[Outdated] Aging up as a teen!
Hey there teen community!
Are you a teen member turning 18 up anytime soon?
No worries! Turning 18 can be a scary age for some, youre aging up, and is a young adult now, how do you feel about that? On 7 Cups, when it comes to aging up, there are some things that do happen when you switch over to the adult side once turning 18.
For starters, your account switches over on the day of your birthday and youll be on the adult side quick and simple. Its sad not seeing your friends, not having regular people you speak with and I understand how that can be annoying. However, just because you might not see them in the rooms (until they themselves have turn 18), doesnt mean you wont see them again!
What happens to all my teen friends?
You can still interact with them on the feed, sometimes if you have teen listeners, if they are kept in your pm list you can still speak to them and theres always the lovely forums which are filled with lots of places to speak with them! If you find that they are not in your pms list, then you can go into Path then My progress and click on the envelope icon beside their name.
What will I see when I age up?
Youll see lots of member chat rooms than on the teen side, youll also be seeing listeners who are over 18 if you are searching for listeners on the browse listener page as well as adult-teen listeners.
Is there anyone that can help me with transitioning over?
Of course! We have an adult-teen buddy project created by @Holly29 where you can reach out to an adult-teen listener and they can help you out in any way, whether its going in the rooms, explaining how the adult side is, etc. However, its currently being revamped but we will let you know when its back up and ready.
Members: We have an exciting new project called the Aging Up Hotel to help you transition into the adult community. Check out this post for more info!
Its all new when switching over but there are some things that still stay the same! You're not alone in this. If you have any questions when it comes to aging up, you are more than welcome to ask in this thread or PM me!
@Kate @Laura
hello, I have a question and not sure if I ask here ahah, how do I become an adult-teen listener as I would hate to stop talking to those who I have built a trust with :)
@Samantha333 maybe reach out to heather225 and ask how you can help teens and be an adult teen listener.
@Yendi
Thank you for this post! I was wondering about this myself because I'm 17
Hey, I just wanted to know how this transition affects listeners.
@bubblingSoul61
Hey there! Apologies for the late response. In what way do you mean? When you age up, your account switches to the adult section on the site, where you would only be able to see adult rooms and message adults. However, the forums are open to the public and you can respond to anyone there. If you would like to go back to messaging teens, you would have to apply to be an adult-teen listener which you can find here.
Hope this helps!
im turning 18 in 5 days
@JellyBean09 Congratulations on transitioning. How are things working for you?
I have been helping teens and 18+ for 4 years so feel free to PM me. Would like to hear how things are going.
So I have a question. I would still like to listen to teens regardless of aging up. Will I still be able to do so, or will it be a mix of both?
@FriendlyDani3
Hey Dani! When you age up, you will only be able to listen to adults and can specify in your bio that you prefer perhaps 18-25 age range (as an example). You can also still speak to anyone in the forums, but to be able to pm teens, you would need to apply to be an adult-teen listener, which you can find here.
Hope this helps! You are welcome to pm me with any more questions.
Yay the banner to turn 18 finally came my way yay adult land but oh the new journeys to be had!!!!!
@Karrot you have been prepared for this with all the people you talk to I bet. Anyway my door is open for PMs to figure out the crazy world of "oldies"
@soulsings I will come to ur pms <3
@Karrot glad you PMd me. We had a good chat and I feel like we are getting to know each other better.
The scariest part of transitioning I think is the unknown of what things will be like. I have seen many things at 7cups so I am glad to help people find the support they were getting on teen side on the 18+ side too.
I turned 18 ten days ago, is there anything I need to do for the transition?
P.s. Thank you so much for having me as part of this wonderful community! :)
@hopetoachieve20 a lot depends on what you want your 7cups experience to be. Feel free to PM me or any teen transition Mentor and we can chat about what you are looking to experience at 7cups. https://www.7cups.com/@soulsings
I turned 14 in late January of 2020
@thesadbangtan well glad to hear that. I think to be a listener need to be 15 so maybe that is something to work towards?
