the poor old hippie

I recently opend a thread in answer to the thread 'on a dare'..(what was I thinking?!?!?). I got involved because they were dis'ing hippies..well that got my dander up so I posted a few remarks in on a dare and was treated pretty badly.. which is cool I guess.. I'm no baby and I'm not crying..but what did touch a nerve was that some of the pople that posted felt sorry for the old hippie (me?)
well to tell you the truth.. I never thought of my self as old or that people felt sorry for me because of it. I'd just like to set the record straight.. I'm not that old!! I'm 53 and in the prime of my life..I have no dis-ease or sickness.. I walk with a straight back with my head up..I'm full of life and energy (amongst other things). I'm surrounded by love. I have an upbeat pesonallity,most of the time and I am generous to a fault. The only saddness I carry is the death of my daughter and that takes me into some pretty dark rooms in my soul. Some of the 'boys' in the dare thread were trying to hurt me..well I wasnt hurt at all, a bit peeved but not hurt..after ones suffers a lose like a child.. it's hard to be hurt beyond that.. what I mean to say is.. the hurt that is already there can not be over ridden by mear remarks.. Nothing can hurt me anymore after the death of my AMY.. I'm beyond mortal pain, so dont worry about this old hippie I've been bitten harder that most can chew, but I'm still here. thanks for letting me get this out.
Shameless

 

Take heart, Shameless.

We were once young too. I can remember thinking that older people didn't know shit from shinola... and said so.

The kicker here, is that... they, too, will grow old... if they're lucky... and when they do, they'll have some smart assed young punk calling them the very same names and being just as rude to them. One can only hope that they remember the barbs they threw at their elders and be kind in their reactions.

 

I find some of the people here just like to be smartasses for attention and maybe they come here because the attention they crave is not forthcoming in their everyday life...so be it, I can only share with you what my truth is, maybe you can learn something from it by rejecting it or maybe not and you may embrace it.

I have also learned to chuckle at a hell of alot of it, for as Sam said...we were young once too, and I for one had to learn quite a few things the extra-hard way.

On this crazy internet highway its like driving in the real world...alot of nuts out there, but alot of courtesy too.

I got into a ruckus here awhile back with a couple of the youngsters and I ended up having a friend come out of it, the original one that got me riled up in the first place.....hah, I never know where it all may end up but I love the surprises along the way. He is a sweet guy who is in love now with another youngin' here and I am very happy for them, just wish he'd get his head out of the clouds and post more these days...

Shameless, just continue to be yourself, you have alot to offer and you are appreciated. Some who will appreciate you just don't know it yet.

teepi

 

Thank you my sisters for the encouragement.. I think it was strawpuppy who told me I was speaking to louding to the kids..what a nice way to tell someone to be quite. I love that gal..I have so much inside that needs to get out to the ones that can use it..but I don't want to come on too strong and look like a bragger or someother stupid thing. I spent the last 29 nine yrs studying the healing arts to try and find a cure for my daughters illness and all I see is sickness and pain, I suppose one gets hardend to little unpleasentries of life and just consintrates on the biggies. I don't get that many teenagers, mostly cuz youngers dont have the health problems the elders do.. I have raised 6 kids (plus) and sometimes I get a little overbearing trying to get a point across to them.. I do need to concider, that as well meaning as I may be.. who asked me...lol.. I have to laugh at myself. I'm glad I still can.. thanks again for caring,

Love you all.

Shameless

 

As long as they're calling out names,I figure they're listening.Changing ones idea of the world comes hard and there's often backlash.
There are very few things that really matter in this world and it sounds like you have it all in perspective.

 

((((((shameless_heifer)))))) Hugs to you!
I can relate.
~mosaic

 

lol, i guess they are trying to be cool but i know the feeling and have been called enough shitty names here and in hippychat. when they don't know what else to say because they can't keep up an intelligent arguement they pull out the age card and call me a dried up old fat bitch, LMAO, which is really funny cause aint nothing further from the truth.

 

gate, this is true..I guess I wasn't prepared for the direct hits that were being flamed. I'm not a virgin any more, I was new but the new's gone, I got this forum down now..hey and I'm even getting bad reps on me telling me to die.

Huggles Mo back.. thank you my sister I needed that hug. I'm so thankful for you guys GOD bless you

momchild.. you hit it on the head..I'm sure glad I was the one to raise my kids esp the boys..they have respect for women and age and each other..we are the teachers we parents.. I wonder where the parents of these poor kids are..ya know.. I read the posts here and looking back at them I find that the kids with hippie or x-hippie or leftie parents seems more inteligent, closer to nature and more understanding of the big pitcure. This is significant to me.. it tells a story.. I'll have to write it out someday and post it...

Thank you all for making me feel part of things here.. I plan to return the goodness and spread it all over the place.

Peace Love and Hippie Beads
Shameless

 

right on blackie..I sure wouldn't want to have to go through all that teenage truma/drama again. I am comfortable in my skin, my age is wonderful. I'm in good health and have love all around me in a picturesqe(sp?) setting. I can only wish that for everyone. Peace

Shameless

 

OMG!!...rolflmao...after working at the mall for many years I know theres not enough money for me to wanna be that young again. The most I would wanna shave off is ten years. And only that for some odd reasons,lol.

