pushmepullme wrote:
Iron Dwarf wrote:
I turn 46 today, so HELL YEAH I’m feelin’ it.
Yes, happy birthday!
I swing between feeling too young for my age and feeling too old for my age. I think I will probably crawl into bed and not leave for a week when I turn 30.
I’ve got tattoos older than you. 
“Age and treachery will always overcome youth and enthusiasm.”
happy birthday Iron Dwarf! you’re as young as you feel. so go feel a couple of 20yr olds.
I left my parents house at a fairly young age and have worked full-time, sometimes 2 jobs (save for 4 years out for uni) ever since and feel like I’ve never had a slack day in my life. I’m only now getting to feel like at a place where I can relax and enjoy life a bit.
It’s a nice place to be. You couldn’t pay me to go back in time. Youth was hard! Now it’s easy. But I can’t help but feel older than I am, but I take every opportunity to act like a 12-year-old 
I did feel a bit old today as I was trying to calculate how much money I could have saved up after 4 years in the Marines, to put towards a house…I realize I SHOULD be trying to figure out what I’m going to do about that sometime soon; it just feels strange to even think of myself owning a house within a few years.
I’m 20 btw.
[quote]pinkponyz wrote:
How old are you?
I’ve always been thinking practically so I understand the washer/dryer/knives-part.
I’ve also been thinking about childrens psychology and how to raise a kid to make it get happy and reach its maximum potential. I belive that has gotten to my mind since one of my brothers, and my sister, both have gotten kids now… And I do see some flaws in their way of handling them, which makes me think about how to avoid doing the same mistakes.
Too bad to be thinking about kids at 21 years old, but I cant help it…[/quote]
It’s simple, everyone just makes it difficult. Love your child, never hit the ones you love (the guilt will kill you). You have six years to bond with your child. If you fail to do this, life will be hell!
I beleive the best approach to raising a child. Is view it as raising your best friend. It’s unconditional love, it doesn’t get any better than that!
[quote]oldtimer3 wrote:
Wait till you get over 60![/quote]
I’m in training for 60 and like 30, 40 & 50 nothings changed. This is what a life time of exercising does for you. Life is sweet!
I just keep finding more and more fun and interesting stuff to do as I get older (42 in a few months). I thought 30 was the end of the world, was I ever surprised to find out at 32 it was just beginning. I am more confident and self assured and spend way less time worrying about petty things, because the big picture is so much more important.
I got pegged for 28 by a young girl who works at the gym with me the other day. Made my week.
[quote]ouroboro_s wrote:
Court wrote:
ouroboro_s wrote:
Spry wrote:
You enter manhood when you first purchase whitegoods.
Sex, work, study mean nothing.
Whitegoods = Adult.
I bought a washer and fridge a couple of months ago.
I was 23 when I became a man…
For me it was a sofa. It was something big enough that I couldn’t throw in a bag and cut and run if I wanted to. It caused a significant amount of anxiety at the time.
And all this time I thought you were a woman…you hide your bulge well…
It’s very small. I don’t appreciate the mockery.[/quote]
I thought she was having a go at me…
[quote]debraD wrote:
But I can’t help but feel older than I am, but I take every opportunity to act like a 12-year-old :)[/quote]
I could run with that one for a LONG time…
You’ll be fine…age is a state of mind. Read some Depak Chopra “ageless body, timeless mind” very good read. quantum physics is very interesting stuff. Here’s a taste:
In order to create the experience of ageless body and timeless mind, you must discard ten assumptions about who you are and what the true nature of the mind and body is. These assumptions and myths form the bedrock of our shared worldview.
They are:
There is an objective world independent of the observer, and our bodies are an aspect of this objective world.
The body is composed of clumps of matter separated from one another in time and space.
Mind and body are separate and independent from each other.
Materialism is primary, consciousness is secondary. In other words, we are physical machines that have learned to think.
Human awareness can be completely explained as the product of biochemistry.
As individuals, we are disconnected, self-contained entities.
Our perception of the world is automatic and gives us an accurate picture of how things really are.
Time exists as an absolute, and we are captives of that absolute. No one escapes the ravages of time.
Our true nature is totally defined by the body, ego, and personality. We are wisps of memories and desires enclosed in packages of flesh and bones.
Suffering is necessary - it is part of reality. We are inevitable victims of sickness, aging, and death.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
This guy at the gym called me “sir”.
At the gym.
While lifting weights in a tank top.
