I used to think I was indestructible when I was in my teens and 20's...Don't kids realize everything they put into,do to and do with their bodies and minds...good or bad..comes back to haunt people as they get older? I never thought I'd get diabetes,or lung problems,or schizoaffective disorder...and the diabetes comes from years of being overweight,and pigging out on JUNK FOOD... :\'(

i know how you feel. i got diabetes from being overweight, eating crap and drinking like a fish. i hear about kids who skateboard and brag about their injuries. lets see them brag when their knees or wrists start to throb in agonising pain whenever it rains when they get older.

Feel Better man,I wish you well. ;) :)


Howard

i know how you feel. i got diabetes from being overweight, eating crap and drinking like a fish. i hear about kids who skateboard and brag about their injuries. lets see them brag when their knees or wrists start to throb in agonising pain whenever it rains when they get older.
I'm so sorry to hear about that, sputnikcorp....I don't know what else to say :-\\

Because they ARE young, and I'm sure alot of us felt the same way when we were young. And it doesn't matter how much we try to tell them, they'll just think we're old fogies who don't know anything!! They'll figure it out eventually on their own!!  :)

The concept of the permanence of death is a hard one to take in.  The notion
of forever?!  I still have trouble comprehending it.  After all, even when someone
has died we sometimes look for them in other faces, or think about them not
remembering they are gone.  To think of ourselves in those terms. Whoa!

Becoming disabled due to a breakdown in 1985 was my wake-up call that I was not indestructible..

???Uh...because,....Clay Aiken made it sound so good in his song "If I was Invincible'??? :P

;D

???Uh...because,....Clay Aiken made it sound so good in his song "If I was Invincible'??? :P

;D
I liked Pat Benatars version from 1985 MUCH better ;)

???Uh...because,....Clay Aiken made it sound so good in his song "If I was Invincible'??? :P

;D
Is that meant to be mean to me about my question....I just need clarification...not accusing you of being nasty.

Young people probably don't think of the future that much. If they are in this mind-set, it is difficult not to rationalise what they do. There are some that are ignorant of the consequences of their actions.

I kinda enjoy when kids today say to me that they know this and that...and I hush them up by saying..."Have YOU ever been 44?".....Point being, Learn from people that want to help you and be positive :)

I kinda enjoy when kids today say to me that they know this and that...and I hush them up by saying..."Have YOU ever been 44?".....Point being, Learn from people that want to help you and be positive :)


You have a good point there,Mark.very positive! ;)



Howard

You have a good point there,Mark.very positive! ;)



Howard
Thanks Howard....with the world being SO different from when I was a child, raising children can be more of a challenge today.....

I kinda enjoy when kids today say to me that they know this and that...and I hush them up by saying..."Have YOU ever been 44?".....Point being, Learn from people that want to help you and be positive :)


Mark

this sounds fine in principle but you have to get real.  think back to when you were their age.  Did you ever listen to what some old person was saying to you?  I know I rarely did.

People like to make their own mistakes and try things out for themselves, often especially because they've been told it won't work or they shouldn't do it.  That's the inbuilt contrariness in us all.

I used to think I was indestructible when I was in my teens and 20's...Don't kids realize everything they put into,do to and do with their bodies and minds...good or bad..comes back to haunt people as they get older? I never thought I'd get diabetes,or lung problems,or schizoaffective disorder...and the diabetes comes from years of being overweight,and pigging out on JUNK FOOD... :\'(


It's fun while you are doing it in those early years though.  It's hard to influence a person who is having fun that it will possibly hurt them in the long run.  And then if you flat tell a person that their behavior is bad and they will suffer later, they will probably think, "well, chuck you farley  >:("

You can't put an old head on young shoulders!  There are still a lot of adults out there that think they are fireproof.  My mother is 82 and still gives me advice on how to look after myself :)

You can't put an old head on young shoulders!  There are still a lot of adults out there that think they are fireproof.  My mother is 82 and still gives me advice on how to look after myself :)


JT, just a suggestion, Listen to your Mother ;)

Thanks Howard....with the world being SO different from when I was a child, raising children can be more of a challenge today.....



I remember when I grew up in the late 70's and my Mother always took care of me and my brother and always looked out for us. :)



Howard

The concept of the permanence of death is a hard one to take in.  The notion
of forever?!  I still have trouble comprehending it.  After all, even when someone
has died we sometimes look for them in other faces, or think about them not
remembering they are gone.  To think of ourselves in those terms. Whoa!


