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[GardenerGal]

What's a "mature discussion," if you don't mind my asking? Comparing gall bladder surgeries? Griping about the Medicaid gap? Uh..."R-Rated topics" (oh, that's "Mature Audiences")?

Just curious, because, as cupman indicates, you don't have to be "At Least This Tall to Get on This Ride" to have mature conversation. I guarantee you, though, that if you post a thread that really dates you (e.g. "Your favorite memories from 1965" and "Who all went to Woodstock?" and "Remember when the Lindy Strut was the Cat's Pajamas?"), anyone joining in will be well over the "legal age."

There's mature discussions, and there's Memory Lane Pre-1980. For the former, posters could be mature enough to chime in at any age; for the latter, there's a definite need to be chronologically "Older."

Cupman- Don't get me wrong, I love kids, and I join in with some of the silly threads for fun (RIGHT, Bunnylady?

) I just wanted a place to come for something different. Please feel free to join us "old folks" here if you are looking for mature discussions. I can tell from your post that you are quite capable of that!
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[Wisher1000]

What's a "mature discussion," if you don't mind my asking?

I think you answered your own question quite adequately below...

There's mature discussions, and there's Memory Lane Pre-1980. For the former, posters could be mature enough to chime in at any age; for the latter, there's a definite need to be chronologically "Older."

Either works for me!

Quote: My intention was only to start a conversation among friends, old and new, (or old and young, if you prefer,) that doesn't revolve around a word game or role play and where, hopefully, there will be enough activity that if an interested party can't keep up on another thread, they can pop in here and find some comradery and company for a few minutes.

If you want to come here and relax and enjoy the company, regardless of your age, you are welcome. I have met so many warm and interesting people on BYC that I thought it would be fun to have a casual conversation thread to bring them together. I hope that others will be interested in the same thing and will invite the people THEY have met and enjoyed, here, as well.

And if you really want to talk about your gall bladder surgery, we could do that.......

 

[dsqard]

And if you really want to talk about your gall bladder surgery, we could do that.......

Why not, we are usually discussing straight jacket size, color and fit!

 

[Bunnylady]

I think Wisher is trying to avoid having to wade through the kind of posts that go like, "OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! there's this guy in my class and hez rilly cute and i think that sumday he might thik about liking me wut do i do?????????????????" JKJKJKJK

 

[dsqard]

I meant to share one thing earlier but it slipped my mind (dang you CRS!) I got the sweetest call last night. DD's boyfriend called me to ask mine and DH's (he is her step-dad but I think she is planning on having him walk her down the aisle when the time comes) blessing to ask her to marry him. I have met him a couple of times and a nicer SIL I don't think I could ask for. He is planning on proposing to her next week in the barn (the boy knows my daughter and believe me, this is romantic) when they come up here for a couple of days. Now I just have to remember to not blow the surprise if I talk to her on the phone before then. I don't know how many times I almost posted something about it on FB today. Doh!

 

[dsqard]

I think Wisher is trying to avoid having to wade through the kind of posts that go like, "OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! there's this guy in my class and hez rilly cute and i think that sumday he might thik about liking me wut do i do?????????????????"

I won't read stuff like that. If you are going to type a message, please try to use mostly English.

 

[Wisher1000]

I somehow managed to come across as some old fuddy duddy, I guess. I know those of you that "know" me from other threads know better, right? I just found that all of my favorite threads, and favorite people that were there, quit being active and I missed them!

I have nothing against children, I have a few of my own and they come in handy sometimes....... I think everyone should own at least one.......

 

[dsqard]

Wisher, I only half-way considered selling my son down in Mexico a few times. That doesn't make me a bad mom, does it?

 

[Wisher1000]

I think Wisher is trying to avoid having to wade through the kind of posts that go like, "OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! there's this guy in my class and hez rilly cute and i think that sumday he might thik about liking me wut do i do?????????????????" JKJKJKJK

Where is the charade smiley touching it's nose?

BTW, how is Orps?

 

[Wisher1000]

I meant to share one thing earlier but it slipped my mind (dang you CRS!) I got the sweetest call last night. DD's boyfriend called me to ask mine and DH's (he is her step-dad but I think she is planning on having him walk her down the aisle when the time comes) blessing to ask her to marry him. I have met him a couple of times and a nicer SIL I don't think I could ask for. He is planning on proposing to her next week in the barn (the boy knows my daughter and believe me, this is romantic) when they come up here for a couple of days. Now I just have to remember to not blow the surprise if I talk to her on the phone before then. I don't know how many times I almost posted something about it on FB today. Doh!

How exciting! She doesn't do BYC, does she? Do we need to edit to take it out?

We had one ask us that when our DD was 17, her daddy said "No, she's too young." It was the perfect answer, IMO, she was too young and he wasn't much of a catch. LOL!