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Age is a Scary Thing

I used to worry about my age. I don't anymore. What good is worrying going to do? It won't make you younger, and it just depresses you going forward.

It's still funny, though, to go back to my high school reunion and see people whom I knew more than half of my life ago... or to remember what it was like to open Christmas presents when I was 7 years old.
 
clayj said:
I used to worry about my age. I don't anymore. What good is worrying going to do? It won't make you younger, and it just depresses you going forward.

It's still funny, though, to go back to my high school reunion and see people whom I knew more than half of my life ago... or to remember what it was like to open Christmas presents when I was 7 years old.
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Memories are great - you just reminded me of a web site I had once where me and my brothers and sisters who post "I remember's". I think I'll have to resurrect that one! Thanks for jogging the old memory there :rolleyes:
 
mac-convert said:
Skunk, that's my style! I have a few years on you, and I'm enjoying every minute of it......Hey - age ain't so bad - once you get old enough you can sit around and just make things up!
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There was a thread on who was the oldest, active MR member some time back, but I can't find it. Then, I think it was wdlove who got the award.
 
jsw said:
Good grief! The shirt I'm wearing is older than you. Honest. :eek: :eek:

Well, maybe. I bought it in March 1993. And, no, I don't normally remember such things. This one has a history.

*** runs off to buy new clothes ***
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Well if it makes you feel better I used a rotary phone when I was younger, along with listening to records and we had a television with them huge knobs. My parents are quite behind technology-wise.
 
I've been there, but I didn't worry too much. I'm 21 (22 in mid feb) and I already have classmates who are married and with kids. I think I'll procrastinate a bit and leave worrying about my age 'till I'm 30 ;)
 
I'm 15 and I really really hate it! School seems useless until next year. I'm not taking any classes this semester that let em do things I care about (Tech, Graphic Design, Video Production). Next Year (Junior) I'm taking a 2 hour College Credit Graphic Design Class! I'm so excited! I'll eb able to post my creations here. And next semester, like a month away, I'm taking video production. So, I'll fiunally like school, for the first time since I started 10 years ago. Also, my parents hate em, I'm not good enough for them. I have Aspberger's Syndrome, ADD, and ADHD, so I'm The "Annoying" Kid at school. I can't wait until real life! It should be better. Also, all the girls at my school think I'm odd, and wouldn't touch em with a 10-foot pole. I ahve no idea where else to meet gals seeing as how I have no car yet! GRRRR!

Sorry for the long rant everybody.

Pretty soon my life will have a bright spot! If the Fed-Ex guy will ever get his ass up here, I'll have my Christmas present, my beautiful Blackbook. And when a guy at school I know get's paid, I'm gonna be building my first computer for him!.
 
I'm 24 and I have felt too old since I was 20 or so. It's a pretty big problem. I know people who are 20 and I think they're not old at all and should be care free but when I was their age I felt too old like I do now. The reasons I feel too old are pretty complex and personal, but I guess the short of it is that when I was a teenager I didn't get to "be" a teenager and now in my 20s I have this feeling of watching my friends rise to great heights so quickly and I am still figuring out who I am and what I want.
 
ChrisWB said:
Your avatar certainly places you in high society. I suppose that's one of the benefits of age.
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Darn right it does- nothing is more class than a frog in a tux!

I'm 26... most of my real friends (i.e. people I still talk to. see, etc.) are settled down, for the most part. A friend since kindergarten has 2 kids. It seems most of the people that I was friends w/ that were always "cool" haven't progressed at all in life. I saw that one coming a mile away.
 
Well, I deal with people of all of the ages mentioned on a regular basis in real life. This is what I've learned:
1. There are many different kinds of intelligence. I've known people with multiple doctoral degrees that couldn't tie their own shoes. The trick in life is knowing what KIND of intelligence you are dealing with and responding accordingly.
2. The questions you ask are pretty common. The maturity process is not like formal schooling where you graduate to the next grade or school - it really depends on what life puts in front of you.
3. Keep on asking those questions....
 
Mammoth said:
Oh my.. I feel like a baby compared to all you. I'm 13. :D Are all you going to scold me for doing weird things? :mad:
mac-convert said:
If you don't scold me, then I won't scold you!!! It's great to see some really young people here. Let's see - when I was 13? Geesh! It was still the 50's - what a great time that was (still is).
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Agree with mac-convert!

