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[borg_princess]

A lot of times, I qualify statements with ‘this is so embarrassing, but…’ or ‘I’m kinda ashamed to say this’.But really? I don’t have to do that! I don’t need to justify my tastes, no matter how much I feel like I do. I’m sure most of you guys don’t judge me incessantly, or if you do side-eye me on something, well, it’s not the end of the world. We

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[borg_princess]

I hope you like it if you do check it out!

I hate when people say teenagers cant be mature, and speak well, be self-aware, or make rational decisions

It's a very popular belief and it upsets me. It's like people are saying the only worthwhile teenage protagonists are idiotic, selfish, thoughtless douches and that if you write them with intelligence and redeeming qualities, then the author's doing it wrong. We should all be like characters from Harry Potter and bully and torment people and let our feelings cause us to hurt others, physically and emotionally, that's the only valid way to write a teenager. UGH.

I know often in my Thicker than Water series people say the teenagers should be more like teenagers

Was that the one...no, no, I think the one I read was from ages ago, The Grove or something? I really liked the way they were written there, you could see their canon personalities in them. I don't believe adults spring into existence fully grown, there are often elements of the person they'll grow to be in the teenager. But fandom thinks teen versions of adult characters have to all be alike in acting childish and immature and bratty. *eyeroll* Because that's obv the type of guy who'll grow up into someone like Hotch!

MY FEEELINGS, ARGH.

[mcgarrygirl78]

It is popular and television/books/movies alternate between perpetuating it and being peeved over it. The truth of the matter comes down to this, every person is different whether they're 6, 16, or 36. Some are immature and mean, some are introspective, some are giggly, some are serious....they come in all shapes and sizes at every age. And that's cool, not something to bash.

Yeah, you're probably talking about The Grove. Thicker than Water is a lot different and I think I stick even more to the Canon characters in young adult form. Check out this story if you get a chance and let me know. The whole BAU team is in it, including Seaver. A lot of the teen stories in the CM fandom, or even the kid stories, turn me off a bit. Its a fine line to walk, in any event, and the writer's experiences will color it as well. But I dont find very much interesting about reading (or writing for that matter) a bunch of immature, mean, silly characters at any age.