I overheard the saddest thing ever today.. - Page 3

Grieves · 02-22-2011, 02:04 PM

I get the feeling that spanky is so emotionally invested in the kid because he is the kid....

Dr. Nick Nasty · 02-22-2011, 02:22 PM

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I thought it was supposed to prepare you for life in the real world, get your learn on and become a contributing member of society. Who the fuck cares if you're having a good time! The best years of your life are high school because you get to act like a fucking fool and still have mom and dad bail you out.

this X 1000

Waves · 02-22-2011, 02:26 PM

nah, 18-early/mid twenties is about discovering yourself and your own preferences. before that age you simply arent equipped with the mental faculties to think for yourself.

in europe most kids take a year or two off before school, that makes complete sense to me

what DOESNT make sense is to take kids who are not ready for an increasingly complex real world, expect them to know their life path at 18, and pile mounds and mounds of debt on them while they pay for an education that will probably not have alot to do with the profession they find themselves in in 20 years.

theres a shit-ton wrong with our current system, and blaming the kids doesnt make sense. its the adults who create the system/framework, it should be the adults to blame if the system sucks. the adults are the ones who have the power to change it anyway. kids are always going to be kids. they will keep drinking and partying until you give them a valid alternative.

(not teachers, fyi, i know thats personal for you nick. im talking about policy makers)

((not that drinking should be encouraged or respected, i think in fact drinking is a hindrance to discovering yourself and your own preferences and path.))

John F. Kerry · 02-22-2011, 04:43 PM

or maybe hes just aristotelian like that

**Jimmycube** · 02-22-2011, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Waves

nah, 18-early/mid twenties is about discovering yourself and your own preferences. before that age you simply arent equipped with the mental faculties to think for yourself.

in europe most kids take a year or two off before school, that makes complete sense to me

what DOESNT make sense is to take kids who are not ready for an increasingly complex real world, expect them to know their life path at 18, and pile mounds and mounds of debt on them while they pay for an education that will probably not have alot to do with the profession they find themselves in in 20 years.

theres a shit-ton wrong with our current system, and blaming the kids doesnt make sense. its the adults who create the system/framework, it should be the adults to blame if the system sucks. the adults are the ones who have the power to change it anyway. kids are always going to be kids. they will keep drinking and partying until you give them a valid alternative.

(not teachers, fyi, i know thats personal for you nick. im talking about policy makers)

((not that drinking should be encouraged or respected, i think in fact drinking is a hindrance to discovering yourself and your own preferences and path.))

solid post man. It took me till about 24 before i had any idea of who i was and what i wanted. Still figuring it all out at 29

José · 02-22-2011, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Grieves

I get the feeling that spanky is so emotionally invested in the kid because he is the kid....

trololol

BudSniffer · 02-22-2011, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by my_scatterheart

he prolly eats his boogers. those ppl dont deserve friends.

Dr. Nick Nasty · 02-22-2011, 07:36 PM

i would never doubt that one should take their early 20s to figure themselves out--I wish I hadn't waited until I was 25 to really 'get it'---nonetheless, the alcohol abuse, and even gambling abuse I am seeing from kids at 19-21 is troubling, if only because they are giving up before they've even started.

Major structural issues to deal with in any event.

Cerpin Taxt · 02-22-2011, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Nick Nasty

i would never doubt that one should take their early 20s to figure themselves out--I wish I hadn't waited until I was 25 to really 'get it'---nonetheless, the alcohol abuse, and even gambling abuse I am seeing from kids at 19-21 is troubling, if only because they are giving up before they've even started.

Major structural issues to deal with in any event.

This this this this.

And hey, try not to lament the time you had before 'getting it'... it was all a part of you getting it!

~1~ · 02-22-2011, 07:55 PM

Shit, I'm 43 and i don't think I've 'gotten it', every time I think I'm close I get hit with a curve ball and think huh, didn't see that shit comin'...

José · 02-22-2011, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by ~1~

Shit, I'm 43 and i don't think I've 'gotten it', every time I think I'm close I get hit with a curve ball and think huh, didn't see that shit comin'...

Damn man, that's pretty crazy.

