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    Uhm has anyone seen the adults lately? When I was a kid all the adults tried to pretend they were right because they said so when they were just parroting what their parents said and their parents and so on and so forth.

    A few years ago I looked around and realized all of the adults had disappeared. It seems my generation decided we aren't going to pretend to be infalliable. When my daughter asks for something I can't afford she has it explained to her.

    I always thought hitting adulthood would feel like passing through some barrier to the other side but instead it just feels like the adults all vanished and all that is left is us kids wondering where are the people that knew it all?

    Anyone else know?
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    Im 26 and feel the same as I did when I was 16. I just have WAY more bills to pay!
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      I've only just broken the 18 year barrier and I know exactly what you mean...

      It's annoying as hell...


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        Originally posted by jackfaire View Post
        I always thought hitting adulthood would feel like passing through some barrier to the other side but instead it just feels like the adults all vanished and all that is left is us kids wondering where are the people that knew it all?
        I think that's very poignant.

        At almost 32, I still feel like a kid sometimes, but then I still call my mom and dad for advice. As long as they're still around, I feel like I'm still just experimenting with this adulthood thing. They're a safety net.

        I had a co-worker once tell me that when she lost both her parents within a year of each other, she felt "orphaned"...at the age of 45, as ridiculous as it sounds. I think I understand why she felt like that.

        On the other hand, I've come to realize that my parents didn't always know everything. I'm now at the point where I'm helping them with many things (technology, mostly). More and more frequently I find myself calling my parents with a question and realizing that my solution isn't perfect, but it's better than theirs. That can be a bit jarring.

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          Originally posted by Boozy View Post
          she lost both her parents within a year of each other, she felt "orphaned"...at the age of 45, as ridiculous as it sounds. .
          It doesn't sound ridiculous at all.
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            I hit 40 in a couple of days (holy crap!!!!) and I still feel like a kid. But I also felt like I was more mature than my parents a couple of decades ago, cos I'll try to find a solution to a problem rather than just bitch about it.

            I think, as 'adults', and with new technologies to take off the burden of housework and other things, it's easier to not 'grow up'... we have more time to play games. Our parents went through a much harder time to make ends meet, so it will seem like we aren't as grown up - less stress.

            But then, with some of the older folk I've spoken to, this phenomena isn't new...
            ZOE: Preacher, don't the Bible got some pretty specific things to say about killing?

            SHEPHERD BOOK: Quite specific. It is, however, Somewhat fuzzier on the subject of kneecaps.

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