the case of the 20 something teens

[@teddiekozanov2664]

As a teenager myself I have never invisioned myself making it to adulthood, but as it draws closer I feel younger and younger. Your video was really good I like your analysis of fear of growing up and the nostalgic feeling that settles as we grow.

[@maximegabriel]

I assure you, you are not alone 💞 adulthood can be so daunting, but we've got this! thank you so much, I loved reading your comment 😊 I'm so happy you liked the video 💘

[@amyhawks]

after covid hit, i really felt like i was stuck being 19 for a while. now i’m 23, i finished university and i’m diving back into my childhood hobbies i had to stop doing because of studies

[@maximegabriel]

omg you are not alone, I feel the same hahaha - it's like covid stopped time in a way..thanks for your comment, I hope you enjoyed the video 😊💕

[@aj_dossey]

I'm 21 and relate to a lot of what you said. Its difficult navigating adulthood and it can be nice to fall back on interests I had as a teen. Anyway, this video was amazing and your cat is so cute. :)

[@maximegabriel]

I totally get you, we're in the same boat! thank you so much for your comment, I'm so happy you liked the video 😊 and yes - I agree, she's the cutest hihi🐈‍⬛ 💘

[@mayamonth8533]

When I was a teen I was smoking, doing drugs and wearing dark clothes so my peers think I'm cool and mature, but now as a 21 year old I don't need to impress anyone. I know better who my real friends are so I allow myself to be myself and I'm going back to the interests I abandoned because they didnt seem cool enough when I was younger. I feel so much more authentic and if I wasn't so self conscious of everything as a teen I probably would've had a much better time! But really being a teenager is so over glamorised in the media when actually its just an awkward and not very interesting time for the most of us. The pandemic helped me realise that all these people I was trying to impress were completely irrelevant when I wasn't at school and I could just stop caring so much. Being in my twenties has been so freeing but it is a difficult period so its good to find comfort in being yourself.

[@cutienerdgirl]

I dealt with a lot of abuse and parentification in my teens so, I'm spending my early 20s navigating hurdles I should've jumped over when I was 16. I think I deserve to enjoy the peaks and plateaus of teen-hood at the age of 24 years old. 🤷🏾‍♀️💖

[@tora3584]

same here, i'm 23 and still feel like i'm 16. hope things are looking up for you now though!🤍

[@maeuh]

from a 17 year old turning 18 soon, this makes me less worried about my early adulthood years. This video has a beautiful message to it. 🐛

[@maximegabriel]

awe I'm so glad you liked the video, thank you for your kind comment 🥹 you've got this! 😊 💘 💞

[@Michiiiaa]

I would’ve love it if you had explored the differences / similarities between genders even more. You touched upon it briefly but most of the examples related to girlhood, chick flicks, female fashion etc. Loved the video though!

[@Plohc7438]

Dude you are first commentary youtuber that I feel isn't screaming at the camara and making fun of people. This feels more like an essay! I love it!

[@faye7441]

the way i gasped when i realized this video only has 500 views. this video is amazing!!!

[@maximegabriel]

awe you are the kindest ever!! thank you so much, I'm so happy you liked the video 🥹💞

[@erinmorse4450]

great video essay! commenting for the algorithm bc you deserve so many more followers!

[@maximegabriel]

awe thank you so much, that's so kind! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video 😊💕

[@mynameisreallycool1]

I think that we try to relive our youth when we had our childhood/teenhood taken from us. It's a trauma response. I'm not saying that this is the case for ALL 20 something year old women who try to relive their teen years, but studies have proven that people who are victims of childhood trauma will try to relive their youth, on their OWN terms and in a safer way, and most people I've met who relate this way almost always seem to have traumatic childhoods childhoods and often had to grow up fast in some ways. Many will glorify adolescence or childhood, even if they themselves didn't enjoy their adolescence or childhood, because nostalgia can change how we see the past, or we have an idea of what adolescence is supposed to look like, and we glorify THAT. It can also be the lack of hope we have for the future and beauty standards, but it's more than that.

