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As You Get Older....

HoosierCanuck

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Do you find that

A) Today's teenagers act waaaaaaaay more stupid than you did at that age

B) Today's music is mostly garbage/not as good as it was when you were younger

C) You find yourself saying things you heard your parents say to you at one time or another


Any other quirks you've noticed about getting 'older'?

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Do you find that

A) Today's teenagers act waaaaaaaay more stupid than you did at that age? I don't know....I did some pretty stupid things growing up. I think what's changed is what is considered acceptable in society.

B) Today's music is mostly garbage/not as good as it was when you were younger? I think a lot of the music these days is garbage especially Rap Crap.

C) You find yourself saying things you heard your parents say to you at one time or another? Yes, a lot of the things I told myself I wouldn't do when I grow up.......


Any other quirks you've noticed about getting 'older'? Nope
 
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D) You come to the realization that leaving a door open or a light on really IS a big deal...Especially when you have to pay the electric bill yourself.

E) You begin to understand why Metamucil has a huge following.

F) Riding a skateboard scares you.

G) You buy something you haven't bought in years, see the new price, and find yourself thinking, "Well! When I was younger that used to cost only (put ridiculous price here)!"

H) You casually look at the price of a house just like yours, and realize it cost 500% more than what you paid for your house in 1992.

I) You realize that the cost of a Hummer or an Escalade today is more than what you paid for your house in 1992.

J) You suddenly comprehend the power of equity.

K) You find yourself thinking of how ludicrous your teenager looks in his stylishly baggy clothes, and ignore the fact that you once wore leg warmers, ripped shirts, popped collars and Z. Cavaricci jeans.

L) You growl at your teenager to cut his hair, and totally forget about the yearbook pictures that show that your mullet reached past your shoulder blades :p

M) Depend undergarments suddenly give you a sense of your own, impending mortality...And you start wondering who's going to visit you in the nursing home!

N) Multivitamins are a necessity.

O) You don't know who Angelina Jolie, Mishka Barton, Paris Hilton, Nicole Ritchie, or Lindsey Lohan are, and you wonder why Dannie Glover or Eddie Murphy haven't made any more movies in the past 10 years.

P) You see a picture of Sir Paul McCartney, and you can't believe he has enough wrinkles deep enough to hide a small dog in.
 
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lucypevensie said:
I think the things I played and the activities I did would bore the kids of today half to death.

no doubt! The sad thing is that I long for the days to go to some of those things again but I'm apparently alone in this quest......:scratch:

Somebody toss me a frisbee!!!!!!! lol
 
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WannaWitness said:
Music of the '80s was just downright catchy to listen to. Kids today would view them as "oldies"!

Yeah....I'm thinking if kids today view our music as 'oldies' then what on earth do we call our parents' music now? super oldies? older than dirt oldies? hmmm....

hehe

Yeah....kids who were born the year I graduated high school will be graduating this year.....:eek: I can't believe I have classmates whose kids are getting their driver's license. yikes!

If I had had a child the same age as my parents were when I was born...my kid would be getting his/her license too. my my my.......
 
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Regarding teenagers, it seems that no matter how much time pasts they all go through a heavy metal, punk, or goth "look" stage. Sure they may change the names like now I think they call it "emo." (Short for "emotional?") But it's amazing how each generation thinks they are unique in expressing themselves when in actuality they are repeating the same thing the previous generation did: wearing all black, spikey hair, metal/chain accessories, smokin' cigs, heavy make-up, etc. THAT has not changed.
 
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WannaWitness said:
There will probably never be fun family sitcoms such as Family Ties, Growing Pains, Full House, or The Cosby Show again. (sigh)....
I hear you. Those were great shows! Other than a few decent programs, TV just isn't worth watching these days.

TV and ipods (I still think of my portable CD player as high tech) are probably the biggest 'quirks' I've noticed about getting older.





Most music was garbage when I was in high school (early '90s). Today's music is a moderate improvement. When I was in 1st thru 4th grade or so (early to mid '80s), it was totally awesome of course.

My parents and I have very different personalities (despite similar values etc), so I haven't found myself saying much that they used to.

Teenagers have always been weird. I noticed that before, during and after my teen years!
 
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