GG is correct, K-TM - although realistically, as long as you're under 18, it may annoy Griffin but you're not breaking any laws.* At this point, it's opinions.* You like TM, Griffin doesn't like TM.* "I like Waffles" vs "How can anybody like Waffles?" "Hey, I'm just a kid!" actually works right now for most stuff.* Lots of freedom in that but that's 'cause there's a lot of stuff you can't do (usually involving money) which I think is stupid but I don't make the rules.* BUT, I don't agree with all the rules either.* I think a lot of them are wrong. But maybe they're right - I'm just one person with opinions that I think are right. Now another boring Ken story - you can stop reading now well, I think it's interesting - about TM.. and a rant about Ageism I was gonna start up a NATIONWIDE network of "People Helping People" I called it Our Local Guru.* I was so excited!* People who knew more were gonna help people who wanted to learn more! I got a Trademark (well a Servicemark) [1]https://inventively.com/search/trademarks/78106209 - back in 2002 Paid the US Patent and Trademark office (USPTO) $300 (it's still $300 in 2015). But there was more paperwork I had to do.* i got bored with the idea and gave up.* So Complicate. Much Wait. Now it's listed as DEAD.* It's kinda cool to me, really - having an official dead thing. :P When I got to Florida, I just had to pay Florida* $50 for a "Fictitious Name", I could start up a bank account, register with the county and that was it. But in 2002, I was gonna CHANGE THE WORLD and thought I had to do all the paperwork. 'cause I was gonna use the Internet and all. sigh.* Such a dreamer.* Always dreaming. But yeah, for now, I wouldn't sweat it.* Except for a few REALLY BAD things [like.. you know... murder], according the USA, you're still legally an infant. Yeah.* Seriously.* An infant.* Pisses me off.* Not right.* But legally, you could write TM on your G+ name or write it with fingerpaints right now.* They think of it as the same because of your age. * <18 = Infant. >18 = Adult.* Not your fault.* It's Ageism.* I was 14 yrs old when I learned I AM AN INFANT and I got so mad that I'm still mad* 29 years later.* I threw the library book on the ground and felt empty. I swore I'd never forget that feeling when I got older.* I got older.* Passed the 18 yr old mark a few years later.* I never forgot it. Anyway, if you made it this far (it's a tl;dr), it's between you guys right now.* Nobody's coming after you K-TM* for using TM 'cause you're under 18 and free to not follow most adult rules and GG is free to express an opinion about not liking TM and following adult rules. You're both right at this point. and GG Thank you for sharing your opinion piece.* It inspired me to write about stuff I forgot to write down and _eventually_ my words will be used elsewhere but I really wanted to share 'myself' with you guys most importantly.* Thanks :D and thank you K-TM who reminded me about the "Aww" side of things. I don't like being on the Aww side either.* I might not have written all that, if you didn't say "Aww" - and I like writing, so thanks :D References Visible links 1. https://inventively.com/search/trademarks/78106209