tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post4274460185495115221..comments2023-11-30T17:58:04.766-05:00Comments on Visions of the World: Growing Older is Not Growing UpSophiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17614379407950514628noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-57849422672242044172010-06-18T00:22:38.504-04:002010-06-18T00:22:38.504-04:00I think that there's a lot of difference betwe...I think that there's a lot of difference between someone with a chip on their shoulder, who seeks out confrontation, and someone who is picked on and defends themself. But maybe that's just me. Some famous personality did say, "Turn the other cheek". Me, I just go by gut instinct, but it gets me in trouble.Donnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-85246121181530272702010-06-17T18:38:05.741-04:002010-06-17T18:38:05.741-04:00Same with me, I always try to avoid conflict too. ...Same with me, I always try to avoid conflict too. I know I shouldn't but it's damn hard to change ...<br /><br /><a href="http://cold-as-heaven.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Cold As Heaven </a>CA Heavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07558100567878233142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-62000453024328390742010-06-17T18:23:17.567-04:002010-06-17T18:23:17.567-04:00Don,
I have disliked confrontation and conflict m...Don,<br /><br />I have disliked confrontation and conflict my entire life. I probably don't deal with it as easily as most people. It seems a lot of people can easily brush it off but it always causes me intense emotions which take a long time to settle down.Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17614379407950514628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-91513924181903793682010-06-17T18:22:09.301-04:002010-06-17T18:22:09.301-04:00Cold As Heaven,
I guess in the end it was worth i...Cold As Heaven,<br /><br />I guess in the end it was worth it. Because I would rather be me than them.Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17614379407950514628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-3083625222911316252010-06-17T18:20:48.531-04:002010-06-17T18:20:48.531-04:00Kordo,
That's a good way to put it. Maybe th...Kordo,<br /><br />That's a good way to put it. Maybe they do need us.Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17614379407950514628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-22805786836957607152010-06-12T05:42:57.627-04:002010-06-12T05:42:57.627-04:00Confrontation is discouraged nowadays, but sometim...Confrontation is discouraged nowadays, but sometimes with a bully that's all that works, or else one just keeps getting stomped into the ground.Donnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-42415751524476423252010-06-11T09:19:39.201-04:002010-06-11T09:19:39.201-04:00The world of children and YA can be brutal.
Bein...The world of children and YA can be brutal. <br /><br />Being a smart and clever kid is sometimes not seen as positive, unfortunately<br /><br /><a href="http://cold-as-heaven.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Cold As Heaven </a>CA Heavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07558100567878233142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-46638891282119690562010-06-11T01:50:15.677-04:002010-06-11T01:50:15.677-04:00Indeed, most of us never grow up.
Most of us grow ...Indeed, most of us never grow up.<br />Most of us grow old.<br /><br />Some of us are grown up already when they are born. And some of these will never grow old though they are already grown up.<br /><br />Sometimes it is difficult to live in the world of children.<br />However, they need us.Amarnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953156975200833209noreply@blogger.com