OK, here is my two cents. We can’t control what others do. Do I think it is ok for a 13 year old to be on the internet unsupervised or to be on YWN? NO, not unless her parents are also members and they have been on at least for a month and know exactly what type of discussions go on here. Once they have the full picture of all the discussions and they still allow her to do so, then WE should no longer be concerned that there are children of all ages on this website.
If Gumball is here on her own without her parents’ knowledge, and without her parents’ consent then NO absolutely I don’t believe she should be here. Also if her parents are just assuming that there is nothing here that is inappropriate for a 13 year old, then I again, I don’t believe such a young person should be here. But as I said, we can’t control what others do and it is out of our control.
No matter how mature someone believes they are it is all relative to that person and NOT to the reality of one’s real development according to the physical and mental development of that age process. For instance a current 21 year old who thought s/he was so very mature at the age of 13, 15, 17 or even 19 realizes at the age of 21 that they were so very NOT as mature or brilliant as they thought they were at those stages of their lives even though they might have been more mature than their peers. And of course at 21 they realize that the choices that they made at those stages were NOT the best choices they could or should have made. So it is all relative to the perspective you are observing from.
So again Gumball, I would say to you, if you choose to be on YWN, I would suggest to you, strongly suggest to you that you use this very special website wisely. We are all here to support you when you need us for advice or to listen to understand when you have an issue. Open the posts you need to and we will be here for you. But as far as reading other threads and joining adult discussions I would suggest that you think of that in terms of walking into a conversation your parents are having with their friends. Would you or your parents feel that would be appropriate? Would you just walk over to a group of adults and join their conversation or listen in? That in essence is what you are doing here.