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skypilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-05 12:41 PM Original message |
Do you FEEL like an adult??? |
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hholli1 (60 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-05 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
1. I have this discussion all the time... |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-05 01:02 PM Response to Reply #1 |
17. stuck at 19, even though I'm old enough to be my own father |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-05 12:43 PM Response to Original message |
2. I have wondered about that for a long time. n/t |
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ohiosmith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-05 12:43 PM Response to Original message |
3. Yes, thank you. Could I have fries with that? |
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formerrepuke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-05 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
4. Nope- and its an endless struggle to remember to behave like one. |
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Fridays Child (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-05 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
5. Only freepers and their ilk happily lose their fire as they age. |
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demnan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-05 12:48 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Oh I have my fire |
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goodboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-05 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
6. if you're only as old as you feel, how could I be alive at 130? |
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Longgrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-05 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
8. Me too, being single and having no children |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-05 09:30 AM Response to Reply #8 |
37. Don't you think it's possible that setting yourself on a different path |
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amazona (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-05 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
9. I always did |
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skypilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-05 12:52 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. That's interesting. |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-05 12:53 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. I was that way as a child. |
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MuseRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-05 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
10. Nope, I never have |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-05 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
11. i do feel like an adult, about 38 |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-05 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
12. Sometimes, but not often. I'm 23 though |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-05 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
15. I fell like an adult when.. |
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Justyce (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-05 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
16. No, it feels more like some |
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skypilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-05 01:05 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. I have that exact same feeling sometimes... |
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Justyce (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-05 01:14 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. I had a great childhood, |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-05 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
18. Oh, yes. n/t |
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Dora (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-05 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
19. 35 and I still call adults "grownups" |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-05 01:33 PM Response to Reply #19 |
25. they're grups! |
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maveric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-05 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
20. I'm 49 with a mind of a 17 year old. |
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heidler1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-05 02:15 PM Response to Reply #20 |
26. I built a 15 ft. sailboat at 78 and it created quite a stir in the |
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Dora (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-05 08:36 AM Response to Reply #26 |
29. How affirming! |
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Ron Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-05 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
22. In my opinion we are BOTH children and adults as long as we live, |
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Spencer10 (69 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-05 09:51 AM Response to Reply #22 |
44. What an astute post. |
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Ron Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-05 10:25 AM Response to Reply #44 |
45. There's a cool little book called "Taming Your Gremlin" |
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Spencer10 (69 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-05 10:59 AM Response to Reply #45 |
47. Thanks so much for the tip |
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Spencer10 (69 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-05 11:26 AM Response to Reply #45 |
53. Ron |
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Ron Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-05 11:34 AM Response to Reply #53 |
54. You're very welcome. I just kind of remembered that he had been a |
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Athame (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-05 10:56 AM Response to Reply #44 |
46. Me, too, Spencer10 |
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Spencer10 (69 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-05 11:06 AM Response to Reply #46 |
49. Ohhh, thanks! |
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OldLeftieLawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-05 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
23. When I hit 30, |
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Binka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-05 09:11 AM Response to Reply #23 |
32. Hey Women If You Want To Stay Young Have A Baby In Your 40,s |
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nonconformist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-05 09:41 AM Response to Reply #32 |
42. Your daughter is beautiful!! nt |
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Binka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-05 09:50 AM Response to Reply #42 |
43. Thanks She Is My Darling Pups |
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yodermon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-05 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
27. No one ever grows up |
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passy (780 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-05 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
28. Sometimes but then... |
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DistressedAmerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-05 08:37 AM Response to Original message |
30. Not At All. Was Just Saying So To A Friend. |
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Cash (146 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-05 08:42 AM Response to Original message |
31. Yes, I do. |
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Butterflies (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-05 09:20 AM Response to Original message |
33. I'll never feel as adult as June Cleaver seemed |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-05 09:23 AM Response to Original message |
34. That is EXACTLY what I was thinking about the other day |
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tinrobot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-05 09:27 AM Response to Original message |
35. Reminds me of that 80's song..."I'm an Adult Now" |
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nonconformist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-05 09:29 AM Response to Original message |
36. Ha, my mom and I had this conversation the other day |
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Elle Woods (60 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-05 09:32 AM Response to Reply #36 |
38. Maybe it's because I've never had kids but I still feel like a kid myself |
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nonconformist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-05 09:34 AM Response to Reply #38 |
39. Nah, kids don't matter |
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Ironpost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-05 09:35 AM Response to Original message |
40. Adult in spirit, kid at heart. 57 and counting |
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Divameow77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-05 09:38 AM Response to Original message |
41. Not even close |
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Individualist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-05 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
48. Chronologically I'm 61 |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-05 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
50. I'd like to think I'm still a kid inside, BUT... |
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skypilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-05 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
51. Oh, WOW!!! |
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progressoid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-05 11:22 AM Response to Reply #51 |
52. Yep, thats me. Just a kid too. |
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skypilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-05 11:40 AM Response to Reply #52 |
55. "Where the hell did all this gray come from?!?!" |
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Spencer10 (69 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-05 11:42 AM Response to Reply #55 |
56. Consider yourself lucky |
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skypilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-05 11:47 AM Response to Reply #56 |
57. I do find myself counting that particular blessing. |
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progressoid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-05 03:25 PM Response to Reply #56 |
58. As my hair thins on my head... |
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NewWaveChick1981 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-05 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
59. Sorta... |
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skypilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-05 03:49 PM Response to Reply #59 |
60. "...gray hair...some place OTHER..." |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-05 07:28 PM Response to Reply #60 |
63. Razors are your friend. |
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Piperay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-05 04:05 PM Response to Original message |
61. No and I'm in my 50's |
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in_cog_ni_to (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-05 08:01 PM Response to Reply #61 |
65. and I HATE when youngsters call me ma'am. |
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UdoKier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-05 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
62. Yes. You're confusing 'adult' with a child's perception of a "grown-up". |
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in_cog_ni_to (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-05 07:58 PM Response to Original message |
64. Nope. In fact, I've been accused of being immature! |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-22-05 08:11 PM Response to Original message |
66. My sainted dragon mom |
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