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Best Years?
Under 10 5 (15.2%)
20s 5 (15.2%)
30s 2 (6.1%)
40s 10 (30.3%)
50s 5 (15.2%)
60s 2 (6.1%)
70s 2 (6.1%)
80s 1 (3%)
90+ 1 (3%)
Total Votes: 33
Best years of life?
Topic Started: Jan 26 2006, 08:04 AM (519 Views)
kenny
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Under 10 you just play and go to school.
No worry about adolencence, earning a living.
You have your whole life ahead of you.

In your 40s you are entering your peak earning years.
You have your family.
Your body hasn't declined much from age yet.

In your 60s you reitre.
No work.
You may still be healthy enough to pursue a dream or two.
You have wisdom, and more peace.
You aren't bothered as much by all the things that bother a younger person.

What are the best years of a life?
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Aqua Letifer
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I didn't vote because there was no 10-20 column, and I'm biased as I've only experienced about 10% of the total choices.

But yeah, 10-20 is where it's at. 12, maybe; that might be optimal. I mean, what the heck are you responsible for? Baseball games and going to Grandma's for Thanksgiving? Sounds good enough for me!
I cite irreconcilable differences.
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kenny
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Yes I just noticed I forgot the Teens column. :veryangry:

Jgoo HELP
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Optimistic
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I haven't experienced the majority of the age groups, but I voted for 20's. I used to think under-5 had it made. I'm really enjoying these 20's, though. Nobody is in charge of me, and I'm not in charge of anybody else.
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musicasacra
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i'm guessing the 40s will be good. family, money, nice house, 401(K) nicely set, travel. is that how it really is or is it wishful thinking?

i wouldn't vote for the 20s. sure you have your youth and less responsibility -- but you're also broke and lookin' for love.
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JBryan
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Right now is just great for me and might even be better in the future. Looking back is like viewing a rough and winding road strewn with potholes. I quite frankly don't know how I made it.
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Eleanor: At my age there's not much traffic anymore.

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Aqua Letifer
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musicasacra
Jan 26 2006, 08:46 AM
i'm guessing the 40s will be good. family, money, nice house, 401(K) nicely set, travel. is that how it really is or is it wishful thinking?

i wouldn't vote for the 20s. sure you have your youth and less responsibility -- but you're also broke and lookin' for love.

Yep, the whole broke thing isn't too great. straining minute-rice with a clean sock and using napkins as coffee filters isn't exactly my idea of livin' it up.


Hahaahah, is he joking?
I cite irreconcilable differences.
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sue
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Optimistic
Jan 26 2006, 08:29 AM
I'm really enjoying these 20's, though. Nobody is in charge of me, and I'm not in charge of anybody else.

Gets my vote too. I would have done a lot of things differently, but am glad to hear you say you're enjoying yours, Opt. :thumb: Live it up!
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John D'Oh
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I like my 40's life now pretty well, and it will hopefully improve further as my kids get a bit older and I get to [size=7]STOP CHANGING DIAPERS[/size].
What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket?
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JBryan
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I am the grey one
Yes, it should be a lot better somewhere between now and when you start wearing them.
"Any man who would make an X rated movie should be forced to take his daughter to see it". - John Wayne


There is a line we cross when we go from "I will believe it when I see it" to "I will see it when I believe it".


Henry II: I marvel at you after all these years. Still like a democratic drawbridge: going down for everybody.

Eleanor: At my age there's not much traffic anymore.

From The Lion in Winter.
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Friday
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When I was 26, I felt that 18-24 were the best years of my life. Then when I was 31, I felt that 26-29 were the best years of my life. Now at 40, I think that 33-to now are the best years.

I don't know...I guess I'm just glad to be alive.
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Fizzygirl
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I couldn't agree with JByran more. Looking back I see a very twisted road with numerous pot holes, but I have gained wisdom from experiencing that road. I've thoroughly enjoyed my 40s and am about to cross over into the 50s which, I am told, are the best years of all. Something to look forward to!! :D
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Kincaid
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I voted for under 10, though for me it was probably to age 11. Grades 4, 5 and 6 were the best. No real concerns, riding bikes all over town, walking along trails, playing "army", building models.

The single most fun year of my life was probably in college when I had a good summer job working for a car dealer, bought a motorcycle and rode it all summer, traded it in for a Triumph TR-4 convertible and got engaged to my now wife of almost 20 years.

My 40's have been pretty great as well, but a lot of that was because my wife began to work full time for the first time in her life so we have been enjoying the double income. However, got an almost 16-year-old and two almost 8-year-olds and I have to survive the adolesence of all three girls.
Kincaid - disgusted Republican Partisan since 2006.
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Bernard
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I can't vote either. So far I've found every year brings its own set of challenges and struggles. Albeit, some years seem to go far smoother than others. But in overview, I'd say any age group has potential to be really wonderful and really rotten. On the other hand, experience helps one deal with new crises so in that regard it is a little "easier" with some experience.
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FrankM
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I can’t wrap my mind around such a question. I’m invariably focused on the now and the future. What’s done is done for me. I don’t choose to be that way. I think it’s just my genetic makeup.

Fortunately, the mind is purported to screen out negative memories. So I realize that, when I look back favorably on all of my past decades, it’s likely distorted in a positive direction. But again, so what? I continue to be enthusiastic about today and tomorrow. So, so much left to do and I’ll never get close to doing all I want to do.

I virtually never reminisce. If and when I start reminiscing, I’ll take that as a sign of my juices drying up. (That might not be true for someone else but it would be true for me.)
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John D'Oh
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FrankM
Jan 26 2006, 02:52 PM
Fortunately, the mind is purported to screen out negative memories.

I must have had a really rotten 3rd decade.
What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket?
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big al
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With nearly six decades behind me, I voted for under 10. I've got great memories and not so great memories from all the decades, but there is very little I remember from those early years (other than measles, chicken pox, a broken arm, a sprained ankle, maybe I should stop thinking about this list) that wasn't positive. Later years bring a variety of positive and negative experiences, but those early years seem about as innocent and idyllic as anything in my experience.
I wouldn't want to go back there (I like sex, liquor, cars, etc. too much) but I sure enjoyed it while I was there.

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Aqua Letifer
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I'd love to compare these voting answers to the age of the voters.
I cite irreconcilable differences.
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DivaDeb
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it's like the "favorite classical piece" poll...can't pick
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TomK
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JBryan
Jan 26 2006, 12:50 PM
Right now is just great for me and might even be better in the future. Looking back is like viewing a rough and winding road strewn with potholes. I quite frankly don't know how I made it.

Exactly.

I say that, too. :thumb:
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dolmansaxlil
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My junior high years were probably the worst.

My highschool years were fun.

My university years were amazing - though I would have done some things differently.

My 20s, post-university, have been too rocky to really choose those, though I have some really wonderfully amazing memories.

Since I will hit 30 this year, I'm hoping that the best is yet to come. :)
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DivaDeb
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dolmansaxlil
Jan 26 2006, 03:40 PM
My junior high years were probably the worst.

My highschool years were fun.

My university years were amazing - though I would have done some things differently.

My 20s, post-university, have been too rocky to really choose those, though I have some really wonderfully amazing memories.

Since I will hit 30 this year, I'm hoping that the best is yet to come. :)

Bet on it, babe!
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