[@carlamartinezmangas4112]

I gues most 20 something women have a trauma during the pandemic, for most of us it put a stop on one of the most important periods of our life and skiped it

[@luizas7767]

guys I completely agree, thank you so much for having this conversation@@carlamartinezmangas4112

[@CB3Best]

This was soo good!! As a psychologist this is a very interesting phenomenon to investigate. You deserve more recognition

[@maximegabriel]

awe thank you so much!! I'm really happy you enjoyed the video, thanks for your kind comment 😊 💘

[@ktyy777]

Definitely look into the start of the Kawaii art movement!! It has the same themes of infantilization as a form of protest/rebellion

[@maximegabriel]

ooh thank you for the recommendation!! hope you enjoyed the video 😊💕

[@memyselfandinobodyfromnowh9087]

I’m in my mid thirties watching this and largely relating to it 🤷‍♀️ I think a lot of ‘growing up’ is giving in to the standard patterns of the society we’re in…’playing our part’, and I think our generations have just started doing less of that

[@jou-m]

as a recent college grad, I feel like this video popped up on my feed at just the right time. excellent stuff! looking forward to your future uploads :)

[@maximegabriel]

aw I'm so glad! thank you for your comment 🥰💕

[@Henny.777]

This is way off topic but your co-host- ahem, I mean cat, is too cute, I love the way they’re just chilling with you lol.

[@maximegabriel]

hahaha 😂 "co-host", I love it!! thank you, I totally agree, she's adorable 🐈‍⬛ 💘 thanks for your comment, I hope you enjoyed the video 😊

[@GenevieveParis-p5u]

What an amazing video, I absolutely love it! I am a 40 years old woman and I can relate ... I want memories, beauty and way more :)

[@maximegabriel]

thank you so much 🥹 I am so glad you loved the video, I hope to be just like you at your age 💞 💝

[@Persephonesbookshop]

Honestly, i love the way you narrate your videos 💕. Your cat is so cute.

[@maximegabriel]

awe thank you so much!! I agree, she is the cutest hahaha 🥹💕

[@EveloGrave]

The trends I see as a 27yo male really confuse me. This video explains it quite a bit of it. Well done.

[@daysoftheboo]

No one consents to getting older I wish we could be young and teenagers forever Growing up and getting old is just awful

[@JoiskiMe]

The mature aesthetic ideal girls are offered as they transition from girlhood is actually "the mother", and later as that season has passed "the matriarch". Womanhood is intrinsically connected to relationship-building and family. Women's physical beauty is harvested to bear spiritual beauty that lasts beyond her lifetime.

[@anti_acido]

i am like this not because of rebellion but because of my shitty upbringing and trauma lol

[@luizas7767]

Oi Antiacido. Já pensou que o modo como tu reage aos teus traumas é uma forma de rebeldia? Eu to numa fase de reconhecer a respeitar a rebeldia tardia. Sugiro :)

[@davidbelley9025]

Thanks for another really instructive video on a very interesting, yet seemingly unexplored topic. With all its uncertainties and so many threats and rules (both written and unwritten) I can relate how it can be hard to today's youth to make a leap into "adulthood" in the sense it used to be in the past (when taking Bruce Springsteen's "The River" or Cat Steven's "Father and Son" songs as examples of the 1970's North American lifestyle when young men where expected to move out of the family home at 17-19, find a house, get married, and have kids, etc.). Rather than brushing away today's phenomenon of wanting to prolong teenager years as being silly, could it simply be that: with a significantly more complicated world in which today's youth is sent out to fend for themselves; it should be considered natural that the transitional period be similarly increased? I loved watching and am eagerly waiting for your next topic!

[@calawendy]

CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL😭😭😭 I HAVE LIKE 9 OF THOSE BOOKS HOW DID I MISS THAT

[@partyhat7330]

great video, keep it up x

[@maximegabriel]

thank you so much, i'm so glad you enjoyed the video 😊💕

[@sandrasim46]

i think its a case of cultural stagnation. like if there was something culturally equivalent to a one direction or urban outfitters for adults people would be more excited to get older lol.

[@davidbelley9025]

Hello! I just rewatched your video on looks maxing ( kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4HcmGWtZcuHrM0 ) and would point out a few similarities between the phenomenon you are describing here (mainly when considering young women) and the trend in young males to try and exaggerate body features. Although this is less "age/period of life" related; this also could be interpreted as a form of wanting to look/feel/act younger. I love your essays and am so glad I subscribed to your channel! Please keep posting :)

[@calawendy]

claiming my here before 1k subs

[@maximegabriel]

awe you're so kind 🥹💖 thanks for your comment 😊

[@dilemma_pickle]

same🫶

[@slurpwis]

your cat is very pretty

[@maximegabriel]

awe thank you!! I agree hahah 💕😊🐈‍⬛