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Post by N. De Plume on Oct 13, 2011 8:52:52 GMT -5
Teenagers tend to lack any sense of responsibility. Had you had a normal childhood with normal social interactions (i.e. "school") you might know this. Broad strokes much?
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Post by lighthorseman on Oct 13, 2011 9:46:49 GMT -5
Teenagers tend to lack any sense of responsibility. Had you had a normal childhood with normal social interactions (i.e. "school") you might know this. Broad strokes much? A generalisation, but an accurate one. Note use of the word "tend".
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Post by N. De Plume on Oct 13, 2011 9:53:37 GMT -5
A generalisation, but an accurate one. Note use of the word "tend". So, uh, why are you applying it to individuals, then?
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Post by lighthorseman on Oct 13, 2011 10:55:38 GMT -5
A generalisation, but an accurate one. Note use of the word "tend". So, uh, why are you applying it to individuals, then? Read what I said again... I was talking about "teenagers". With an "s" at the end.
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Post by Vene on Oct 13, 2011 11:14:28 GMT -5
So, uh, why are you applying it to individuals, then? Read what I said again... I was talking about "teenagers". With an "s" at the end. Funny, I've always thought of women/girls as people, not as distractions. When you were a teenager? I don't believe you. Will you believe me, then? Despite popular opinion, there is the occasional teenager that is not controlled soleley by their sex hormones. Nope. No offence. ~One of these things is not like the others, One of these things just doesn't belong, Can you tell which thing is not like the others. By the time I finish my song?~
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Post by lighthorseman on Oct 13, 2011 11:31:08 GMT -5
Read what I said again... I was talking about "teenagers". With an "s" at the end. When you were a teenager? I don't believe you. Nope. No offence.[/quote] ~One of these things is not like the others, One of these things just doesn't belong, Can you tell which thing is not like the others. By the time I finish my song?~[/quote] I stand by what I said. I would lay money that both Vene and NDP were more easily distracted by people they were attracted to and less likely to make appropriate, sensible decisions when they were teenagers than they are now.
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Post by Vene on Oct 13, 2011 11:56:20 GMT -5
I stand by what I said. I would lay money that both Vene and NDP were more easily distracted by people they were attracted to and less likely to make appropriate, sensible decisions when they were teenagers than they are now. That is very sideways from what I said. I said I see/saw women/girls are people, not distractions, it had nothing to do with "appropriate, sensible decisions." There's a neurodevelopmental basis for teenagers not making the best decisions, what with the brain still developing, but that's not an excuse for sexist attitudes (which is something you learn). But even there you're wrong, I worked after I turned 16, I pulled straight As, I enrolled in college courses while in high school (they had a dual enrollment program), and even in middle school (I think I was 14) I participated in a program at a localish university offered to students who scored high on the state's standardized test (it was pretty cool and why I became interested in chemistry). Oh, I also got money from both the university I applied to as well as the state to help cover tuition, and my decisions in high school meant I was accepted into the university's honor's program. I'll also add that I never received a single ticket from driving and that my record is still spotless, I also didn't throw myself into credit card debt after I got one when I turned 18. In fact, that money was saved so I had (and thankfully still have) some money for when bad shit happens.
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Post by N. De Plume on Oct 13, 2011 12:17:42 GMT -5
I stand by what I said. I would lay money that both Vene and NDP were more easily distracted by people they were attracted to… I would suggest a lack of data points on this. I can count on one hand the number of people I have been genuinely physically attracted to, and most of them were post-high school. Aw, hell no. I am now too cynical, prone to depressive episodes, and devoid of any meaningful support structure outside of my immediate family to get much anything sensible done these days. Now, I am not saying I was more likely to be sensible back then. All told, things were a wash. But that was mostly because I was naive and over-dependent on those support structures that I did have—basically the total opposite of how I feel about myself now. Sex had and still has little to do with anything ever in my life. -- All that said, you still have not refuted your application of the broad strokes to either of us.
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Post by Rat Of Steel on Oct 13, 2011 13:35:56 GMT -5
I'm sorry, but if you're so horny that the mere presence of a female distracts you from academic studies, you might want to get that looked into, because that's not a good sign. Of course, this would explain a lot... That'd make sense for Rat...not so much for Lighty. Hey, now. *laughs* Actually, my mind is such that, once I decide to accomplish some specific thing, it's rather difficult to distract me by any means. Besides, it's kind of difficult to be distracted by the sexy when the sexy is what's often on your mind in the first place. This is a woman who graduated high school two years early. Words are unable to quantify how proud I am of her. *proceeds to hug the bejeezus out of L*I think you, Keiro, Damen and I can all agree on that, eh Rat? *cuddles L too!* Indeed, we can. *cuddles with Priestling as well*
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Post by The_L on Oct 13, 2011 15:18:19 GMT -5
Given my heavy load as a teen, it still baffles me that people actually found time to GET LAID as teenagers. I didn't have free time until I went to college. Which is kinda my point. Given the choice between doing adequate school work and a social life that was far more interesting and rewarding in an immediate sense, my school work suffered. I had NO social life, and I still didn't do all that well in high school. Charter schools for smart people are nice, but they're a pain in the ass when you're used to mediocre education and not having to study. I was in senior year before I developed half-decent study skills. *grouphugs* Actually, graduating 2 years early isn't all that impressive when you start school 2 years early...but ok, whatever. >.>
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Post by Admiral Lithp on Oct 14, 2011 2:11:14 GMT -5
Well, Lighthorseman, I was not homeschooled, & I can attest to what Zachski is saying.
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Post by priestling on Oct 14, 2011 2:34:19 GMT -5
Which is kinda my point. Given the choice between doing adequate school work and a social life that was far more interesting and rewarding in an immediate sense, my school work suffered. I had NO social life, and I still didn't do all that well in high school. Charter schools for smart people are nice, but they're a pain in the ass when you're used to mediocre education and not having to study. I was in senior year before I developed half-decent study skills. *grouphugs* Actually, graduating 2 years early isn't all that impressive when you start school 2 years early...but ok, whatever. >.> Hush and let us spoil you :3
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Post by lighthorseman on Oct 14, 2011 2:37:15 GMT -5
Well, Lighthorseman, I was not homeschooled, & I can attest to what Zachski is saying. Which, in your own words, is what, exactly?
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Post by Admiral Lithp on Oct 14, 2011 3:01:13 GMT -5
Well, Lighthorseman, I was not homeschooled, & I can attest to what Zachski is saying. Which, in your own words, is what, exactly? If your performance is suffering because of boobies, then it's your own fault for being responsible, not some default state.
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Post by lighthorseman on Oct 14, 2011 3:05:05 GMT -5
Which, in your own words, is what, exactly? If your performance is suffering because of boobies, then it's your own fault for being responsible, not some default state. I never suggested otherwise, did I? What I DID say, is that teenagers, generally speaking, are pretty irresponsible, and I stand by that. I merely offered my own, personal experience, and was attacked for it.
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