Is youth wasted on the young?

Question

I'm only in my 30's
but being around guys at work who are in there teens & 20's
I really have nothing in common
Maybe its me becoming a Dad
I don't know

Answer 1

mabey i dont know!

Answer 2

You are still young, have no fear! you won't have that much in common with kids in their teens & 20s because you've matured; once you hit your 30s, it's a good thing to have a little of that going for you - once you become a Dad, it's real important to have a lot of that!!! 30 year olds seldom listen to the same music or dress the same or even eat the same foods as teens & 20s kids - it's not just you, hun, it's the way it is. Pick somebody 10-20 years older than yourself; do you have much in common with them?? most likely not! I wish I could be 25 again but know what I know now! (hindsight is 20/20!) You'll be fine - enjoy being a Dad!!!

Answer 3

You must immediately go out and celebrate that you have matured into a responsible adult man. Having nothing in common with guys in their teens and 20's is the way it should be in the normal course of development and maturity. Now that you have become a Dad your world has changed. Your priorities won't be hangin' with young male co-workers, drinking beer and talking nonsense. You now face one of the most serious and difficult yet rewarding phase of your life. A baby - a little human who will one day be grown up and a product of what you created - raising your baby, bonding and spending time and teaching will be the most important thing you do in life. You only get one chance so get it right. Now is the time to focus on your child and not yourself. Be kind to your wife. Earn her respect by not going out with the guys and instead coming home early from work with pizza as a surprise and a big smile and lot's of attention and tickles for the baby. Wan't your wife to worship the ground you walk on? Simple. Tell her you'd like to spend this Saturday being her slave for the entire day. Tell her you will gladly mop, clean, do laundry and watch the baby while she spends the afternoon either shopping, napping or visiting friends. Try it. It will earn you tons of appreciation, admiration, respect. Reflect upon your childhood. Learn from your own parents mistakes. Vow to not damage your precious child in any way - no neglect, no verbal abuse, physical abuse, no fighting with wife. If you haven't reflected on your own childhood get busy. It is imperitive to know yourself in order to be the best parent you have. And yes, youth is wasted on the young and pity your young friends who are behaving like young men do - carefree, bar-hopping and bed-hopping. These are things people do in between "Real Life". These activities are like the commercials - just meaningless fillers. When these boys grow up and have children and wives they too will look at the young guys and think the same way as you do.

Answer 4

I dont think youth is wasted on the young but I do think the young are wasting their youth.

I am 32 and I see the kids of today as boring .. if they arent plugged into the ps2 they are watching tv or standing on street corners doing nothing ..

They have been given too much and it has rotted their brains ..I worry for them greatly since i think their lives will (in general) amount to nothing ..what a terrible waste ..

I dont have the answers .. I wish I did .. but I think the education system and the government needs to do something to assist else this country is going to go to hell in hurry and the poor kids are going to be left with nothing.

Answer 5

Get a grip. What makes them so different from you. I am 25 and get along socially with people of very varied ages on a social level, from 18 up to 65. The only thing that makes them different is that you feel different, and hence will treat them differently. I would recommend that so long as you have friends your own age who you can see outside of work, you will be OK. And remember that it is good to have more experience than others around you, particularly at work.

Answer 6

Youth is wasted on the young. The reason for this is TIME. When you are young, you feel your time is unlimited. As you get older, you start to value more the time left to you, and - also - it passes a whole lot faster. If you compare a father to a non-father, he looks older, nine times out of ten. Responsibility for a child makes one mature. Enjoy every moment of your life, that's my advice!
Simon2

Answer 7

I'm 32 with two kids...not married but was at one time. I sometimes find myself wishing I had experimented more and got out there when I was younger (I got married at 18) But then again, I have a younger sister who is doing exactly that and all she seems to end up doing is getting herself into one jam or another. Having kids and taking on that kind of responsibility just means you are grown up and mature in most cases....I like to think I have my s**t together as to where most kids these days don't know whether to wind their butts or scratch their watch...lol

Answer 8

The answer is sometimes depending on what you do with it. Just because you are in your thirties and a father it doesn't stop you being you. Maturity is a concept not a right. Just because you have nothing in common with these guys doesn't mean it is because they are young and you are older it could just be that you simply have nothing in common.

Answer 9

Definatly

Answer 10

Children do not want to be children anymore....you only have to ask them what they want to be or do when they grow up...half of them say 'be famous' I personally think the reason for this is because of all the sh1t on TV and it is true that anyone can be famous now for nothing!

Answer 11

no, because it's only when your old you know what youth is, youth can't work if you realise what it's worth, therefore only the young can have it. A bit of a sod I know but there you go.