 

exactly,lol
and i been known to leave em in the dust at fests. theres a time and place for everything. I guess we learn that better as time goes on

 

We have regular 'gettogethers' here on the farm..everyone comes here with their babies,dogs, and sometimes even a goat or farrett, it's a farm all Gods creatures are welcome, we cook wild hog on the cooker and party down..and yes we leave the younguns in the dust, their over behind the barn pukin' and passin' out and we're still carrin' on.. they try to keep up with my hubby Lynn going beer for beer and do be for do be.. I rotflmao at them as they stagger to the back room n pass out... yes we have rooms for the ones that get too drunk so they don't have to drive home (we're responsible hippies). I don't drink like I use to cuz it takes to long to get over it and I got work to do n need clear thinking..but I have my moments and that's when everyone is rolling on the floor watchin' granny hippie cut loose..

Shameless

 

What's that old saying? "Youth is wasted on the young". I heard that little tid-bit from my Grandma all the years I was comin' up. Now I finally understand what it means.

Yup, Shameless. Hangovers are a bust when you have to get up and take care of critters. And it's just when you go out to the barn with a head that wants to split wide-open that something of emergency proportions will happpen and you have to struggle with yourself to take care of your animals properly.

My Dad always said that I had a hollow leg. Still do, and I still drink and smoke most under the table. Don't do it much anymore though... kinda got real old... and life's happening all around me and I don't want to miss any of what's left to me by trying to walk through an alcohol fogged brain. Sanity... who'd a thought it would ever happen to me?

I tried to post earlier, but there was an error on the page and I couldn't... but, I wanted to quote a favorite old, nasty reply that I used to throw at the oldsters who tried to talk reason to me when I was in my pre-teen years...

"Aw, go Dry up and blow away like an old grape should."

Anyone else remember those days?

Sam

Othello told Desdemona, "I'm cold, cover me with a blanket.
By the way, what happened to that poison wine?"
She says, "I gave it to you, you drank it."
Poor boy, layin' 'em straight - pickin' up the cherries fallin' off the plate.

~ Bob Dylan, from Love and Theft

 

Sam...I just posted tha "Youth" metaphor over on Homebuds post......goes to show ya...like minded folks stick together, in the forums as in real life, you gravitate to those with your own values....So glad I found this place. Peace, Ruby

 

Blackie...you crack me up man!!

Larry and I threw out our old love seat after Jackeddy had an unfortunate mishap....he pissed himself while sleeping, that dog sleeps so hard, I get up early ,he slleps till 10...yeah, one hell of a watch dog.

Anyway we went out 2 weeks ago yard sailing and thrift storing...and found 2 old rockin' easy chairs, very cushy and very clean and paid a wopping 3 dollars each. I got an ottoman with mine.
Got them home sat them out in the yard and brought out the Bissel upholstery cleaner and the shop vac and did our thing.
Brought them in the house after they were ready set them up, larry sat back in his, I went to the kitchen to start some food and within minutes.......SNORE!!!
Guess he likes his chair...and his naps.

BUT THATS OK!!!
Because that man can drink all night, and rock me like my back ain't got no bone.....

He laughs at me because I'm the one who likes to smoke a doob and go out in what he calls "public"....I walk the dog when I'm high....yeah as public as I can get living on a gravel road...

teepi

 

It's wonderful to finanly have a place to sit, that's your very own and if you get up you get to have it back..the younguns now jump up when we come in if their sitting in OUR chairs, I told them we work hard for them chairs younguns. It takes yrs to get your own chair and a lot of hard work. We have a couch and love seat for guests to sit on. Untill you start paying rent your a guest and can only sit in the guests seats..that would get me some wierd vibes..but it also got me my own chair to sit on..or is that sit in my chair?? ohh myyy I'm do be faced again..(goes sits in her chair)

Shameless

 

I get the chair,not because I'm old and deserve it,but the kids are worried I might fall down and hurt myself.They're good kids.They have a lot to give.Not to forget what my elders left me.In this case hippies.In 1974,I was not subject to the draft,nor did I go to Viet Nam.I did not kill and was not killed.I have always downed so called hippies quite a bit,many just took advantage..but I also had some true friends out there that helped me on the road and in life.Many I met only once.Many I never met.A few I've known for years...damn hippies...gotta love em.

 

exactly LOL

 

(appologies to the easily offended, BTW ................ NAH!! grow more skin!!)

There was this old bull and this young bull ambling together in the pasture. They move across the crest of a hillock and see a gathering of cows below. The young bull says, "Hey! Let's run down there and f~~~ one of those cows!" The old bull says, "Got a better idea - let's walk down and f~~~ 'em all."

'Ere's to the old bull.



'sall I gots ta say cept a touch o grey suits us anyway:sunglasse

 

HAHA I love old Bulls............