Some adults seem to have this idea that them being of an older age automatically means they deserve our respect? So, let me get this right, Hitler is so much older than I am this logic leads me to believe I should respect him despite the atrocious crimes he had committed? This sounds like I'm completely over-reacting but I believe the term 'respect your elders' is not a rule.
People can go through heartbreak after heartbreak directly from their parents. Therefore, their parents surely don't deserve their love and respect? Respect is a concept that has to be given to people who are genuine and treat you with the equal amount of respect. So, your age does not determine any characteristics. It doesn't make you wiser or kinder or more intelligent. It doesn't give you more experience, someone who is 28 could live their life and gain more experience in their 28 years than an 80 year old. I mean, as David Tennant said, 'some people live more in twenty years than others do in eighty. It's not the time that matters, it's the person.'
Therefore, remember that being a certain age does not promise you anything. If someone treats you badly but then is certain you should still respect them because they are older and thus need more respect, don't listen to them for a second more. A person's respect is important and sacred, not something given out because of a stupid number despite the bad feeling you've endured from them.
The phrase 'you're just a child you wouldn't understand' is wrong, it's just wrong. A child could have experienced more pain and heartbreak or could be wiser or more intelligent than their parents, it just depends on the life they've lead. NOT THEIR AGE.
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