Thread:SeaNanners121/@comment-22439-20140428155641/@comment-24588058-20140506205827

Age does not equate respect. Respect is earned through one's actions, not awarded by age. Younger people have a harder time respecting older people, so it is important to prove that you deserve it. I might be older than my cousin (13), but that doesn't mean she respects me. If anything, her ability to beat me in wrestling counters that. There is a balance, though. I respect her strength, but she respects my greater knowledge of Star Wars (which she only got into a few years ago and will not watch without me). It's a mutual agreement that sets the tone for our relationship. Example two: My Uncle Chris is not well-respected by my Uncle Dan. Chris is a year older, but he acts like a kid half the time. Dan is an adult and acts like one, so there is not much respect between them. But Chris beats Dan in knowledge of airplanes, so the only respect is there. If anything, you need to gain respect for something you beat everyone else at. If they have any respect for you, it should be where you deserve it. Understand?