Posted by Katey on January 4, 2002, at 20:47:18
In reply to for Katey » Katey, posted by IsoM on January 4, 2002, at 13:59:46
awwwwwwwww thank you :-) i was one of those kids who hung on for dearlife to childhood, and spent a good chunk of that in books reading about 'perfect childhoods'. im also the youngest/only child, and my parents are half empty nesters. and ive always loved the poem 'when i am an old lady i shall wear purple'. you show it to your son sometime if you can find it, i'm sure he would get quite a kick out of it. so i suppose that explains most of my quirks. im flattered that someone actually considers me a good influence, most people see me as grumpy. and as far as forteen year olds, they dont know nothin' yet :-)
out of curiosity, what kind of clients do you have? if you dont mind my asking, of course.
> Katie, my youngest is 19, almost 20 & he sounds like you. My oldest is 26 & both have had bad bouts with depression. Both have been hospitalised fr being suicidal too.
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> I think any one who's had real depression problems when young gains a maturity that easy-going kids don't have. It's from experiencing what it's like that gives them insight.
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> My 19 yr old, Tyrel, says that young people are way too much in a hurry to grow up & grown up life is full of heavy responsibilities & hardships - not a freedom from following orders like many think.
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> One time, jokingly, he said he can't wait till he grows old & decrepit. Then he can wear tacky jogging suits, use a cane, & wave it at young kids & shout "you young'ns git off my lawn before I whump ya a good one!" He was only kidding of course, he knows old age isn't great either. But it was a comment on trying to find enjoyment at whatever stage of life we're at without always wishing we were another age.
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> You'd both probably get along very well.
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> > seventeen in feb, but yes. is that an odd way to think?
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> > > > i'm planning on having atleast three more childhoods. one when i have kids, one when i have an empty nest, and the next one when i turn seventy. and that one will be complete with the swing set i never had :-)
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> > > Katie, you totally blow my mind. Are you really sure you're only 16?
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> > > Shelli
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