I saw a square millimeter the other day I rather liked.
LOL, don't ask me. I have no idea either.
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I saw a square millimeter the other day I rather liked.
LOL, don't ask me. I have no idea either.
That is a brilliant quote. We need a brilliant quote thread.
she could try animals. from a different species, i mean. i've passed some light autism on to my daughter too. funny thing is, it was she who went to a therapist on her own to find out, and then told me. suddenly it all made a lot of sense, why i had been having such a hard time relating with fellow specimen. always thought it was my fault and just went through all of it the hard way. could have saved myself (and probably others) a lot of trouble and suffering just by knowing. anyway, here we are, all is good and this is proof that ... sometimes ... young know better than old! we never stop learning
the thing about animals, of course it's not meant as a substitute for a normal human social life but might be a good add on, or even therapy. life is more than the narrow (thargoid) story our society tells us and there's lots of ways to experiment, exist, feel and interact ... which are biological needs after all, that must be attended somehow. and i think it was after seeking counsel for one of her dogs that she got the idea that maybe there was something odd with herself.
have my sympathy, old dog!
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she could try animals. from a different species, i mean. i've passed some light autism on to my daughter too. funny thing is, it was she who went to a therapist on her own to find out, and then told me. suddenly it all made a lot of sense, why i had been having such a hard time relating with fellow specimen. always thought it was my fault and just went through all of it the hard way. could have saved myself (and probably others) a lot of trouble and suffering just by knowing. anyway, here we are, all is good and this is proof that ... sometimes ... young know better than old! we never stop learning
the thing about animals, of course it's not meant as a substitute for a normal human social life but might be a good add on, or even therapy. life is more than the narrow (thargoid) story our society tells us and there's lots of ways to experiment, exist, feel and interact ... which are biological needs after all, that must be attended somehow. and i think it was after seeking counsel for one of her dogs that she got the idea that maybe there was something odd with herself.
have my sympathy, old dog!
Speaking of dogs, ye want animals, we do animals...jack russel pair mother and daughter, 3 cats, one snake whos close to six feet long now and the oldest in our little zoo. Dogs and the big tomcat are mine and no they dont like each other but the dogs are highly disciplined and will not attack unless given permission to...which is fun to watch sometimes actually and they just playing...looks and sounds worse than it actually is.
We already at the point in her education where she has to decide the general sorta theme of her chosen subjects and what direction her future would go into...her choice not mine as its not my choice to make...took me some time to work that out but I got there after she cracked up at me. Animals...reasons being predictable, animals are easier to deal with than humans.
Made me smile remembering that actually...I think in hindsight I would have been more disappointed had she relented and did what I wanted her to do. I did not raise my daughter to be weak willed and meek and just do as she is told...and that much at least, I can say was a success when she chose what she wanted to choose. Reverse psychology and I used it on myself because now shes learning to stand up for herself...shes growing up. Shes well aware that in some parts of the world at her age, she would already be married with a couple bairns so she already knows how the world works.
Blame social media fer that one.
She attends one of the top grammar schools in the country and while her behaviour in class can be unsettling fer others when she melts down, she has the ability to do GCSE standard coursework two years ahead of her own year and does it in half the time it normally takes. Of course...its not quite that simple but thats the level of intelligence the school know is there...its finding just the right way of tapping it and finding what motivates more than triggers because if the triggers are too strong and overpowering, shes about as much use as a wet paper bag.
She will learn herself how to manage her self if that sounds right...we all have little ticks and little triggers that we manage in our own way but it takes decades of life experience to learn from the mistakes and thats why its hard seeing my daughter struggling. Some things just cannot be taught and she must learn the hard way...although the education authority are throwing considerable resources into her case atm which I admit I found a bit overwhelming personally. Im not good at accepting help because Ive never had any help...certainly not at this level before.
