hey everyone,

as some of you may know, im 16, and ive been a member of the forums here for a little over a year. a little while ago, i went into chat, and as soon as i entered the room, i was immedietly asked how old i was. i told them, and i felt rather ashamed and embarresed with my age, as they illuded to the fact that i was too young to hear what they were talking about. they claimed that there were legal issues of sort involved with talking with a minor, specifically reguarding sexual issues. i guess what im getting to here is basically this....are there in-fact any legal issues reguarding talking about sexual issues to minors? it was just kind of hurtful as they treated me as a mindless child simply because i was 16. i feel like this happens a lot here at psychcentral, all age groups are not truly embraced, and it hurts after a while.

sorry, ive had a rough day =[ thanks for reading, and hopefully understanding.
melissa