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May or may not overlap with [[Who Wants to Live Forever?]] and [[I Hate You, Vampire Dad]]. [[Sub-Trope]] of [[Blessed with Suck]]. Not to be confused with [[Not Allowed to Grow Up]], which is about live-action characters being forced to remain the same age via [[Executive Meddling]], not any in-story reason -- despite their actors growing up in the roles. Closely related to [[Never Grew Up]] (which is a voluntary decision by the child to not grow up). See also [[Legal Jailbait]]
May or may not overlap with [[Who Wants to Live Forever?]] and [[I Hate You, Vampire Dad]]. [[Sub-Trope]] of [[Blessed with Suck]]. Not to be confused with [[Not Allowed to Grow Up]], which is about live-action characters being forced to remain the same age via [[Executive Meddling]], not any in-story reason -- despite their actors growing up in the roles. Closely related to [[Never Grew Up]] (which is a voluntary decision by the child to not grow up). See also [[Legal Jailbait]]


[[The Other Wiki]] calls this "[[Puer aeternus]]", pointing out that the concept is [[Older Than Feudalism]].
[[The Other Wiki]] [[wikipedia:Puer aeternus|calls this]] "[[Puer aeternus]]", pointing out that the concept is [[Older Than Feudalism]].


Contrast [[Elderly Immortal]].
Contrast [[Elderly Immortal]].