my younger son

Sxooter

a series of pics pasted into a film reel kinda thing:

drawmack

So how old is the tyke?

Sxooter

He turns 8 next month. Oh, and he told me about 6 months ago he's an atheist, so I've been reading up on atheism lately...

Went to visit grandma and grandpa with his older brother, who had to stop him from informing grandma of his new religious leanings. I could just picture the look on her face at that one.

He's quite the kid.

dalecosp

Ah, to be so young again ...

drawmack

hey he's only a month olde then my daughter. Kids are so cute, she wants to be a vegan.

XeRoZeN

Wow..all choices I made when I was a little kid I regret..now I'm 14 I can't believe I wanted to be a nudiest jkjk still I regret all the decisions I made when I was a kid =o

planetsim

i made better decision when i was a kid then when i was a teen aah the joys of being young.

piersk

Originally posted by XeRoZeN
Wow..all choices I made when I was a little kid I regret..now I'm 14 I can't believe I wanted to be a nudiest jkjk still I regret all the decisions I made when I was a kid =o

14?? you're still a kid 😉

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vaaaska

Originally posted by piersk
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14?? you're still a kid 😉
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Actually, maybe not.

The "speed of things" has accelerated and it's possible that kids who are now 14 are really like kids 15 years ago when they were 24.

Just a theory...?

redrabbit

Originally posted by vaaaska
Actually, maybe not.

The "speed of things" has accelerated and it's possible that kids who are now 14 are really like kids 15 years ago when they were 24.

Just a theory...?

I think that in knowledge terms, that is true. However maturity will always stay the same.

Especially considering the way kids are treated nowadays. Being forgiven of serious crimes due to their young age.

vaaaska

Originally posted by redrabbit
I think that in knowledge terms, that is true. However maturity will always stay the same.

I think they are probably more mature in some ways, and in others just the same as we were.

I know a kid who is only 19 and has already had a brilliant design career (most of us slog through projects doing things we aren't necessarily very interested in doing). He's got his own firm, his own employees, a host of great clients and agencies to work with and his own in-house accountant.

However, he's not exactly pleasant to anybody. He's surely missing out on college for one thing (which is a great way to acclimate to the future real world) and also many years of truly screwing things up.

14 going on 24 was probably a stretch, but y'all know what I meant. I think I'm just jealous... 😉

redrabbit

That guy is one of the lucky ones.

Wish i was that lucky, i would struggle getting a job in McDonalds

😃

drawmack

Originally posted by vaaaska
However, he's not exactly pleasant to anybody.

Which eventually will screw up his business as he finds it harder and harder to keep good help and the bad help drives clients away.

He's surely missing out on college for one thing (which is a great way to acclimate to the future real world) and also many years of truly screwing things up.

The lack of college will not look good if his firm falls for any reason, he'll have a harder time finding an employer then someone who has the degree.

XeRoZeN

I'm not a kid when your 13 and your jewish you become a MAN! Too bad I'm not jewish haha 😃

redrabbit

hah.

Well (in the uk anyway) when you reach 18, you are classified as an adult, and if male are seen legally as a MAN.

A lot of 18 year olds are Men but surely don't act like it.

drawmack

XerO - enjoy the fact that you're a kid and don't be in too big of a hurry to grow up, being a grown up really isn't all that much fun

Weedpacket

I wish I were what I was when I wished I were what I am.

Sometimes...😉

redrabbit

Originally posted by Weedpacket
I wish I were what I was when I wished I were what I am.

Sometimes...😉

I wish i understood what you said

drawmack

Originally posted by redrabbit
I wish i understood what you said

I'll break it down for you.

I wish I were what I was when I wished what I am

Let's say WP is 30 now.

Then this statement translates into

I wish I were what I was when I wished I was 30

Now let's say WP was 15 when he made this wish

Then the statement further translates into

I wish I were 15

Understand now?

redrabbit

no 🙁