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effervescence · 01-11-2010, 02:17 AM

Or, if you wanted a more personal view of "being" a vet:

I see myself as someone older than many (but not all) members who use the other boards, who does not have the time or inclination to listen to a load of tween angst because I have both been there done that, and I have other problems to deal with that can't be fixed by someone who has never had to deal with them.

I'm not saying that I only accept advice from those who have been where i have been, but I'm saying that younger people whose lives are involved with school/parents/teachers etc cannot be expected to empathise with the position of someone older, because they have not reached that life stage yet.

I also see myself as someone who seeks out the company of those who are older because we have similar sense of humour, irony and perspective which adds depth to the relationships we have with each other and therefore allows us to give each other "deeper" advice or empathy.

01-11-2010, 02:17 AM	#4
effervescence tired Join Date: Feb 2008 I am currently:	Or, if you wanted a more personal view of "being" a vet: I see myself as someone older than many (but not all) members who use the other boards, who does not have the time or inclination to listen to a load of tween angst because I have both been there done that, and I have other problems to deal with that can't be fixed by someone who has never had to deal with them. I'm not saying that I only accept advice from those who have been where i have been, but I'm saying that younger people whose lives are involved with school/parents/teachers etc cannot be expected to empathise with the position of someone older, because they have not reached that life stage yet. I also see myself as someone who seeks out the company of those who are older because we have similar sense of humour, irony and perspective which adds depth to the relationships we have with each other and therefore allows us to give each other "deeper" advice or empathy.
effervescence tired Join Date: Feb 2008 I am currently:	Even as the stone of the fruit must break that its heart may stand in the sun, so must you know pain. There are only two ways in which one can live their life. One is as though nothing is a miracle, the other is as though everything is.