Fer once, Im not resisiting their curiosity about us because I admit I do need the help. Parenting never came with an instruction manual and Im not even supposed to be here, but thats her other little hereditary issue in life and totally not my fault. The gene was only discovered fer the first time in her mum, by which time it was too late to do anything about it anyway...a hormonal based cancer one of the very rare types and ultra aggressive so early detection is vital. Shes already lost 12% of her right lung after two OPs so shes well aware of the whole story now. Scans every 4 months fer the rest of her life or until medical science finds the cure fer cancer in her lifetime.
It is the hand that life has dealt me...the older we get, the more stories we pick up along the way. Some people are just born unlucky whether ye believe in the concept of luck or not. Ive smoked since I was 12 years old, drank hard until Ive passed out, partied hard and raved hard and did all the disco biscuits and yet here I am, clean bill of health apart from the 3 lesions on my spine and 6 on my brain that make whatever physical fitness I have left a bit of a joke when I have no balance and sleep 12 hours a day, with enough drugs to kill the pain to make me into a semi functioning zombie the waking 12 hours.
Mother nature and her little jokes eh?
We all got sob stories though...right? Probably just about the one thing the older generation has in common...the mind is willing but the body is failing a little piece at a time. I still got all my hair though and no beer gut yet...bout half my teeth are originals which is pretty good considering the abuse they got, so own up rest of ye...who after hitting 40 started noticfing the downward trend take hold? The double chin, the crows feet around the eyes, the gut that hides yer belly button in the folds, the dentures that get bigger every year, thicker glasses, the aches and pains of early arthritus, the old back injury that just never seems to go away entirely...growing old is so much fun ^
"I saw a square millimeter the other day I rather liked."
Please tell us about it, don't hold back I need to know all the detail's
Just remember that the reason you were unable to have a beer in the desert was probably down to that society being patriarchal in nature and taking heed of their elders.
They probably havent changed their ways for hundreds or thousands of years, whereas in other societies people move on and adapt.
Look at it this way. The USA wouldnt be the USA, it would be a colony of the British Empire. You would have slavery, women would not have the vote. You would never have gotten your 2nd amendment to enable you to argue with each other about the merits of gun ownership. There would be no rock and roll, etc etc.
Its because the young challenge the beliefs of previous generations that we move forward .
Granted sometimes we step back as well, as the young arent averse to repeating past errors.
They probably havent changed their ways for hundreds or thousands of years, whereas in other societies people move on and adapt.
Look at it this way. The USA wouldnt be the USA, it would be a colony of the British Empire. You would have slavery, women would not have the vote. You would never have gotten your 2nd amendment to enable you to argue with each other about the merits of gun ownership. There would be no rock and roll, etc etc.
Its because the young challenge the beliefs of previous generations that we move forward .
Granted sometimes we step back as well, as the young arent averse to repeating past errors.
We need to get tough on young people and the causes of young people.
lol, there is also a philosophical truth in that, 'we' are the causes of young people
I remember when I used to know WAY more than my parents. And then I moved out of the house to take on the world by myself....
SURPRISE!!! :O
Someday, somebody will find a way to transfer "perspective" (alongside knowledge) to another person.
Until then, we will continue to pass on our experiences to the upcoming generation and hope.
On a side note: Months in the desert without beer?!?!?!? You are truly a disciplined individual sir.....
SURPRISE!!! :O
Someday, somebody will find a way to transfer "perspective" (alongside knowledge) to another person.
Until then, we will continue to pass on our experiences to the upcoming generation and hope.
On a side note: Months in the desert without beer?!?!?!? You are truly a disciplined individual sir.....
*Self Edited completely. Nobody needs to hear that bad joke of mine about "getting tough" and "causing young people".
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It is also true that for the young people to listen, it would be necessary for the older people to give the good example. And the old ones, alas, are very far from being irreproachable
That is so very true, old is NOT =/= of being wise nor is it same as having experience.
I sometimes wished I listen more to my parents when I was young. You know, then didn't have to redo the same mistakes as they did.
This is begining to look a bit political to me.