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some old people are just nasty. people from NY and NJ area come to places like Fla and flip everyone off, yell like its NYC. And then wonder why people get mad at them. The attitude is nasty. No wonder most people who don't live there hate NYC
You mean that is confined to "old" people lol . ah you did say "some"
I mentioned in another thread a while back that "My life is a river of regrets, but I choose not to swim in it too often".
That's a great way to express it! Can't say I have many regrets. Yes, bad things accumulate with the years, though I would be highly suspicious of someone who claims nothing bad ever happened to them. The bad stuff tends to make a more tolerant, compassionate, and wiser human being. Who wouldn't want that?
I think back to my parents who shared a very long life together. My mother tended to see the good in things, cared about the planet and all who lived on it. My father just the opposite; suspicious, miserable, and joyless. Time and their age didn't really change anything.
Last edited by Parnassia; 09-25-2017 at 02:59 PM..
Here is an example of exactly what I am talking about. Taking things personally, being aggressive and defensive ... no acceptance that others may have different opinion. I am assuming an old person. No wisdom learned over time.
Ah, ah, ah, there you go making assumptions again . Nothing in my comment was aimed at YOU. I didn't take your post personally and have nothing to defend. Curious, what's your definition of an "old person"? Most likely I am older than you but do not fit your description at all. Age does harbor discernment after all, young whipper snapper.
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I can't help but think how the OP's very ugly statement would be viewed if he had said 'black people have no value' 'Jews have no value' 'people of many different ethnicities have no value' - and black people, Jews, and many different ethnic groups were substituted for 'old people' in his statement and all of his complaints and derogatory ideas were about black people, Jews, or any of various ethnic groups.
His statement never would be allowed to stand and remain. It would have been deleted.
I consider older people, as a category of people, just as important as black people, Jews, and ethnic groups in discussions, and they should not be treated in derogatory ways as a group nor discussed as a group in derogatory ways.
Last edited by matisse12; 09-25-2017 at 03:42 PM..
Tell 'em, Matisse. We add diversity to the population. What would life be like if we were all separated by decade?
I personally don't think of any human beings as worthless. There is always a message to be gained from everyone you meet even if it's a cautionary tale.
I don't need someone telling me what to do or how to do it. I don't need advise. But what I do need is someone who can accept me and encourage me. Someone who believes that I have the tools within me to figure it all out.
Acceptance of you as a capable person and uncritical validation of all your choices are not the same thing. Are you sure you're not confusing the two?
I don't know, could be 50 and resents a 70 year old telling him/her what to do, or a 12 year old resenting a 40 year old , since the op didn't elaborate or define what "old" is id say the post is just the usual trolling �� ��
Generally speaking, I've never had any issues with old people personally. Once, an old guy yelled at me because I was crossing at a crosswalk, which by state law, pedestrians have the right of way. And my maternal grandparents are extremely racist and bigoted. But other than than, most of my experiences have either been neutral or friendly. I think those who are cranky or curmudgeony probably have good reason to be. They're probably sore, take too many pills, feel like they didn't accomplish everything they wanted to in life, etc. Being old and having your friends, family, and body give up on you, so to speak, has got to be tough on anybody. So whenever I see a cranky old person, I just shrug my shoulders and move on. As far as I'm concerned, they've probably earned the right to be that cranky.
And I'm just a no good, dirty Millennial.
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. Nothing in my comment was aimed at YOU. I didn't take your post personally and have nothing to defend. Curious, what's your definition of an "old person"? Most likely I am older than you but do not fit your description at all. Age does harbor discernment after all, young whipper snapper.
