The many benefits of a child-free life

djchameleon · 01-04-2014, 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Ki

And this is the same crap every grown up says about what a young person says. Being young doesn't automatically mean you can't be in control of what you do with the rest of your life. In most cases, it's better to know what you want to do with your life earlier on.

The point is that you don't have to rush through your life thinking that there are deadlines and if you don't hit those deadlines it is the end of the world. Slow the **** down it isn't that big of a deal. The best advice I got from this lady that was 96. So I apply it to my life.

Key · 01-04-2014, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

The point is that you don't have to rush through your life thinking that there are deadlines and if you don't hit those deadlines it is the end of the world. Slow the **** down it isn't that big of a deal. The best advice I got from this lady that was 96. So I apply it to my life.

Of course, I agree with you. But again, there's still nothing wrong with knowing what you want in life, especially if what you want will make you happy (judging by if said person already has what they have been wanting). There's always room for more obviously.

**Janszoon** · 01-04-2014, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Ki

And this is the same crap every grown up says about what a young person says.

Every "grown up" says it because every single one of them was young once.

Key · 01-04-2014, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Every "grown up" says it because every single one of them was young once.

But is there something wrong with a young person knowing what they want in life? I'd say it's a good thing to know, going by the fact that if that person is going for something that will make them happy.

ladyislingering · 01-04-2014, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Ki

And this is the same crap every grown up says about what a young person says. Being young doesn't automatically mean you can't be in control of what you do with the rest of your life. In most cases, it's better to know what you want to do with your life earlier on.

This.

This this this. We have all our shit together, figured out. This is why I love you. You don't make stupid decisions, you know what you want but you have a brain in your skull (unlike most people in this world).

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Originally Posted by Ki

There's always room for more obviously.

Cats. Still waiting to bring our babies home, true rescue style.

**Janszoon** · 01-05-2014, 12:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Ki

But is there something wrong with a young person knowing what they want in life? I'd say it's a good thing to know, going by the fact that if that person is going for something that will make them happy.

Nothing wrong with it at all. It's just that young people who know what they want in life tend to grow older, change their minds about things, and try to explain said transformation to young people who know what they want in life.

djchameleon · 01-05-2014, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by ladyislingering

This.

This this this. We have all our shit together, figured out. This is why I love you. You don't make stupid decisions, you know what you want but you have a brain in your skull (unlike most people in this world).

Cats. Still waiting to bring our babies home, true rescue style.

Yeah but no need to make other people feel like **** because they take longer to figure what they want to do with their life. Not everyone is on some time table and need to figure out things at a certain time.

ladyislingering · 01-05-2014, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

Yeah but no need to make other people feel like **** because they take longer to figure what they want to do with their life. Not everyone is on some time table and need to figure out things at a certain time.

I suppose I've been very fortunate in the respect that I'm not yet 30 but have a clear and precise image of everything I want (and everything I don't). Just because other people are on the fence about some things, well ... that doesn't matter to me. Better to be in-between than rushing into some bull**** you're probably going to regret later (e.g.; children) but some of us live in a comfortable black and white state of mind - we already know what we like and don't like, and I sort of feel bad for people with too much grey but they'll figure it out eventually.

Key · 01-05-2014, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Nothing wrong with it at all. It's just that young people who know what they want in life tend to grow older, change their minds about things, and try to explain said transformation to young people who know what they want in life.

I can see where you're coming from because my parents we're that way and they tried to raise me into thinking what they thought was best for me when I knew full well that they didn't know what they wanted when they were older so it was a bit ironic for them to think what they knew was best for someone else when they don't even know. However, in my own conditions, i'd say that I have everything that I have wanted and there's always room for more, but the main things that I need to be happy are things that I have.

**Janszoon** · 01-05-2014, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Ki

I can see where you're coming from because my parents we're that way and they tried to raise me into thinking what they thought was best for me when I knew full well that they didn't know what they wanted when they were older so it was a bit ironic for them to think what they knew was best for someone else when they don't even know. However, in my own conditions, i'd say that I have everything that I have wanted and there's always room for more, but the main things that I need to be happy are things that I have.

That's pretty much the opposite of what I was saying actually.

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