Drivers don't look like drivers anymore

I'm indifferent to nesting dolls... but I do like baby dolls.

 

Let me start by saying that I enjoyed your post and it resonated with me in a lot of ways as you regard your parents in much the same way, as I do mine. I'm 67 years old, hence the moniker 2old lol, and I was hesitant to post my OP as I learned a long time ago, that the older a person gets, the more likely they are to be resistant to change. But it gives me a kind of an edge to know and to understand, how old age begins to change ones perspective. So, as the saying goes (but not necessarily always true) hopefully "with age comes wisdom."

With regard to your parents you wrote..."I’ve always lived my life to make them proud of how they raised their kids and who’s son I was , it drives me to this day."

Response... I always felt the same way, but sadly and to my regret, I never felt that I measured up. Don't misunderstand me... I don't feel like a total failure but I always felt like I should have done better. There again, I take complete responsibility for my sucess's and failures. I look back and I have a good idea of where I went right and wrong. To make matters even worse, I was raised Catholic. When it comes to self analysis and regrets for my mistakes (sins), as a Catholic, I'm great at beating myself up but there again, luckily, I am aware of the fact that we Catholics impose impossible standards on ourselves and I can kind of ease up on myself when I'm giving myself a good "beating" lol... So, let me come to the point of all of this reflection and explanation stuff, because it all ties in to my original post. There! I'm finally getting to it lol.

Some people in this thread chimed in with responses that I never expected, and your responses are a great example. As I grow more geezerly, I have to be careful about shooting my mouth off and especially careful about what comes out. And when I wrote my original post, I worried about whether I would sound like a narrow minded fool or would my feelings on the subject be seen as a worthwhile.

But there has been a real surprise in this thread. While I never expected everyone to agree, the disagreements have remained civil in tone and content. That is where I feel this thread is a huge success. While we whom are more or less in agreement, having voiced our opinion with grace and dignified restraint, those who disagreed did so as well. So I'd say that the people whom participated in this thread are pretty special and this (for lack of a better term) 'exercise' has been a real success. I don't think anyone has delusions of having changed anything other than maybe we all have had a chance to look at ourselves and others as individuals with the right to feel and do as we want, and maybe by stepping back and being openminded to one another's opinions helps all of us to be a better person.

 

Oh I think most people will know exactly what I meant lol...