Brown spoke about people watching her "grow up" in the public eye in 2021.
Brown told MTV News that when she first became famous, she was more "carefree" when it came to her budding fame. As she grew older, she "struggled more with the fame aspect" and anxiety.
"I am a young girl and you know, I'm only 17, but at the end of the day I'm learning to be a woman. I'm learning to be a young woman," Brown said. "Being a young girl, people watch you grow up right? And they almost become invested in your growth, and your journey. But they aren't ready to accept the fact that you're growing up, right?"
Brown said that some of her style choices, like crop tops or heels, would prompt outsized reactions from people saying that she's acting older than her age.
"I have 50 million people like my parents and they're like, 'No,'" Brown said. "And my parents are like, 'Yay! Thank god you're 17.'"