Category: Elder Folk
Would 42 qualify me as an elder folk around here? Seems like it should. <G>
Sure. come on in, and post away
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I think it does, although its not 80 years or 90, but its stil elder, because we're still older than the 20's and mature, and most 20's and teens think you're old if you're over 30. I was on for the people once, just sitting in a room by myself, when in comes this 17 year old girl, and the first wordsout of her outh were, I'm not coming back here anymore, there's only older people here, I don't mind talking to people in their 20's but i don't like talking topeople who are old, like in their 30's and forties, because i don't have anything in common with them. Nice huh? well, we can't stop people from saying what they want, so if they're tactless with me first, I'm tactless back so I said, well I feel the same way, I don't mind talking to people in their 30's but i don't like talking to teens much, too immature. she just went on talking to me like what i said just totally passed her by, but when I encountered her in text chat rooms, I didn't talk to her because of what she said. Mind you, I wasn't insulted so mu h by what she said, it was just the way she said it, like, older people, yuk! she didn't actually say that, but that was the impression I got. but apart from that, I can understand why most younger people would rather stick to their age group. I don't mind talking to younger people if they can holdan intelligent, mature conversation, but when they start playijng and fooling around, I just don't enjoy it. I find it a bit easiertalking to teenaged girls than to teenage boys. I wonder how old a woman has to get when she realizes she doesn't enjoy talking to teenage boys very much anymore
wonderwoman
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Good question Wonderwoman. My first thought is that talking with "old" people reminds young people of their own mortality, or that they still think they're invinceble. I know how extreme those two concepts are, but I honestly believe that. I also think kids mature differently than we did. I mean, a 16-yearold today acts differently/more childish than when I was 16. Sorry I rambled a bit here.
Lou
kl1964, if you are like me, some days I think I'm overly qualified, and other days I feel like a kid.
So, all I can say is, if you feel like posting here go for it.
Lou and WonderWoman, you make a good point. Maybe we should talk about what we expect out of this board.
Bob
Well, okay, I'll consider myself one of the elder folk unless eventually told otherwise. <G> Sometimes I feel like I'm in a gray area between too old and not old enough. I also agree that youngsters act differently now than they did even when I was coming up in the seventies and eighties. It seems to me that the biggest difference is there isn't as much deference to the older generation in the younger generation today. Let me add that's just an observation, not a value statement. <G>
no problem lou, I'm the queen of the ramblers sometimes, but its ok on boards, because if anyone doesn't want to hear us ramble, they can just move on to the next post, where in actual voice chat rooms, when one person has the key for a longtime, noone else can get it, so the only option is to leave. KL1964, you're right when you say there isn't as much defference to older folk as there use to be, nowadays, some of the younger ones would just as soon tell you to go jump in the lake as they would someone their age. when I'm confronted with a very outspoken elderly woman in her 80's, its sort of a glimplse of what i might be like in 40 years or so if I live that long. I think I'm mature in some things, but a bit immature in some things. I'm not against light humor, but I'm just not one of those lets' party party hardy types. some people have the personality like, we're too busy playing and having fun to take you or anything serious. well thats not me, I believe in a bit of humor and serious combined goes a long way instead of too much of one or the other. As for what we expect or hope from this board, I think as older folk, we respect each other, and hopefully, when and if we don't agree with each other, we can do it in a nice respectful way without putting each other down because others have a different view point than we do. Someone told me on a list once that age doesn't matter on theinternet. well, I think age matters more with some people than with others, doesn't matter if its on the net orin person, some younger folk are mature for their age, but sometimes not, and mostly they just think on a totally different wave length than we do, and there are just some things we'll never have in common with them. I'm just not one of those people who can talk to teens very long, at least not most teenage boys. I don't mind speaking to them, being polite etc, but after talking to them for 15 minutes or so, I'm ready to bow out. It may be because i've never been married and never had any children or grandchildren. My mom is sooo much better attalking to children than i am, and seems to enjoy it. if i really had agift for talking to teens, wouldn't i be able to sit and talk to any teen about anything? welll, just one of my rambling thoughts, lol.
wonderwoman