I know I'm at that age that Waves was speaking of at 18. I realized it like last year. I used to think I was just at the mercy of the world but then I realized I am my own person and I can control my future. It took me a long time to realize, but I'm glad I did when I did. Some times I meet people my age so naive I just can't help but think,"What the fuck is wrong with you?"
Even though I've met people way more naive than myself, I still am aware that I am pretty naive myself. I try to compensate with modesty but it doesn't always work.

osirus2020 · 02-23-2011, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by SpankyMcLankey

Damn man, that's pretty crazy.

I know I'm at that age that Waves was speaking of at 18. I realized it like last year. I used to think I was just at the mercy of the world but then I realized I am my own person and I can control my future. It took me a long time to realize, but I'm glad I did when I did. Some times I meet people my age so naive I just can't help but think,"What the fuck is wrong with you?"
Even though I've met people way more naive than myself, I still am aware that I am pretty naive myself. I try to compensate with modesty but it doesn't always work.

Yeah man it's nuts when you see someone just so fucking dumb even knowing you're not hot shit either.

Cerpin Taxt · 02-23-2011, 08:45 AM

Hey man, he was being modest.... it just didn't work this time.

**SageTree** · 02-23-2011, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by osirus2020

Yeah man it's nuts when you see someone just so fucking dumb even knowing you're not hot shit either.

Welcome to the club

I think that is all something we need to authentically admit from time to time.

Cheers.

02-22-2011, 02:04 PM	#41 (permalink)
Grieves The Worst Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Interstate 8 Posts: 12,086 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 2,569 Thanked 3,115 Times in 1,710 Posts	I get the feeling that spanky is so emotionally invested in the kid because he is the kid.... __________________ "And no matter what they said dollar is not your friend and it's the feelings that are hard to know are the feelings that all come slow No matter what they said dollar is not your friend and these feelings that so hard to know are the feelings that wont let go No don't let go, till you find a home World Unite and I'll love you forever"

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Waves Duderino Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: chiburbs Posts: 15,405 Thanks: 991 Thanked 4,036 Times in 2,224 Posts	nah, 18-early/mid twenties is about discovering yourself and your own preferences. before that age you simply arent equipped with the mental faculties to think for yourself. in europe most kids take a year or two off before school, that makes complete sense to me what DOESNT make sense is to take kids who are not ready for an increasingly complex real world, expect them to know their life path at 18, and pile mounds and mounds of debt on them while they pay for an education that will probably not have alot to do with the profession they find themselves in in 20 years. theres a shit-ton wrong with our current system, and blaming the kids doesnt make sense. its the adults who create the system/framework, it should be the adults to blame if the system sucks. the adults are the ones who have the power to change it anyway. kids are always going to be kids. they will keep drinking and partying until you give them a valid alternative. (not teachers, fyi, i know thats personal for you nick. im talking about policy makers) ((not that drinking should be encouraged or respected, i think in fact drinking is a hindrance to discovering yourself and your own preferences and path.)) __________________ On this life that we call home The years go fast and the days go so slow Last edited by Waves; 02-22-2011 at 02:39 PM.

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Dr. Nick Nasty Reactionary Radical Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New York/New Jersey Metro Wasteland Posts: 1,049 Blog Entries: 5 Thanks: 653 Thanked 364 Times in 232 Posts	i would never doubt that one should take their early 20s to figure themselves out--I wish I hadn't waited until I was 25 to really 'get it'---nonetheless, the alcohol abuse, and even gambling abuse I am seeing from kids at 19-21 is troubling, if only because they are giving up before they've even started. Major structural issues to deal with in any event. __________________ "I do not wish any mass at all, but honest men only, lovely, sweet, accomplished women only."-Emma Goldman

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~1~ Successful Failure Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: where 'they' can't see. Posts: 10,925 Thanks: 466 Thanked 1,581 Times in 925 Posts	Shit, I'm 43 and i don't think I've 'gotten it', every time I think I'm close I get hit with a curve ball and think huh, didn't see that shit comin'... __________________ "And those who are successful, be always on your guard. Success walks hand in hand with failure, along Hollywood Boulevard" Ray Davies --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Click Here Asshole

02-23-2011, 08:45 AM	#53 (permalink)
Cerpin Taxt Yahookan Zealot Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 7,213 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 843 Thanked 1,919 Times in 1,011 Posts	Hey man, he was being modest.... it just didn't work this time. __________________ Step Back. Evaluate. Recognize. "All memory is really a form of regurgitation of undigested experience." -Alan Watts

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