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I have learned to chart your own path as another's path is often the road you have no interest in traveling. While others downplay the role of car expense in their lives others who travel a lot value a quality driving experience being on the road a lot in out of town trips. Do and create your own as it will be YOUR life.
Good point. I like to hear many divergent thoughts and ideas and then think for myself. My values, aspirations, and experiences may lead me to an entirely different choice.
I am rather disgusted having just read one poster's view on what they have learned here. It is sad that the mind is so small they cannot comprehend the importance of what, to them, is mundane, pointless, small-minded. I believe this person has the small mind. No compassion, no understanding.
Education is a wonderful thing but if it does not include compassion for others, it is useless, imho.
And I find no reason to apologize to this one person or to request a post be moved to accommodate their need. Closed minds are very painful.
When politics have come up (and sometimes they are relevant, though often not), I have noticed that there is not a clear cut majority of conservative thought (a common misconception among my younger friends and coworkers).
Count me among those who doesn't mind the "remember when" and other off main topic threads because there just isn't all that much traffic here. It's been this way a long time and hasn't gotten worse and become a problem. If there were another forum for "55+ general discussions" or whatever (I don't want the S word ) then I might feel differently.
I have learned that this freakin' Retirement Forum is addictive and if I don't stop reading all this stuff, my house will sell and I will be on the street.
I have learned that this freakin' Retirement Forum is addictive and if I don't stop reading all this stuff, my house will sell and I will be on the street.
I don't have a house to sell, but I have an apartment to clean. I chuckled reading your post because I am addicted to this post, too, and am not getting anything done.
I've learned to read the comments and take them in stride because we're all different and speak from different experiences.
I've learned there's no one-size-fits-all solutions.
I've learned to be grateful for my tiny problems.
I've learned that there's a lot (too many) of retirees estranged from their kids and it makes me wonder about the kids.
I've learned I'm doing okay.
I'm learning tact but haven't gotten it really right yet.
Originally Posted by Escort Rider
As one of my critics wrote (erroneously thinking she was arguing against me): "This forum is for everybody". That is what I am desperately trying to preserve - a forum for everybody. .
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Then why are you complaining about what your oh-so-erudite and esteemed self, considers trivial subjects ?
Good christ, you even bring some here from other forums on CD .
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) then I might feel differently.
