CDRINF 1 #51 May 3, 2003 I would NEVER let them go to West Point and be Ring Knockers!!! Let them go to college and have a little fun first!*** ....but you sure can't beat the cost! If you really want to indulge in a mid life crisis, I say send the kids to West Point and save the money for jumps and gear! Why should they get 4 years of irresponsible partying on your dime when you can spend it on yourself? Hmm, I like that idea. Too bad I'm 39 and have to wait 13 more years to pull it off. Oh, well maybe I can at least teach my son to pack for me in the meantime. CDR USMA '86 (knock, knock) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
katiebear21 0 #52 May 3, 2003 Hey... where you been lurking??? So, now you guys are saying I have to have kids so I can teach them to pack for me? Katie Get your PMS glass necklace here Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CDRINF 1 #53 May 3, 2003 Still in Korea, Katie. 44 more days! Woo Hoo! I'm getting so short I need to roll my socks down to see! CDR Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve1 5 #54 May 4, 2003 I'll quit joking around for a little to get serious on this one. A mid-life crisis is a very real thing for lot's of people. It might be around age 40 that it kicks in. Some people breeze through this period of time without much difficulty. For others it can be a time of great turmoil. It's a time when one looks back on his or her life and one tries to decide if they have succeeded or not. Most realize there may not be that many years left to make the most of. For some people it is a time in life when they reach the point where old coping skills no longer work and it is indeed crisis time. Someone mentioned that any time you are above ground it is good time. I like this perspective, but for some it takes time to work through a lot of shit, before arriving at that perspective. For many the mid-life years are like a pilot flying into a really bad storm, but if you can develop the right perspectives you can reach blue sky and smooth air again. Pretty deep huh!.....Steve1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobsled92 0 #55 May 4, 2003 I feared the "Mid-life" ever since I was in High school and saw the look on my Psych teachers face when he talked about youth/teen be a precious time in life and I feared "regrets in life" ever since. I say fight it! age is a number, not title of what you must be. Figure out what you want to look back on and what you Don't want to look back on and then >hit that list (it helps, although I get white knuckles 2X's a week thinking about it) -Grant _______________________________ If I could be a Super Hero, I chose to be: "GRANT-A-CLAUS". and work 365 days a Year. http://www.hangout.no/speednews/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #56 May 4, 2003 Tents and Sleeping bags and sleeping pads get really old really fast to old bones....Buy a cheap camperAmazon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dragontail 0 #57 May 5, 2003 Quote ...Buy a cheap camper You're right. Excellent idea Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhino 0 #58 May 5, 2003 Quote The on my left shoulder says "quit yer job, sell yer shit, move into your car and spend the rest of your days jumping, partying and backpacking." The on my right shoulder says "don't listen to her! You need to be a responsible, upstanding citizen! You can't afford to do that anyway!" Nothing is wrong with the citizen on your left shoulder either Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