I wasn’t aware anyone but senior citizens got called “sir” at the gym unless it is coming from the girl at the front desk upon greeting you.
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I’m 25, and the cashiers at the grocery store call me “sir” often… really pisses me off, but I think it’s just a polite manner of speech for some.
[quote]wakiki wrote:
Professor X wrote:
This guy at the gym called me “sir”.
At the gym.
While lifting weights in a tank top.
I wasn’t aware anyone but senior citizens got called “sir” at the gym unless it is coming from the girl at the front desk upon greeting you.
I’m 25, and the cashiers at the grocery store call me “sir” often… really pisses me off, but I think it’s just a polite manner of speech for some.[/quote]
It was a guy who was training with someone else. He asked me about what I do for shoulders so I told him. His reply was, “thank you, sir, I appreciate that”.
While it is polite, this guy couldn’t have been more than 8 years younger than me at the most and it isn’t like I have gray hair (I actually have NO hair).
It could have been because of how he perceived my size though, but it struck me as odd.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
wakiki wrote:
Professor X wrote:
This guy at the gym called me “sir”.
At the gym.
While lifting weights in a tank top.
I wasn’t aware anyone but senior citizens got called “sir” at the gym unless it is coming from the girl at the front desk upon greeting you.
I’m 25, and the cashiers at the grocery store call me “sir” often… really pisses me off, but I think it’s just a polite manner of speech for some.
It was a guy who was training with someone else. He asked me about what I do for shoulders so I told him. His reply was, “thank you, sir, I appreciate that”.
While it is polite, this guy couldn’t have been more than 8 years younger than me at the most and it isn’t like I have gray hair (I actually have NO hair).
It could have been because of how he perceived my size though, but it struck me as odd.
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If I had to guess, I’d say it’s likely how you carry yourself. In my minds eye, you project an air of ‘auctoritas’ that may or may not be related to size.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
It could have been because of how he perceived my size though, but it struck me as odd.
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He was probably just scared shitless. He doesn’t know you’re really a teddy bear.
Sir.
[quote]pushmepullme wrote:
Professor X wrote:
It could have been because of how he perceived my size though, but it struck me as odd.
He was probably just scared shitless. He doesn’t know you’re really a teddy bear.
Sir.[/quote]
LOL.
I don’t even kill people.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
pushmepullme wrote:
Professor X wrote:
It could have been because of how he perceived my size though, but it struck me as odd.
He was probably just scared shitless. He doesn’t know you’re really a teddy bear.
Sir.
LOL.
I don’t even kill people.[/quote]
Not yet.
[quote]wakiki wrote:
I’m 25, and the cashiers at the grocery store call me “sir” often… really pisses me off, but I think it’s just a polite manner of speech for some.[/quote]
I think it is just good manners. I call a lot of people sir or ma’am. Plus it beats the hell out of being called ‘hun’ by some teenage chiquita.
[quote]ouroboro_s wrote:
For me it was a sofa. It was something big enough that I couldn’t throw in a bag and cut and run if I wanted to. It caused a significant amount of anxiety at the time.[/quote]
This is why I have no furniture, even signing a lease for a year was a big step. I never do, but not even having the ability to cut and run is scary.
When it comes time to do stupid shit, first I ask myself
“How long is the heal up time going to be?”
That’s how I know I’m a 23 year old old man.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
wakiki wrote:
Professor X wrote:
This guy at the gym called me “sir”.
At the gym.
While lifting weights in a tank top.
I wasn’t aware anyone but senior citizens got called “sir” at the gym unless it is coming from the girl at the front desk upon greeting you.
I’m 25, and the cashiers at the grocery store call me “sir” often… really pisses me off, but I think it’s just a polite manner of speech for some.
It was a guy who was training with someone else. He asked me about what I do for shoulders so I told him. His reply was, “thank you, sir, I appreciate that”.
While it is polite, this guy couldn’t have been more than 8 years younger than me at the most and it isn’t like I have gray hair (I actually have NO hair).
It could have been because of how he perceived my size though, but it struck me as odd.
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‘Sir’ comes with age and/or respect. You’re size XL, so you got the ‘sir’ out of the latter.
[quote]PonceDeLeon wrote:
I also went to the mall a few months ago with my mother and sister and saw what were two 19 year olds dressed like skanks. I immediately thought, “If my daughter dresses like that I will throw her under a fucking bus.” It actually bothered me and I am nowhere near settling down and starting a family.
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i wonder when im old if i’ll lose that feeling of wanting to plow a 19 yr old