tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post5975646961226428071..comments2023-07-28T03:07:26.414-07:00Comments on Jimmy's Opinion: Fun And FuneralsJimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00079471254681821763noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-22300526388521191452012-10-23T11:19:33.566-07:002012-10-23T11:19:33.566-07:00Hi Angelia, You are so right, I too have been away...Hi Angelia, You are so right, I too have been away from home a lot longer than I actually lived there, and with that said makes me wonder if going back would ever be a possibility.Jimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11676883070882757501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-30483864483795725162012-10-22T23:20:32.312-07:002012-10-22T23:20:32.312-07:00You know, after leaving home at 18 and coming to T...You know, after leaving home at 18 and coming to Texas. More than half my life has been lived here, and it is more home to me than where I came from. I don't even know if I could go back.Angelia Simshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07651508374785160575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-19385561611404286742012-10-19T11:38:23.100-07:002012-10-19T11:38:23.100-07:00Thank You Sir, Lordy to think if we had the knowle...Thank You Sir, Lordy to think if we had the knowledge that we carry today back then, that would eliminate a bunch of mistakes :)Jimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11676883070882757501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-1301482855880953822012-10-19T11:35:42.497-07:002012-10-19T11:35:42.497-07:00I suppose it could be worse, we could be sent back...I suppose it could be worse, we could be sent back knowing even less than we did then Ha HaJimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11676883070882757501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-37709958663728587562012-10-19T11:07:24.544-07:002012-10-19T11:07:24.544-07:00Go back to things as they were? No, of course not...Go back to things as they were? No, of course not. Things change. All things change. All people change. That's not a bad thing, just a fact. And would I want to be 18 again? If I could put all the knowledge and wisdom and experiences I have today into an 18 year old body, sure. But to go back to that naieve little goof that I was 44 years ago...NO WAY!<br><br>Good post. :)<br><br>SLowandslowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08608734222483888884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-1949812091871099532012-10-19T07:41:00.599-07:002012-10-19T07:41:00.599-07:00EXACTLY. We would KNOW the traps to avoid, but we...EXACTLY. We would KNOW the traps to avoid, but we'd have no idea about the new traps we'd walk right into. Yep. To quote one of my most hated sentences: It could be worse.lotta joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12742978845913126675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-53792482321714663822012-10-18T19:47:21.177-07:002012-10-18T19:47:21.177-07:00Hey Pat,Yes sir I know the reason you left was a h...Hey Pat,<br><br>Yes sir I know the reason you left was a had to situation, and five Adult kids later you have done a fabulous job raising them my Friend.<br><br>A post on your last day at home is one that will be an eye opener for a lot of people, you know better than most the trials and tribulations of life at that age and it is a blessing for you to share your wisdom.<br><br>Thank You Pat I appreciate you.Jimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11676883070882757501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-40355243096611448972012-10-18T19:40:57.267-07:002012-10-18T19:40:57.267-07:00Hey Juli, good to see you and I hope everyone is f...Hey Juli, good to see you and I hope everyone is feeling better.<br><br>Moving across the country at that age is a real culture shock, and after you have been away going back is really no more than a visit, I'm with you my 30's would be a whole lot more desirable than any other age.Jimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11676883070882757501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-13572230855049015022012-10-18T19:37:10.770-07:002012-10-18T19:37:10.770-07:00That would be my fear if given the chance to go ba...That would be my fear if given the chance to go back, I would be just as stupid as I was then and do everything exactly the same Ha Ha so why bother.Jimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11676883070882757501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-83538665748439806032012-10-18T19:35:16.965-07:002012-10-18T19:35:16.965-07:00Hi Annmarie, Gaining back a lost Parent would in f...Hi Annmarie, Gaining back a lost Parent would in fact trump anything, but to go back simply for the thrill of being 18 again I agree with you, I'll just stick with what I am now.Jimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11676883070882757501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-61563170911691217462012-10-18T19:30:58.316-07:002012-10-18T19:30:58.316-07:00Hey Betty, I am proud to see you my Dear Friend an...Hey Betty, I am proud to see you my Dear Friend and look forward to catching up now, going back to give words of wisdom to ourselves when we needed it most is an option I never thought of, yes I would want to do this myself.Jimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11676883070882757501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-34943563524103313562012-10-18T18:55:46.195-07:002012-10-18T18:55:46.195-07:00This was a fantastic and very thought provoking po...This was a fantastic and very thought provoking post Jimmy!<br>I know exactly what you are talking about! Five adult kids later and I now believe it's one more step on the developmental journey that all young people must take. Not many of them actually hit the road at that age though, that takes some guts. I actually left before I was eighteen and the only thing that I truly knew, was that I had to get OUT of that house. Jimmy, you know better than most about my family history and why I had to get out of there. Pretty soon, I'm going to do a post on the crazy things that happened on my last day at home.Pat Tilletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-66780956694922080902012-10-18T17:17:42.416-07:002012-10-18T17:17:42.416-07:00I think, you can never really go back. I left home...I think, you can never really go back. I left home at 19, moved half across the country, and then came home... to a life I had to redefine all over again. Then, on a recent trip I visited FL, where I had escaped to all those years ago, and found it wasn't really home either. <br><br>Would I return to 18? Nope. 28? hell no. 38's looking good though...Julihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10097214923216967086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-45685047076656178292012-10-18T10:44:41.250-07:002012-10-18T10:44:41.250-07:00The young years are a lot harder now than they wer...The young years are a lot harder now than they were when I was 18. If I could go back, KNOWING what I know now, I'd like to think I would.