Wanting to Teleport as a Sign of Growing Up

It makes more sense than you think it does.

Wanting to teleport means several things: that you want to get to your destination, that your world has expanded, that you can’t rely on other people to get you there, and that you are feeling rushed.

So if you really want to get to your destination, that usually means that where you are going is a place of your choosing. Which means that you are old enough to know that you really like your piano lessons or whatever it is. No little kid wants to teleport to that, they usually don’t want to be there at all. Or it is a sign of maturity in that you know you have an appointment and want to be there on time, even if you don’t really want to go.

And it also means that your world has expanded beyond the area of getting places instantly. When you’re little, when you want to be somewhere, you go. And it’s that simple. As you make friends across the neighborhood, that distance lengthens a little. Then it might expand to other towns. Then you go to college and suddenly your friends are all over the continent! Or you become aware of events outside of your town that you want to go to. Either way, your world expands and it takes longer to traverse it.

You also probably aren’t counting on your parents to bring you there on time. Maybe you were supposed to get yourself there on time. Or maybe it’s the public transportation (again). Either way, you are either old enough to get yourself places, or mature enough to realize that your parents/the bus are not superhuman and can’t get you there on time magically.

The feeling rushed I think is the thinnest point here, but thought I’d put it down anyway. It expands to a little more than just “feeling rushed.” You must have had society’s etiquette imprinted on you if you want to get somewhere on time. You also see the limits of the speed you can take while travelling. You probably realize how much time travel time takes up and want to eliminate it. They all require a pretty good understanding of how things work physically and within society. And they all require a little growing up.

So it’s really not as outlandish as it seems at first, speaking as someone who has wanted to teleport for ages, I know that I never wanted to do that as a child and think that it definitely is a sign of getting older.