why do adults seem to be passionless and uncurious? - Page 10

SlitheyTove · 07-01-2009, 05:46 PM

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CC parents I think are exceptions almost by definition

So, you are asking adults that you think aren't passionless and uncurious why adults seem to be passionless and uncurious. The passionate/curious adults then tell you that adults are in fact passionate and curious.

Maybe you should ask your mom why adults seem to be passionless and uncurious. You could even show her this thread--you might see a passionate side of her you've never imagined.

galoisien · 07-01-2009, 07:14 PM

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You are seeming to perceive those who are not interested or passionate in the things you are interested in- or compelled to discuss them to the minute detail that you are willing to go, as " boring".

I don't think you are hearing what I'm saying.

I have a lot of peers who fit that description. They are fun to be with and hang around. They also have a tendency to love to play sports, which for some funny reason adults seem to lose passion in as they get older. (no, watching sports on TV doesn't count)

It's perfectly fine if you're not interested in what I'm interested in. It's not that at all. Rather I usually don't hear adults talk about what THEY do ... passionately. They act like their pursuits are mundane and routine.

Office politics is interesting, if it's not ALL you talk about.

emeraldkity4 · 07-01-2009, 07:25 PM

Rather I usually don't hear adults talk about what THEY do ... passionately

It is more passionate just to do it, than to spend time analyzing it don't you think?

( and I do like to play sports but I also have pretty bad arthritis- and I would like to keep my knees around for a while yet)

VeryHappy · 07-01-2009, 07:34 PM

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Galoisien, I'm interested in your reaction to my comment the other day:

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The real title of this thread should be: "I wish my mother and I got along better, that I felt closer to her, and that I felt she was interested in me."
Others have commented but you have not.

Anything? At all??

Onward · 07-01-2009, 07:36 PM

My husband is passionate about basketball. Hasn't been able to really play it since his late 20's when his knee to a hit playing racquetball. So now he avidly follows it on tv but you are saying that doesn't count. I talk passionately about books, gardening, environmental issues, international relations but only to other people that I know are interested in those topics. As an adult, perhaps I am more sensitive to other people's sensitivities and know what topics may upset or annoy them. Unlike college age kids, I have to be around these people for many years.

geek_mom · 07-01-2009, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by galoisien

ziyou:
Still mad at me? I thought you wanted to cease all interaction...but anyway

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Originally Posted by ziyou

I am NOT your friend, galoisien, and STOP referencing me on CC.

Jonrie, in case you missed it, to most of us it would be obvious that this comment was not a request for continued interaction. It was a request for you to leave her alone.

In the context of this thread, however, it is mildly amusing that your response to her cease & desist request was... a mini-lecture on still more minutiae.

I'm curious: Is this what you consider "passionate?" If so... I'll be quite content to carry the label of "passionless according to galoisien on CC"

galoisien · 07-01-2009, 09:59 PM

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In the context of this thread, however, it is mildly amusing that your response to her cease & desist request was... a mini-lecture on still more minutiae.

Since I am being called out on nitty-gritty details, it kind of means that I have to go into more details in response...?

LongPrime · 07-01-2009, 10:17 PM

Please don't.

I wish to apologize about my conversation about vanilla.

This is the Parent's Cafe and you are brave and persistent in venturing here.

mousegray · 07-01-2009, 11:43 PM

This was fun for a while but now it's getting too repetitive.
galoisien, it's time for you to start another provocative thread.

geek_mom · 07-02-2009, 02:42 AM

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Originally Posted by galoisien

Since I am being called out on nitty-gritty details, it kind of means that I have to go into more details in response...?

No, it doesn't mean you have to. You might feel compelled to. That's different. Resist the urge!

Northstarmom · 07-02-2009, 09:14 AM

"They also have a tendency to love to play sports, which for some funny reason adults seem to lose passion in as they get older. (no, watching sports on TV doesn't count)"

A lot of times, you seem to lack basic information about human beings. Your thread on why people want their own biological children is one example. Your comment above is another.

People lose interest in playing sports because as virtually all people age, it becomes difficult if not impossible to play the sports that they may have been passionate about playing when they were young.

Teams aren't looking for slow, old people who have had or who need hip or knee replacement.

As many adults have kids of their own, their limited free time also is devoted to their children, not to activities like playing sports that they'd do without their kids.

samiamy · 07-02-2009, 09:55 AM

People that "loved" sports as young people usually wind up coaching their childs sports teams. I know that has filled the sport void for me once I couldn't find an age appropriate group to still enjoy.OP makes way too many generalizations about adults. A bit of Catcher in the Rye going on here

"A brief note about Holden's name: a “caul” is a membrane that covers the head of a fetus during birth. Thus, the caul in his name may symbolize the blindness of childhood or the inability of the child to see the complexity of the adult world. Holden's full name might be read as Hold-on Caul-field: he wants to hold on to what he sees as his innocence, which is really his blindness."

galoisien · 07-02-2009, 10:06 AM

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A lot of times, you seem to lack basic information about human beings. Your thread on why people want their own biological children is one example.

The desire to have *children* is basic.
The desire to have *children which you know have your own DNA* is not.

This is not quite the same as the desire to mate in a way that will result in children having a favoured pattern of genetic makeup relative to your genes -- a desire mediated by sexual selection and selfish genes. Certainly it would be a very sophisticated Green-Beard effect -- to have your genes cause you to prefer a child who you know has your own DNA?

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People lose interest in playing sports because as virtually all people age, it becomes difficult if not impossible to play the sports that they may have been passionate about playing when they were young.

Practice, I believe, is more important than aging generally. Continuous practice slows down or reverses aging effects.

VeryHappy · 07-02-2009, 10:24 AM

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Galoisien, I'm interested in your reaction to my comment the other day:

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The real title of this thread should be: "I wish my mother and I got along better, that I felt closer to her, and that I felt she was interested in me."
Others have commented but you have not.

Anything? At all??

Gosh. I think you're ignoring my question. This is the fourth time I'm asking. If I'm wrong, please tell me.

Northstarmom · 07-02-2009, 10:27 AM

"Practice, I believe, is more important than aging generally. Continuous practice slows down or reverses aging effects."

People in sports get various injuries and have wear and tear that people not in sports may not have. I know many people who had to give up their favored sports because of knee injuries and things like rotator cuff injuries. Meanwhile, people who are their age, but weren't in sports don't have those problems, which can beset athletes while in their 20s or even younger.

"The desire to have *children* is basic.
The desire to have *children which you know have your own DNA* is not. "

Authoritative source, please.