ore-than-200g/
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/11/ny...anted=all&_r=0

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That's easy, Congress.

Instant: Rimshot

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Originally Posted by tomder55

Instant: Rimshot

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LOL, now that's handy.

It's come to this, we don't need Hillary for U.S. president, she should set her sights higher and become president of the universe!

She may have to settle for just POTUS.

She can start by polishing my shoes... thats about all she's proven she's qualified to do.

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Originally Posted by smoothy

She can start by polishing my shoes...thats about all she's proven she's qualified to do.

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You aren't qualified to polish her shoes. Maybe after you guys shut the government down and get furloughed. And you better not apply for food stamps either.