February 17, 2005 - Page 5

Not Afraid · 02-17-2005, 11:26 PM

Well, depressing or not, I'm 29+13 and still have not had children. I have had a career and we own a house, but I'm still where I am at. And, that's OK with me. Life is sure interesting.

innerSpaceman · 02-18-2005, 06:39 PM

Home ownership. Baby birthing. Spouse attaining. Career achieving.

None of it's necessary. There is nothing in life that you have to DO. Nothing that you need to HAVE.

Concentrate instead on who you want to BE. Decide in every moment who you want to be next, and then BE that person. Don't worry about what to do or what to have. All the perfect things to do and to have will flow quite naturally from who you are going to BE.

tracilicious · 02-19-2005, 01:11 PM

Chin up old people! If we were living 200 years ago, at 28 you would have a bunch of kids (a few of them considered grown) and possibly grandkids if you married off your daughters at thirteen or fourteen. Then you'd be hunched over your needlepoint at the end of a day in which you had worked like a slave grinding your own flour, or some such nonsense, pondering what you are going to do in a few years when your nest is empty. Those of you in your forties would be really old and probably dead within ten years or so. Infantile youth is a relatively new luxury.

I'm feeling really old lately. Am I really having my second child? Am I really 24? (Having kids makes that number seem a lot higher, by the way.) I see myself getting older and it feels so surreal. Like I'm watching someone else's life. That being said, I'm so grateful not to be 17 or 21 anymore. I hope I'm getting smarter.

02-17-2005, 11:26 PM	#1
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	Well, depressing or not, I'm 29+13 and still have not had children. I have had a career and we own a house, but I'm still where I am at. And, that's OK with me. Life is sure interesting.
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Home ownership. Baby birthing. Spouse attaining. Career achieving. None of it's necessary. There is nothing in life that you have to DO. Nothing that you need to HAVE. Concentrate instead on who you want to BE. Decide in every moment who you want to be next, and then BE that person. Don't worry about what to do or what to have. All the perfect things to do and to have will flow quite naturally from who you are going to BE.
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02-19-2005, 01:11 PM	#3
tracilicious avatar transition Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in-between Posts: 2,487	Chin up old people! If we were living 200 years ago, at 28 you would have a bunch of kids (a few of them considered grown) and possibly grandkids if you married off your daughters at thirteen or fourteen. Then you'd be hunched over your needlepoint at the end of a day in which you had worked like a slave grinding your own flour, or some such nonsense, pondering what you are going to do in a few years when your nest is empty. Those of you in your forties would be really old and probably dead within ten years or so. Infantile youth is a relatively new luxury. I'm feeling really old lately. Am I really having my second child? Am I really 24? (Having kids makes that number seem a lot higher, by the way.) I see myself getting older and it feels so surreal. Like I'm watching someone else's life. That being said, I'm so grateful not to be 17 or 21 anymore. I hope I'm getting smarter. __________________ And now Harry, let us step into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure! - Albus Dumbledore
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