The stress & venting thread ~ for everyone

[Charley]

Originally Posted by city_data91

I just don't like when veterans use their status to think they're better than other people. Something else that bothers me is when people my age joined the military and they think they're making the "right choice" and people in college are making the "wrong choice." I have a former friend (I now hate him with a passion, but for another reason) that dropped out of college to join the military and he has that attitude.

Veterans are entitled to ANY benefit they can get! They gave up a portion of their years to serve this country, never knowing when the next war would breakout. My son enlisted in the Navy in February 2001 during peacetime. Then September 11th happened, and his life and the lives of maybe millions of other people changed. He came home six years later with a partial disability because he chose to volunteer to serve his country and defend our rights, including yours!

Young man - you have a lot of growing up to do. Stop venting and telling us how everything peeves you. Start focusing on turning your daily life into one filled with the positives that could await you instead of the petty infractions that seem to consume you! You'll be a lot happier.

[rainroosty]

Originally Posted by city_data91

If you feel like you should be in your 20s, there's nothing wrong with that. But 20s can be anywhere from 20-29.

The point I was making is why do people pick 21 of all ages?

If someone picks 21 as the age where they never want to get any older, the reason must be alcohol-related (because 21 is the drinking age).

22...23...those ages aren't overly old either. So why don't people like being 22 or 23?

Personally, I'm way more excited for 22 and 23 than I am for 21. I have no interest in drinking so I couldn't care less about turning 21. At 22 or 23, I will hopefully make decent money doing a job I love which will mean more freedom.

The thing that excites me most about 21 is how I'm graduating college at 21.

I've seen some people's looks go downhill at 24, so 24 is the first age I'm dreading. But as long as I stay attractive past 24, I'm looking forward to that too.

And people drink underage if they really want to. So I don't understand why 21 is so special. And my friend didn't drink underage, so I don't understand why people are so surprised that he doesn't want to drink now that he's 21.

Hey ~ City_Data91....why the heck are you just blasting out this crap? You say you're into punk, rock, metal....so what I'm telling you is to go get yourself a guitar...you can buy a GREAT playing "knock-off" for about $100 - $130 bucks. You can get an amp for cheap, too. Put your mind into it. Use headphones, like I do sometimes, if the volume is an issue where you live. Now, learn to play some chords and stuff - a monkey can do it. Write down what pisses you off and vent it through your music and lyrics. It's easy.
Plus you'll have a good time and be happy.
You're not getting anywhere by just going to a forum and blah-blah-blah.....blabbering...ya know? That's just what I recommend that you do. I do it. It's great. I do it everyday, behind the scenes.
Go blast yourself into happiness. And if people are bugging you, ignore them! Don't even answer the phone! I don't.

[city_data91]

Originally Posted by Charley

Veterans are entitled to ANY benefit they can get! They gave up a portion of their years to serve this country, never knowing when the next war would breakout. My son enlisted in the Navy in February 2001 during peacetime. Then September 11th happened, and his life and the lives of maybe millions of other people changed. He came home six years later with a partial disability because he chose to volunteer to serve his country and defend our rights, including yours!

Young man - you have a lot of growing up to do. Stop venting and telling us how everything peeves you. Start focusing on turning your daily life into one filled with the positives that could await you instead of the petty infractions that seem to consume you! You'll be a lot happier.

And I never said that's a bad thing. I just don't like veterans with a holier-than-thou attitude.

Are you saying veterans are better than other people?

I don't want to join the military so I'm glad if people that really want to join the military join. People like them are the reason we don't need a draft. Someone's gotta join the military. And it's better if the people joining are people that truly want to join.

But I don't like it when people that join the military think they're superior to other people and they think they're making the right choice while other people are making the wrong choice. The guy I know that dropped out and joined the military only joined because he wanted to prove a point to his parents. He wanted to join the military right after high school but he went to college to please his parents. He liked college at first, but during the 2nd semester he decided to join the military. Then after our freshman year, he dropped out of college. He wanted to prove that he doesn't need college. But he eventually had second thoughts about the military...that proves that he didn't truly want to join. But he already joined so it was too late for him to change his mind. He acts like he made the right choice and the people that stayed in college are fools that are making the wrong choice. Some people think he joined the military for the wrong reasons.

And he plans on going back to college on the GI Bill after his time in the military. But I don't understand why he didn't just stay in college. He was in college anyway and he was getting free tuition (because of the entitlement scholarship in this state that I mentioned on another post). If he wanted to join the military, he could join after college. Or if he truly doesn't need college (the point he's trying to prove), he should just never go back.