:\'( We all go thru that process Danoota.It's a part of life. ;)




Howard

>:(I can't believe there are still young people who smoke or have unprotected sex!

Mark

this sounds fine in principle but you have to get real.  think back to when you were their age.  Did you ever listen to what some old person was saying to you?  I know I rarely did.

People like to make their own mistakes and try things out for themselves, often especially because they've been told it won't work or they shouldn't do it.  That's the inbuilt contrariness in us all.
Oh I understand that Karen, that's why I also like to throw in the ...."I'm not trying to give you a lecture, just some friendly advice. It also depends a lot on the activity but that's another story :)

Wow, guess there are no Clay Aiken fans out there from my last post...(His song was actually If I were InVISable)...just a joke on my part but that dig didn't go anywhere....

Kids need to learn why they need to be around as long as possible(to contribute to be productive in society). When you see them into the daredevil kind of sports/activities...I was always taught early on..we only have ONE BODY, take care of it so it will last inside and out...yet most recently saw another up and coming young 'teen idol' Aaron Carter(Backstreet Boys-Nicks' brother) puffing away on a cigarette-another teen to be addicted for a lifetime. He's a rising star and already in a hole!

More sensible education is needed.     

>:(I can't believe there are still young people who smoke or have unprotected sex!


That always astounds me too, Marian.  When I hear about a young girl being pregnant it upsets me more to think that she took a chance and had unprotected sex :(

I believe that it's because until something happens to them, it won't. There is a similar effect concerning weather, including tornados and Hurricanes.

i know how you feel. i got diabetes from being overweight, eating crap and drinking like a fish. i hear about kids who skateboard and brag about their injuries. lets see them brag when their knees or wrists start to throb in agonising pain whenever it rains when they get older.


Sorry to here about that.  It pains me to say this, but here goes.....

Years from now kids of today, will be deaf due to really loud music, be overly techically dependent, become overweight, thanks to a diet of fast food and sugar, and have very limited motor skills, due to be in doors all the time and playing too much video games.

That is my rant of the day.  ::)

They're just young and stupid is all.

Sorry to here about that.  It pains me to say this, but here goes.....

Years from now kids of today, will be deaf due to really loud music, be overly techically dependent, become overweight, thanks to a diet of fast food and sugar, and have very limited motor skills, due to be in doors all the time and playing too much video games.

That is my rant of the day.  ::)






I sort of agree with you, but I think video games can actually improve your motor skills, reflexes.etc. I know they've definitely improved mine. I'm sort of lucky I grew up in the last generation before the 'fat kid epidemic' when we still played sports, went outside.etc (though we also played video games). Internet wasn't big at all in those days (Strictly for nerds back then lol).

i'm pretty young, and for some reason if i think about getting in a fight with someone i always believe that i could beat them up. even if they're 20-30 pounds hevier than me, or much stronger. i can never imagine myself gettin beat up or dying. even though 100's of kids my age die each day. i just can't imagine it.

i'm pretty young, and for some reason if i think about getting in a fight with someone i always believe that i could beat them up. even if they're 20-30 pounds hevier than me, or much stronger. i can never imagine myself gettin beat up or dying. even though 100's of kids my age die each day. i just can't imagine it.


Maybe you're picking the wrong fights?

I sort of agree with you, but I think video games can actually improve your motor skills, reflexes.etc. I know they've definitely improved mine. I'm sort of lucky I grew up in the last generation before the 'fat kid epidemic' when we still played sports, went outside.etc (though we also played video games). Internet wasn't big at all in those days (Strictly for nerds back then lol).


I agree some video games are good for motor skills, but I'm afraid kids of the future will be more indoors, than outdoors.  Why go outside, when everything intersting will be indoors?  ::)

Maybe if urban designers make outdoor areas more attractive, safer and inviting than just endless bitumen, asphalt and car-dominated roads then parents too won't be so worried to let their kids outdoors - and the kid'll have no excuse not to get the requisite 30 minutes exercise.

Maybe you're picking the wrong fights?


i'm not actually getting into fights. but when i ithnk of the people who really annoy me, i picture myself fighting them, and i picture myself winning. even against the largest kids.

Some things just don't sink in until they are learned by experience.
Unfortunately, then it is often too late.

i'm not actually getting into fights. but when i ithnk of the people who really annoy me, i picture myself fighting them, and i picture myself winning. even against the largest kids.


The smart man picks only fights he can win. Fighting fair is for suckers. :)