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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think they tend to be kids who have an innately high EQ, such that their parents stop worrying about them and so stop supervising them at a much younger age that is typical. So, while they seem mature and know how to manipulate adults (and others), they do not in fact have fully developed frontal lobes yet, so they do stupid things without getting caught.[/quote]

This. Sometimes it can be earlier trauma, but sometimes the kids are really popular and seem much older than they really are. Throw in lack of parental supervision, and "fast."[/quote]

This was me, especially if you throw in my absent, divorced parents. I got good grades and stayed out of trouble at school, but at 15 I was having sex (with 1 BF), doing ecstasy and other drugs, drinking, skipping school to hit the maximum 20 absences per year, staying out all night, and other not so safe things. Where I grew up, this was normal, so early experiences plus peers matter too. My parents partied. We all had easy access to drugs and alcohol. We grew up this way.

Had my parents been involved and had resources, my sibling and I would probably be in a better place. I got my sh:t together but struggle with depression. My younger sibling is a full blown addict, and sometimes I think it’s because she got fewer “good” years—I had the advantage of being the first born and was doted upon for a few years until everything fell apart.

Tl; dr : (1) parenting (2) peers (3) genetic predisposition

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