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[felisviolaceous]

Ok...I AM an adult.  I am 31 years old.  I am a parent of an 8 yr old.  I am living in and paying for a house not renting.  I work at an 8 to 5 job.  And yet...I get treated and responded to like I'm a teenager or younger. 

I have many times noticed that I'm just the teenager trying to fit in with the adults in crowds, on lists, and even on live journal.  I join a conversation with some good points and get my head patted on, humoursly smiled at and then told to go run along and play.  This has happened too MANY times for me to not notice this.  It's frustrating...disheartening...and just downright depressing!!!!  I don't like being ignored.  And yes...right now I AM acting like a pouty child who got ignored one too many times...but hell...that's how I get treated so why not act like one? 

So what if I actually enjoy myself at functions that are supposed to be enjoyable.  So what if I actually laugh in a way that Santa Claus would be proud of.  So what if I live life to it's upmost fullest.  That doesn't mean I'm immature or childish.  It just means that I learned the lesson that my Father lived every day of his life...to live with laughter and joy in your life!! 

Now...I don't expect people to respond to this post .  You didn't before why should you now.  But I do hope some of you will be brave enough to answer me this one question.

What is it that actually makes one person view and then treat and then talk to another person like an adult!!!

Comments

[ladydreamtime.livejournal.com]

There's a lot I can say about this, and I think I might take it to e-mail, if that's OK with you.

But I will say one thing about not getting replies on LJ/mailing lists/etc.
With Usenet newsgroups, there's a phenomenon called "Usenet nod" (scrith will back me up on this). It means that more often than not, constructive and interesting posts get fewer replies than less constructive ones. That's because people who agree don't want to clog the newsgroup with posts that just say "Me, too." They'll only reply when they don't agree, and say why.

[zenhedon.livejournal.com]

Yepyep...have tried to explain "usenet nod" to her, but don't think I did a very good job - thank you for chiming in w/it, m'lady!

E-mail away! :D

[felisviolaceous.livejournal.com]

I don't mind it in an e-mail.
Yes...I know there are those that don't respond to well written posts...but I also know there are many out there that are so much into arguing that I should have been burnt to a crisp in 2 minutes flat, no matter how well stated my points are or even how much they agree...it's the principal of arguing they are after.
Anyway...yes, it's ok with me for you to e-mail me. :)