<br><br>Of course I could do everything differently and still screw the crap out of my life - and maybe a thousand times worse - but I don't see how.<br><br>I'm just relieved that I finally made it. It's a horrible shame that I'm at the jumping off point in life when I finally figured life out.<br><br>(1) I wouldn't get married to the man I married at 18.<br>(2) I wouldn't get pregnant at 18.<br>(3) I wouldn't depend on a man for my food, home, and insurance<br>(4) I'd choose a career and depend on myself<br>lotta joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12742978845913126675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-74920534973761119882012-10-18T06:31:14.697-07:002012-10-18T06:31:14.697-07:00Interesting post...i witness you in my own kids, w...Interesting post...i witness you in my own kids, who also know everything...guess if an 18 yr old did not believe that much in himself it would not be a good thing after all.<br>I would not want to be young, stupid, poor and 18 again, except I still had both of my parents then and that would trump everything.Annmarie Pipahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964950285763339907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-26505542583487406722012-10-18T06:25:48.072-07:002012-10-18T06:25:48.072-07:00Jimmy--What a great post! I am sorry I have not b...Jimmy--What a great post! I am sorry I have not been by on a more regular basis, but can I tell you how happy I am we have reconnected? 18 seems so long ago. I left home as well and never returned to live, only to visit. Would I go back to that time? No. Nope. I would like to go back and talk to that girl that I was though. I'd give her the encouragement she needed so badly.<br><br>Bossy Bettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12568355839499622409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-46693845086650208702012-10-17T19:03:59.506-07:002012-10-17T19:03:59.506-07:00Welcome Bryan, It sounds like you have a wonderful...Welcome Bryan, It sounds like you have a wonderful plan my Friend, once you get used to actually being retired, you and Mrs. Jones will have the time of your lives.<br><br>18 was a difficult time for everyone it seems, not a child anymore but not yet an adult, no wonder there was so much angst and insecurity.Jimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11676883070882757501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-48386623160954678842012-10-17T19:00:02.580-07:002012-10-17T19:00:02.580-07:00Hi Megan, Yes life does throw us a curve ball some...Hi Megan, Yes life does throw us a curve ball sometimes, I always said that when the kids were grown and out on their own that my wife Cindy and I would move home to SC (South Carolina), the kids grew up and Cindys Mom got sick and our help was asked for, three years ago we moved to Southern California to be with her parents, Now we are living in SC but it is SoCal rather than South Carolina, thats my curve ball but I am happyJimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11676883070882757501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-82662871397665653402012-10-17T18:55:16.770-07:002012-10-17T18:55:16.770-07:00Hi Jim, Good to see you back from vacation, going ...Hi Jim, Good to see you back from vacation, going back for a re do on the times I wasn't so nice to some folks would be the only way I would want to do it also, you are so right in that our attitudes were different then and being kind was not always the way.Jimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11676883070882757501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-46163249457441772642012-10-17T13:20:44.655-07:002012-10-17T13:20:44.655-07:00I wouldn't wish to be 18 again; too much angst...I wouldn't wish to be 18 again; too much angst and insecurity. Not to mention all the competitiveness in both love and career. In less than a year I will take early retirement and am looking forward to spending my time writing, walking and traveling around the world with the lovely Mrs Jones!Bryan Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18193232823492134184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-37705402446852279802012-10-17T12:53:15.333-07:002012-10-17T12:53:15.333-07:00At 18, I was back home in Canada and not sure what...At 18, I was back home in Canada and not sure what I wanted to do, or where I wanted to be. But things change in life, as they always do, and now I am settled in England, quite happy with the way things are going, but sometimes...only sometimes, I feel a bit homesick.<br>People change and move on, making new lives for themselves. I keep in touch with my parents really often due to Skype...but this is now my home and although I feel I should go back, I doubt very much that I will...or would I if I had the chance?<br>Life often throws us a curved ball.Megan Adamsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09087014754234957031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-33932336484330099712012-10-17T12:41:47.882-07:002012-10-17T12:41:47.882-07:00To elaborate: I think I'd like go back and be ...To elaborate: I think I'd like go back and be kinder to some folks. I wouldn't change anything that got me to where I am now - maybe - but I was a right a-hole to some folks along the way. That's what I'd change.Suldoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-44154364551325840542012-10-17T12:38:33.079-07:002012-10-17T12:38:33.079-07:00I wouldn't mind being eighteen again, but if t...I wouldn't mind being eighteen again, but if the opportunity somehow arose, I wouldn't take it unless I could be guaranteed to retain some of the knowledge I now have. You're right about one thing, though, and that's the fact that what we are now is an accumulation of all we were then. And I am happy now, so I wouldn't want to screw that up by doing anything too different!Suldoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-45008229175916084732012-10-17T12:11:51.254-07:002012-10-17T12:11:51.254-07:00Hey Bijoux, I can see how the circumstances of our...Hey Bijoux, I can see how the circumstances of our youth determine how young we leave, also the bad memories make it harder to go back, I know several people who like you said never looked back once they got out.<br><br>I wish I was actually as smart now as I thought I was back then, funny how we thought we knew all :)Jimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11676883070882757501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677172151591739382.post-67402867876204307172012-10-17T12:08:31.396-07:002012-10-17T12:08:31.396-07:00Hi Valerie, Yes hard times at home sent a lot of u...Hi Valerie, Yes hard times at home sent a lot of us packing, and a lot of young girls did marry to get out, my Mom was one who like you mentioned married young and found the Happy Ever After scenario the second time around, same with me but that is a whole other story for later.<br><br>I always enjoy looking back, a lot of things I don't want to relive but I am glad to have them all behind now.<br><br>Good to see you my Friend.Jimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11676883070882757501noreply@blogger.com