Personally, I love to see the different perspectives of everyone -- well with the exception of a couple on the Political Forum! ;)

Some of us may talk about our experiences in the hopes of them being useful for others. As mac-converts signature says, "Experience - the thing you get just after you need it" is so applicable. :)

BTW, please don't take offense to the I have <insert here> that is older than you are statements! ;)

Shoot in my case I have CDs, videos, Laser Discs, computers, clothes, uniforms, etc. that are older than you! :eek: Time goes quickly! :eek: :eek:
 
sushi said:
Agree with mac-convert!

Personally, I love to see the different perspectives of everyone -- well with the exception of a couple on the Political Forum! ;)

Some of us may talk about our experiences in the hopes of them being useful for others. As mac-converts signature says, "Experience - the thing you get just after you need it" is so applicable. :)

BTW, please don't take offense to the I have <insert here> that is older than you are statements! ;)

Shoot in my case I have CDs, videos, Laser Discs, computers, clothes, uniforms, etc. that are older than you! :eek: Time goes quickly! :eek: :eek:
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Hmm.. there's a load of old stuff I wish I had. Macintosh 128k, Powerbook 1400, etc. And I wasn't *coughimeanoldenough* see the birth of OS X. :(
 
hana said:
Well, I deal with people of all of the ages mentioned on a regular basis in real life. This is what I've learned:
1. There are many different kinds of intelligence. I've known people with multiple doctoral degrees that couldn't tie their own shoes. The trick in life is knowing what KIND of intelligence you are dealing with and responding accordingly.
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sushi said:
Agree with mac-convert!
Personally, I love to see the different perspectives of everyone...
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One of the things that I key in on in my daily work is the other person's perspective, and to go along with hana, how can I use that to convey the message that I have. As I work through technical problems with people, I frequently get comments like "how do you know all that technical crap". I simply tell them, look I couldn't do your job, and I don't expect you to know my job, and that's why I am here and you are there.

I was once asked to give a talk to a graduating class of students in network administration and after accepting I struggled to come up with something to talk about. These were students who were training into a new career, and where not high-school or college students. After much struggling and brain-bashing, I walked into the class and introduced myself and gave about five or ten minutes about who I was and where I had been in my career. I then addressed the instructor and asked him to do the same - caught him off guard! When he finished, I started at one end of the class and worked through every student there and had them do the same. Each person in the class had a different background, different jobs prior to taking this class, and very common goals in a future in network admin. They were expecting a talk on how the industry was moving, what they should study next, what the future held for the profession, etc.

Here is where I dropped the big one on them. I simply said that it wasn't about the work they had elected to learn, but that it was about the people that they were about to meet in life. I reminded them that each of them had a different background and different experiences in life, and that the people that they were going to be working with would be exactly the same - different in experience and in perspective and in capabilities. Recognize that and deal with each person as a unique individual and you will become successful.

Well, I have rambled enough, and probably have gotten off topic, but just thought that I would pass on some thoughts and see where they land. My glass has nothing but air in it at this point, and it's time for a refill. :D :D :D
 
thebiggoose said:
I have Aspberger's Syndrome, ADD, and ADHD, so I'm The "Annoying" Kid at school. I can't wait until real life! It should be better. Also, all the girls at my school think I'm odd, and wouldn't touch em with a 10-foot pole. I ahve no idea where else to meet gals seeing as how I have no car yet! GRRRR!
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When I was 14, I was the biggest nerdiest asian kid you can find. I never got any girls and the popular kids always picked on me.... that somehow changed mid-way through highschool when i started getting good at varsity sports and snagged myself a letter man's jacket stuff (I guess when you where a jacket you're automatically cooler ::roll:: ). It wasn't until late late hs + college that I really started dating, etc, etc.

In that respect, when I look back , it seems like that stuff... the wanting to be with the cool kids, in crowd ....seems so silly and far away (like they happened a million years ago!).

So don't worry if you have it bad now, these adolescent moments always seems funny, silly, and awkwardly precious....at least in retrospect!
 
He's alright. At least he uses punctuation, unlike most of the pre-pubescents round here. :D
 
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