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Brannon oh speaker of the educated youth
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Date Posted: 15:51:44 01/09/02 Wed
>Brannon, I commend you. You speak well for your
>generation. I agree with you.
I speak well but most of my generation does not. I was exposed to a lot of stuff and most of them were not. I know people that have never even been to an art gallery or sat and pondered the meaning of existence. Not all people can do that because not all people have done what I have done, seen what I've seen, and felt what I've felt because in all respects they are not me. If anyone on the board has a child expose them to as much as you can while there still young don't ever treat them as if they were just a minor because I know from my own experience and childhood that it just builds up resentment rather then wanting to follow you. The best teacher I ever had was Ms. Barns a 4th and 5th grade teacher who taught us to be individuals and question the norm. She let us have an enormous amount of independence and we (well most of us) respected her for it.
>This reminds me of the first time you IM'd me asking
>me why there was an age limit. (blush) I have to say,
>you surprised me considering your age. I think what I
>had in mind, was an experience at another forum.
>There's this really nice kid, John that goes by the
>screen name, I love Jesus. He's your age, and seems a
>little less worldly than you. He may be a little
>sheltered? I don't know. I just know that there were
>some threads on sex, and they were talking about some
>things that got me thinking, it wouldn't be
>appropriate for him to see. I guess that's just what
>I was thinking when I said that. Also, I admit, I
>doubted the ability to be a positive addition because
>of age. I was thinking young = immature and therefore
>wouldn't be a good addition. I apologize for thinking
>that way.
Apology excepted (^_^)
>Maybe if I'd never said that about the age limit, you
>might never have contacted me. So, in that sense, I'm
>glad I did say that. But also because you have helped
>shape my view of young people. It's amazing how we
>forget we were young once too! Of course I think that
>the youth today, know far more than what I did when I
>was your age.
If everyone looks back at there life and thinks about if the had done this or said that there life would be better but then you must realize your life is the way it is because of your past and if your past was changed you wouldn't be who you are.
>The thing between me and Monkey stems back from a post
>on another forum. There is no disention between us at
>all. He just knows some personal stuff about me and
>is telling me something out of caring for me. You may
>have picked up on what it's about through any of the
>IM sessions we've had.
>Wasn't one of them like four hours long or something?
>Man! We're talkers.
LOL why yes we are. I think that I remember that time. Boy did I slept for a long time the next day. The whole thing about you and monkey was really just a small thing what I really was trying to get across is that we (when I say we I mean the human race) shouldn't sell the youth of today short.
>I said, "Daddy" because he was telling me something I
>know I need to do, but haven't done it yet. I took it
>as an informed and caring piece of advice as well as a
>reminder. I was just being playful...
I know. In some ways I didn't really mean what I said and as I said the real point of the post was to say not to patronize the youth just because there young.
I want to make it known that I am not saying that all children are well behaved intelligent people. So don't patronize the youth but at the same time never drop your guard. The youth is just like the adults there are good people and bad people but they should all be treated with the same respect until they give you a reason not too.
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Feedback: 
Hey Kids calm down now
there's something about having her call me "Daddy"...
Now I've got TWO Dad's!
Re: there's something about having her call me "Daddy"...
It's cool
Re: I hear what you're saying, B