Speaking as a father of a daughter in her 30s and her husband in his 30s and reading some of the material on here - Isn't it amazing how the 30-somethings have all the answers? --- It's a damn miracle any of us made it this far in life

That seems like you are making a generalization

It goes lower than 30. I have a 19 year old who thinks she has all of the answers and what she doesn't know my 16 year old can fill in.

WVAPPeer wrote:Speaking as a father of a daughter in her 30s and her husband in his 30s and reading some of the material on here - Isn't it amazing how the 30-somethings have all the answers? --- It's a damn miracle any of us made it this far in life

I seem to remember my father making a very similar statement. I've got three-16, 20 and 24 and they are undoubtedly all much smarter than I!

WVAPPeer wrote:Speaking as a father of a daughter in her 30s and her husband in his 30s and reading some of the material on here - Isn't it amazing how the 30-somethings have all the answers? --- It's a damn miracle any of us made it this far in life

Don't worry. They'll think we've gotten much smarter in another 10 or so years

I believe any person, regardless of age, can learn from a person of any age.

I learn from my grandmother of 86 and my four year old. My four year old teaches me new things (or things I have forgotten) on a weekly basis at a minimum.

You mean it doesn't get better??? I thought my 14 year old was going through a phase.

Saint3333 wrote:I believe any person, regardless of age, can learn from a person of any age.

I learn from my grandmother of 86 and my four year old. My four year old teaches me new things (or things I have forgotten) on a weekly basis at a minimum.

Wow - deep thinker ---
and I bet you are 30 something - right?

bh2oson wrote:You mean it doesn't get better??? I thought my 14 year old was going through a phase.

actually you will find there will be a period after middle school when it won't be so bad - but it is short-lived

appbio91 wrote:It goes lower than 30. I have a 19 year old who thinks she has all of the answers and what she doesn't know my 16 year old can fill in.

Ha - yeah but it is different - at 19 they really don't know everything and down deep even they know that - by the 30s any question about their superior intellect is long gone

WVAPPeer wrote:

Saint3333 wrote:I believe any person, regardless of age, can learn from a person of any age.

I learn from my grandmother of 86 and my four year old. My four year old teaches me new things (or things I have forgotten) on a weekly basis at a minimum.

Wow - deep thinker ---
and I bet you are 30 something - right?

Yep. Not bad for a know nothing huh?

To discredit anyone based upon age is naive. Irony is a beautiful thing.

Taken from one of the best...

“When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.”


― Mark Twain

appmaj wrote:That seems like you are making a generalization

Which is what a large % of posts on this board are on a daily basis.

Saint3333 wrote:

WVAPPeer wrote:

Saint3333 wrote:I believe any person, regardless of age, can learn from a person of any age.

I learn from my grandmother of 86 and my four year old. My four year old teaches me new things (or things I have forgotten) on a weekly basis at a minimum.

Wow - deep thinker ---
and I bet you are 30 something - right?

Yep. Not bad for a know nothing huh?

To discredit anyone based upon age is naive. Irony is a beautiful thing.

Ditto and it happens all the time with us old-timers. We are said to be out of touch, living in the past, having lack of vision, and against progress for ASU in most facets.

bh2oson wrote:You mean it doesn't get better??? I thought my 14 year old was going through a phase.

I'll take your 14 year old. That's one of my favorite ages to work with. You can take over when your 14 year old hits 17. The way I look at it, all middle schoolers are easy to work with. They have big enough vocabularies to articulate what's going on and no filter to know when to clam up. It's a cinch to know what's going on with them. Plus, if you don't like the one you dragged out of bed in the morning, there's a pretty strong likelihood that a different one will be there when you get home from work.

DaphneUrquhart wrote:

bh2oson wrote:You mean it doesn't get better??? I thought my 14 year old was going through a phase.

I'll take your 14 year old. That's one of my favorite ages to work with. You can take over when your 14 year old hits 17. The way I look at it, all middle schoolers are easy to work with. They have big enough vocabularies to articulate what's going on and no filter to know when to clam up. It's a cinch to know what's going on with them. Plus, if you don't like the one you dragged out of bed in the morning, there's a pretty strong likelihood that a different one will be there when you get home from work.

My girl is actually really good, when I can get her off the computer. I am just amazed how fast she went from elementary school to high school. When Armanti threw his last pass in Montana she was in 5th grade. Now she is a freshman in high school. That doesn't seem possible to me. We are taking her and two of her friends to homecoming. I am recruiting all of her friends to come to App. (at least the ones I like)

bh2oson wrote: We are taking her and two of her friends to homecoming. I am recruiting all of her friends to come to App. (at least the ones I like)

I'll have two recruits with me Saturday as well (7th and 10th grades). I love taking kids to App and getting them hooked early.

bh2oson wrote:

DaphneUrquhart wrote:

bh2oson wrote:You mean it doesn't get better??? I thought my 14 year old was going through a phase.

I'll take your 14 year old. That's one of my favorite ages to work with. You can take over when your 14 year old hits 17. The way I look at it, all middle schoolers are easy to work with. They have big enough vocabularies to articulate what's going on and no filter to know when to clam up. It's a cinch to know what's going on with them. Plus, if you don't like the one you dragged out of bed in the morning, there's a pretty strong likelihood that a different one will be there when you get home from work.

My girl is actually really good, when I can get her off the computer. I am just amazed how fast she went from elementary school to high school. When Armanti threw his last pass in Montana she was in 5th grade. Now she is a freshman in high school. That doesn't seem possible to me. We are taking her and two of her friends to homecoming. I am recruiting all of her friends to come to App. (at least the ones I like)

Man the time flies so enjoy every day - We took our daughter to Homecoming 1998 - she had already been accepted for Fall - '99 - she is now married, has the sweetest little baby daughter ever and it honestly seems all that happened about a year ago

Saint3333 wrote:

WVAPPeer wrote:

Saint3333 wrote:I believe any person, regardless of age, can learn from a person of any age.

I learn from my grandmother of 86 and my four year old. My four year old teaches me new things (or things I have forgotten) on a weekly basis at a minimum.

Wow - deep thinker ---
and I bet you are 30 something - right?

Yep. Not bad for a know nothing huh?

To discredit anyone based upon age is naive. Irony is a beautiful thing.

Wow that's an interesting take - if you will go back and look at your rep points you will find several from me and you won't need to go back more than a few days - On the other hand, I went back thru the entire history of rep points and I have never received one from you --- Duh, so who is naïve???

WV we don't agree on much related to App that isn't a secret. We both are fans but have different thoughts on what is best. Two intelligent people can disagree on a subject.

I'm sure there are many subjects you and I agree on, the future direction of App State isn't one of them.

You may be putting too much stock in rep points as well.