To Be Mature Or Not To Be Mature...

Wait.

That is NOT the question. It's more along the lines of when to be mature, right?

This is complicated, I guess, because there are different levels of maturity. 

For example, you can be serious around some people, and silly around others.

Does it have to be always silliness or seriousness?

No, not in my opinion. 

That would be stupid. 

Who wants to be silly all the time? 
 "Crumpets, crumpets, crumpets. I like crumpets, Mum!"
That could get annoying.

AND who would want to be serious all the time?

"Pass the crumpets, Bobathon. And be quiet. You're disturbing the peace."
(I'm going in an English direction for some reason...)

BUT why I'm really bringing this up is my situation. 

SO I'm getting up there in the teen years and people kind of expect me to get more serious. 

But I like being silly. 

But I'm mostly silly with just my family and close friends so that's different. 

Let me give you a real-life example (wow!): 

So I'm talking to my mom about how my friend is coming over. 

Her name is Ariel. 

NATURALLY I told my mom she was a mermaid. 

Wouldn't you?

Anyways, I told her something along the lines of how she's on land for now and that's why we can hang out. 
(By the way, like I said earlier, I usually just talk like this to my family. 

And it's because I love making them laugh! It's not because I really believe in mermaids.

WOW. I really get side-tracked. 

ANYWAYS, 
my mom laughed (because her daughter is funny), but then she said I have to be "more mature". 

What. 

I told her that I AM mature. But she didn't believe me..

But I can be mature! 
Like with other people. 
Actually I get really shy and close myself up sometimes.

BUT I'm getting ahead of myself here!
 
Where WAS I?

Oh yeah. 

When should you be mature?

Personally, I think it's fine to be silly. YOU just need to know when's the right time and when is it a better time to be serious. And I don't see any problem about being silly around your family members cause, they can't get rid of ya!

Although maybe, JUST MAYBE, I need to stop referring my friends to mermaids...