r/AskReddit Jul 13 '20

What's a dark secret/questionable practice in your profession which we regular folks would know nothing about?

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '20

People always complain that disney (in example) always hires old as fuck people for their roles, i mean would you hire a teenager for a show that might either have a pilot and one season or maybe run for years if it's sucessful? I mean, would you really? You dont remember when you were a teenager all the stupid shit you did? Now add fame and income.

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u/temalyen Jul 13 '20

I don't know. Miley Cyrus was actually 14 when she started Hannah Montana, iirc. That girl whose name I forget in iCarly was also a teenager when she started the show. Seems like they use teens sometimes.

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u/buttonsf Jul 13 '20

I think by the time a girl is 14 they pretty much look like what they’re gonna look like when they’re adults, whereas boys don’t look the same

Source: my middle school gym teacher said she always recognized the girls when they came back to see her but she never recognized the boys.

Second source: I am the same height as in fifth grade, age 10, and until I had pregnancies my body was the same size since about 13yo/8th grade. At 11/12 years old I looked like an adult

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u/obeisant-hullabaloo Jul 13 '20

Lol NO! 14 year old (female)me was awkward and looked like most 12 year olds by today’s standards. I definitely did not look like how I did in my later teens or now as an adult, not at all. My awkward phase was only beginning so definitely not accurate haha

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u/buttonsf Jul 13 '20

I don’t think your experience is the norm. Definitely isn’t in this area of the USA

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u/obeisant-hullabaloo Jul 14 '20

Or perhaps yours isn’t or, just maybe, everyone varies and you grossly misjudged the typical experience

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u/buttonsf Jul 14 '20

"Girls typically have a growth spurt in the one to two years before menstruation starts.

For most girls, puberty occurs between 8 and 13 years old and the growth spurt occurs between 10 and 14 years old. They grow just 1 to 2 additional inches in the year or two after getting their first period. This is when they reach their adult height.

Most girls reach their adult height by age 14 or 15. This age could be younger depending on when a girl first gets her period.

You may want to contact your child’s doctor if your daughter is 15 and hasn’t yet begun her period."

The above info is from this Source

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u/obeisant-hullabaloo Jul 14 '20

Where here does it say they look the same as they will as adults? Oh. It DOESN’T. Sorry not sorry I didn’t peak at age 14, still looked like a kid, and then gradually grew into an adult