The Monday Poll - Age

[pjthompson]

[Lear.] How old art thou?
[Kent.] (disguised as Caius) Not so young, sir, to love a woman for singing, nor so
old to dote on her for any thing.

—William Shakespear, King Lear 1.4.9-39


[Poll #851422]

If you could be 17 again, would you go back?

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Yes
3(15.8%)
No
13(68.4%)
Ticky
1(5.3%)
If you could be 17 again and know all you know now, would you go back?

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Yes
11(55.0%)
No
6(30.0%)
Ticky
1(5.0%)
What age range would you like to stay forever and ever?

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1-12
0(0.0%)
13-15
0(0.0%)
16-19
0(0.0%)
20-30
5(25.0%)
31-40
4(20.0%)
41-50
0(0.0%)
51-60
0(0.0%)
61-70
0(0.0%)
"Old age ain't for sissies."
1(5.0%)
I don't want to live forever
2(10.0%)
Youth is overrated
1(5.0%)
Don't trust anyone over 20
0(0.0%)
"Hope I die before I get old."
0(0.0%)
Ticky
1(5.0%)
Other (make any old comments you like)
1(5.0%)

Comments

[kmkibble75.livejournal.com]

If only I knew then what I know now... like, basically, that I shouldn't care what other people think of me. My life would probably be quite different.

That could be good or bad.

[pjthompson]

That's the big one I think we all wish we knew back then. I think we spend the rest of our lives trying to get over the trauma of junior high and high school.

[frigg.livejournal.com]

Ugh...I think those hideously, embarassing mistakes were meant to be made, at least I like to tell myself that they helped shape me into the person I am today. :)

Since I can't tell what it's like to be over 33, it would be cool if I could reserve my judgement until I'm an ancient old geezer and then get to pick my favourite age.

[pjthompson]

at least I like to tell myself that they helped shape me into the person I am today. :)

Yes, I've always maintained that everything that happens to you, good and bad, goes in to making you who you are. So unless you're unhappy with who you are, you have to accept them all (which isn't the same as liking them).

reserve my judgement until I'm an ancient old geezer and then get to pick my favourite age.

Looking back from geezerhood does have some advantages. :-)