Comments | flogdrums14: Fare thee well July.

flogdrums14

Fare thee well July.

Aug 01, 2005 11:59

- I really wish I could write everything that has happened to me in the past few days/weeks, but that would take way too long and way too much effort.

- A few nights ago I ended up at someones house where a few people made some delicious souffles. I haven't seen my group in about a week which is too bad. I love the group, but it always seems like ( Read more... )

Leave a comment

Back to all threads

Livin' on a prayer.... rdiddy_forprez August 2 2005, 14:02:30 UTC

I have a new philosophy about the group. I believe that the reason for all the turmoil in the group is that most people in the group are not content with their lives or how things are going in their lives. They are very frustrated and that frustration builds, and builds. I think the fact that most group members are discontent with the lack of fun being had just contributes to the frustration. Consequently, when someone does something or says something they don't like, they let out all of the frustration on that person. Obviously there are just some people, like myself, who have bad tempers and overreact to things, too. But this built up frustration is a major cause of the turmoil. I experience this too sometimes. I get frustrated with the boring nights and the uptight nature of the group and sometimes I lash out at people who do not deserve it. Another reason for turmoil is low self-esteem. Many group members aren't comfortable with themselves and this causes depression which leads to anger. No one just lets things slide or laughs anything off. Every little thing is turned into a huge problem and then sides are drawn and more animosity is created. Now that I have written all this, I have discovered another huge cause of turmoil: uptightness. No one knows how to have any fucking fun. I feel like I am at an outing at an old persons home when we go out. Any kind of wildness is frowned upon and people who want to have fun hold back because they don't want the other people of the group to look down upon them or be mad at them. I think the biggest example of this is drinking. I mean we are fucking 17 years old. Drinking is a part of teenage life. Most teenagers drink. It is not an evil thing. You don't get cast into hell if you drink underage. If people don't want to drink they don't have to, but just because you don't want to, don't look down upon or discourage those who do want to. Also if you do want to, don't worry what other people will say. Your real friends will respect your decision either way. All I will say is be a teenager, live wildly and immaturely, don't rush to be super mature, you have the rest of your life for that. Live these precious teenage years the way they should be lived, as a teenager. As a teen you have a license to be wild and make dumb decisions, but this license expires when you reach adult hood. Take advantage of this. Experiment. Be crazy. Be wild. Because before you know it, teenage-hood will be gone, and those who tried to act like middle aged people during it will look back and regret not living their teenage years to the fullest. And the worst thing one can have is regret.

Be excellent to each other,
Ray

Re: Livin' on a prayer.... scof2020 August 2 2005, 17:39:17 UTC

thats deep

Re: Livin' on a prayer.... jdspensieri August 2 2005, 21:50:41 UTC

you see things very clearly, ray, and do an excellent job expressing them.

Re: Livin' on a prayer.... jules_g August 2 2005, 22:18:32 UTC

i completely agree with everything you just said, and i think everyone in the group should read that and take your advice.

Re: Livin' on a prayer.... 2shots_espresso August 3 2005, 19:43:43 UTC

I AGREE!!!!!!! hehehe. lets just hav sum fuckin fun! lol.

the thing about sum ppl gettin mad at every little thing... i find myself to b quite the opposite. i let too many things slide that piss me off (esp when ppl r mean to me) and eventually i let out my anger. but i tend to let too many things slide by me w/out lettin ppl kno they piss me off. idk if this is a good or bad quality. prob both. o well. i think im just a very passive, indifferent person and dunt care enough usually to tell ppl when i am upset w. sumthin.

anyways, i do agree w/ everythin u said. u should write a book about it. haha i tihnk the uptight ppl in our group should def just b more chill. we can all hang out together when ppl drink. if u dunt want to its not like we're gunna force it down ur fuckin throat!!

- jen

ps. ray is an awsome writer lol

Re: Livin' on a prayer.... flogdrums14 August 3 2005, 20:27:38 UTC

Thats still way better than letting every litle thing get to you.

Back to all threads