[boomana]

49 and liking it a lot. Growing older is great if you do it right: pay attention your health, your friends and your family, and learn to flow with the ups and downs of living, especially when things don't go your way.

 

[grokit]

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Originally Posted by boomana /img/forum/go_quote.gif 49 and liking it a lot. Growing older is great if you do it right: pay attention your health, your friends and your family, and learn to flow with the ups and downs of living, especially when things don't go your way.

Great advice; I just turned 48 and need to get past an "inguinal" hernia operation soon; other than that no complaints.

 

[tr4visphu0ng]

I'm 16 right now and I don't like it so much....all the pressure from studying and worry bout wat university I'm gonna go to. Then all the constant scolding from my parents...they yelled at me for like a week for dropping my phone into the water....geesshh.....Hope it'll be easier when I finish university and have a job.....

 

[Happy Camper]

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Originally Posted by tr4visphu0ng /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'm 16 right now and I don't like it so much....all the pressure from studying and worry bout wat university I'm gonna go to. Then all the constant scolding from my parents...they yelled at me for like a week for dropping my phone into the water....geesshh.....Hope it'll be easier when I finish university and have a job.....

YouTube - Working Class Hero - John Lennon

 

[krismusic]

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Originally Posted by tr4visphu0ng /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'm 16 right now and I don't like it so much....all the pressure from studying and worry bout wat university I'm gonna go to. Then all the constant scolding from my parents...they yelled at me for like a week for dropping my phone into the water....geesshh.....Hope it'll be easier when I finish university and have a job.....

As said before on this thread. It does get better honest! You should be able to have some fun along the way though. The only peice of advice I dare to give you is, don't worry too much about what you imagine other people think about you. As I get older I realise most people don't give a rat's flash what you are wearing, how you look etc.

 

[tr4visphu0ng]

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Originally Posted by krismusic /img/forum/go_quote.gif As said before on this thread. It does get better honest! You should be able to have some fun along the way though. The only peice of advice I dare to give you is, don't worry too much about what you imagine other people think about you. As I get older I realise most people don't give a rat's flash what you are wearing, how you look etc.

I'm pretty much past the point of concerning what other people think about me. I just try to be myself, and be with a group of friends that get along well. And hopefully finish my IB with a 36 or better

Edit : And thanks Happy Camper for the awesome song, this is the first time I've heard it since old and classical isn't my thing, but it's very meaningful.

 

[Pepsi]

I accepted the fact that Time is limited. As cliche as it is, living off the smaller things in life makes your day that much better. I find doing a lot of volunteer work, reading, just having that structure in my day makes me feel like i've accomplished something. Always have a goal to reach, it keeps life interesting.

 

[krismusic]

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Originally Posted by tr4visphu0ng /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'm pretty much past the point of concerning what other people think about me. I just try to be myself, and be with a group of friends that get along well. And hopefully finish my IB with a 36 or better Edit : And thanks Happy Camper for the awesome song, this is the first time I've heard it since old and classical isn't my thing, but it's very meaningful.

John Lennon Working Class Hero being described as old and classical makes me feel very old. Which in the context of this thread...

 

[Happy Camper]

Older adds some distinguished traits to you.

- wiser in your society
- learned life's experiences
- identify the BS from reality
- surround yourself with a network of positive support
- understand dietary responsibility
- co-habitation skills
- become a better listener
- understand the difference between religion, spiritual and human character
- financially more conservative (protecting what you have)
- have a real good stereo rig(s)

 

[DeusEx]

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Originally Posted by Happy Camper /img/forum/go_quote.gif Older adds some distinguished traits to you. - have a real good stereo rig(s)

hopefully

 

[boomana]

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Originally Posted by Happy Camper /img/forum/go_quote.gif Older adds some distinguished traits to you. - wiser in your society - learned life's experiences - identify the BS from reality - surround yourself with a network of positive support - understand dietary responsibility - co-habitation skills - become a better listener - understand the difference between religion, spiritual and human character - financially more conservative (protecting what you have) - have a real good stereo rig(s)

 

[itsborken]

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Originally Posted by Happy Camper /img/forum/go_quote.gif Older adds some distinguished traits to you. - wiser in your society - learned life's experiences - identify the BS from reality - surround yourself with a network of positive support - understand dietary responsibility - co-habitation skills - become a better listener - understand the difference between religion, spiritual and human character - financially more conservative (protecting what you have) - have a real good stereo rig(s)

Well done.

 

[itsborken]

The best part about getting old is when your kids actually want your advice on raising their kids, handling their finances, etc. It's rather ironic thinking back to when they were teenagers and they were certain we didn't have a clue about anything.

 

[immtbiker]

I honestly can't tell anyone how I went from 40 to 50. I call them "The Lost Years". Working, raising children, so on.
It seems that as you get older, each years goes a little faster.

I am better off toys-wize than I was 20 years ago, but the body aches in the morning, and my sleep patterns have changed. I can't see that 50 to 70, will be as good as 30 to 50.

 

[Happy Camper]

Of course to balance the good:

- You had wet dreams and dry farts, now......
- Takes all week to recover from the weekend
- Learning co-habitation skills don't mean you use them
- The odors you thought were someone else are coming from your dirty clothes
- You have more hair on your back than your head
- You take advantage of every bathroom
- You get your good ole days stories mixed up and the grandkids correct you
- You have to stop the car and remember where you're going
- No one cares what you think but you keep telling anybody who will listen
- You finally admit that there may be something more to life than self gratification