Something else I don't understand is how a lot of people in high school with no discipline join the military (at least that's how it was at my high school). They don't like to listen to their high school teachers, but they want to listen to a drill sergeant

They eventually gain discipline through the military, but since they didn't start out with discipline, I wonder why the military attracted them in the first place

[city_data91]

Oh, and something else I don't like is when recruiters on campus try to get people to join. Their latest technique on campus was walking around in normal clothes so people wouldn't know who they are until they approached us. If people wanted to join, they would. If they wanted to join, they would willingly walk up to the recruiter and inquire. If the recruiters tell random people they should join, the recruiter is just wasting his time. And if someone is in college, chances are they don't want to join. If they wanted to join, don't you think they would join right out of high school?

And I don't look like the military type, so why would a recruiter want me?

I just think their time would be better spent if they focused on the people that want to join instead of talking to random people that probably don't want to join.

And don't get me started on the Buddhist monks on campus. They say their books are free but they want you to make a donation. And they don't take no for an answer. I got fooled by them before but now I just tell them I already bought the book

[city_data91]

Originally Posted by rainroosty

Hey ~ City_Data91....why the heck are you just blasting out this crap? You say you're into punk, rock, metal....so what I'm telling you is to go get yourself a guitar...you can buy a GREAT playing "knock-off" for about $100 - $130 bucks. You can get an amp for cheap, too. Put your mind into it. Use headphones, like I do sometimes, if the volume is an issue where you live. Now, learn to play some chords and stuff - a monkey can do it. Write down what pisses you off and vent it through your music and lyrics. It's easy.
Plus you'll have a good time and be happy.
You're not getting anywhere by just going to a forum and blah-blah-blah.....blabbering...ya know? That's just what I recommend that you do. I do it. It's great. I do it everyday, behind the scenes.
Go blast yourself into happiness. And if people are bugging you, ignore them! Don't even answer the phone! I don't.

I've actually thought of doing that. But I thought it was hard to learn the guitar.

Is it really as easy as you make it sound?

[Charley]

He just doesn't get it and maybe never will. I'm done trying.

[sun queen]

Some people just don't want to be happy! They thrive of toxicity... Try as u may there is nothing you can do about it. Except put them on ignore. A very wise person once told me you can't help those who don't want to be helped and it is even harder to help people online. Maybe that is why they are online for attention of any kind. There is a saying where I come from "a fool is known by his words, for they are many, but useless." Sometimes you have to leave people to their own devises and let them meet the teacher. Life is a teacher and the lessons are double hard for the hard-headed.

[Chatteress]

Originally Posted by sun queen

Some people just don't want to be happy! They thrive of toxicity... Try as u may there is nothing you can do about it. Except put them on ignore. A very wise person once told me you can't help those who don't want to be helped and it is even harder to help people online. Maybe that is why they are online for attention of any kind. There is a saying where I come from "a fool is known by his words, for they are many, but useless." Sometimes you have to leave people to their own devises and let them meet the teacher. Life is a teacher and the lessons are double hard for the hard-headed.

[tookey]

Originally Posted by city_data91

Oh, and something else I don't like is when recruiters on campus try to get people to join. Their latest technique on campus was walking around in normal clothes so people wouldn't know who they are until they approached us. If people wanted to join, they would. If they wanted to join, they would willingly walk up to the recruiter and inquire. If the recruiters tell random people they should join, the recruiter is just wasting his time. And if someone is in college, chances are they don't want to join. If they wanted to join, don't you think they would join right out of high school?

And I don't look like the military type, so why would a recruiter want me?

I just think their time would be better spent if they focused on the people that want to join instead of talking to random people that probably don't want to join.

And don't get me started on the Buddhist monks on campus. They say their books are free but they want you to make a donation. And they don't take no for an answer. I got fooled by them before but now I just tell them I already bought the book

Omigosh you have pretty much b****** slapped everyone and everything so far. Is there nothing that you find good in this life? Think of something I am sure you can find just one tiny thing that makes you happy or at least tolerable in this world.

[city_data91]

Originally Posted by tookey

Omigosh you have pretty much b****** slapped everyone and everything so far. Is there nothing that you find good in this life? Think of something I am sure you can find just one tiny thing that makes you happy or at least tolerable in this world.

This is a venting thread. That's why I haven't mentioned what makes me happy.