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carson
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why don't you want to be a kid again?
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Jan 4 17:36 UTC 1995 |
what's so great about being an adult, anyway?
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carson
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response 1 of 84:
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Jan 4 17:38 UTC 1995 |
being able to drive.
choosing my own bedtime.
having my own phone.
not having a curfew.
being able to go to the movies without a parent/guardian.
cooking.
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tsty
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response 2 of 84:
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Jan 4 19:06 UTC 1995 |
heh
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gerund
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response 3 of 84:
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Jan 4 19:08 UTC 1995 |
ain't nothing i can thienk of right now good about being an adult
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fraizer
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response 4 of 84:
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Jan 4 20:51 UTC 1995 |
'Cause I couldn't be a Toys R Us Kid!
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rywfol
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response 5 of 84:
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Jan 5 00:47 UTC 1995 |
If I were a kid again, the age difference between me and my fiancee would just
be too much..... I'll stick where I am agewise thanks.. ;)
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popcorn
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response 6 of 84:
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Jan 5 02:28 UTC 1995 |
The stuff Carson mentioned is definitely good stuff. Also, I had very
few friends when I was a kid. Other kids picked on me a lot. Being an
adult is MUCH better! I wouldn't want to go back.
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steve
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response 7 of 84:
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Jan 5 02:28 UTC 1995 |
I'm surprised no one has mentioned sex. Probably the greatest reason
to not want to be a kid anymore is that as you get older, you have a better
sense of the world. No child can appreciate the beauty of the universe
as adults can. That goes for most other enjoyable pursuits too.
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peacefrg
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response 8 of 84:
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Jan 5 05:37 UTC 1995 |
Being an Adult is both cool and uncool. I don't like the responsibilties,
but I like the freedom. I guess you have to take the good with the bad.
But I realize now that...BILLS SUCK!!!
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kentn
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response 9 of 84:
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Jan 5 05:44 UTC 1995 |
Freedom? Hmmm...I wonder why I feel like a slave for the IRS, then...
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other
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response 10 of 84:
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Jan 5 06:09 UTC 1995 |
Freedom IS responsibility, like it or not. Without responsibility, there
can only be the illusion of freedom. Just like the U.S. today: decreasing
personal responsibility, decreasing freedom, yet we maintain the illusion...
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gerund
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response 11 of 84:
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Jan 5 14:04 UTC 1995 |
re #7- No adult can appreciate the beauty of the universe as
children can.
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simcha
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response 12 of 84:
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Jan 5 18:38 UTC 1995 |
Let's see, why don't I want to be a kid? As an adult I can...
Commute to/from work
Work
Do the shopping
Pay the bills
Make dinner
Change diapers
Make tomorrow's lunches
OTOH, as a kid, I couldn't collaps into bed with my wonderful, loving
hubby, kiss my kids, and make my own choices on most everything.
I'd never trade!
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kt8k
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response 13 of 84:
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Jan 5 22:50 UTC 1995 |
control and choice - of my life style, my attitudes, my partners, etc.
sex!
ever-improving understanding of things and opportunities to grow & enjoy
life. being an adult is great, as long as I take responsibility
and control, empowering myself instead of being a "victim"
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other
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response 14 of 84:
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Jan 5 23:23 UTC 1995 |
re#11: AND no childcan appreciate the beauty of the universe as adults can.
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tnt
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response 15 of 84:
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Jan 5 23:50 UTC 1995 |
But Steve, as an adult, sex controls your life! As a child, it is just
something you occasionally talk about.
P.S. See ya at the SAA meeting tonight.
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chelsea
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response 16 of 84:
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Jan 6 00:08 UTC 1995 |
As an adult I can own private time and space.
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simcha
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response 17 of 84:
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Jan 6 16:13 UTC 1995 |
re #16: Mary, I haven't had private time or space since my 1st kid was
born and even the bathroom became a high traffic area!
(Actually, I am blessed with a private office at work. Otherwise, I'd
have to count the commute as "my private time!!")
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scg
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response 18 of 84:
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Jan 7 01:28 UTC 1995 |
Agora 42 is linked to InBetween 16.
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face
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response 19 of 84:
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Jan 7 04:46 UTC 1995 |
Contrary to what steve said, I think that kids have a much better understand-
ing of things.
They don't over analyze
They don't prejudge
They don't bother it if it doesn't bother them
They are curious
They give a damn
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crisper
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response 20 of 84:
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Jan 7 05:05 UTC 1995 |
re:19 possible should be in the next item...
Kids say the darnd'est things...
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steve
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response 21 of 84:
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Jan 7 05:34 UTC 1995 |
Kids have a more pure sense of wonder about things, yes, but I still
maintain that no child (or very rarey) can appreciate things the way an
adult can. They simply don't have the experience with which to gauge
things.
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other
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response 22 of 84:
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Jan 7 08:04 UTC 1995 |
Achild's wonder is at the newness and surface beauty, an adult's wonder is
at the inner beauty, the complexity, and the surface beauty.
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loulou
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response 23 of 84:
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Jan 7 23:53 UTC 1995 |
its interesting that some of you use the words freedom,choice, control.
would most of us choose to work if we really had a choice? i doubt it.
Jim Morrison said it well..."i give away my hours for a hand full of
dimes" i dont think there is much about conventional adulthood which is
worth it. atleast when you are a child conforming to the norm isnt
expected as much.
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chelsea
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response 24 of 84:
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Jan 8 01:58 UTC 1995 |
I have made the choice to work even when I didn't have to.
And the day I retire will be bitter-sweet indeed. It is in
being productive and involved with life that I *gain* control
and independence.
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