every so often i get accused of either acting my age or more commonly not acting my age...this mystifies me to no end...i mean really, who the hell decides what you are supposed to act like at some certain age...so i dont act all serious and stuffy most of the time....so i still derive a fair amount of childlike enjoyment from things....and yes i listen to music that my child listens to, and like it, even understand it...this is wrong???why???i feel sorry for those who have forgotten how to appreciate fun and are so busy being grown up that they dont let themselves relax or try something new...just because a lot of othe people do something does NOT mean it is the right way or only way to be...after all it isnt like we are all clones(thank you thank you thank you)...is there a book of rules that i missed somewhere that says that you must turn into a grouch once you turn 30 or 40 or 50 or whatever...well maybe there is, after all i have never been really good at staying inside the lines....but why should i...who drew those lines...who appointed that person behaviour czar ayway...seems like that person needs a big dose of sugar and a few hours playing in the balls...yes you have to be more responsible once you are an adult...you know the obvious shit like holding a job, paying living expenses and that, but this doesnt mean that you have to stomp fun out of your life
i will be the first to admit that fun is not the same thing for everyone, but some things are kind of universal(or at least should be)...flying a kite is fun, sitting around with a few good friends and talking about goofy shit is fun....hell doing almost anything with a few good friends is fun(or should be anyway)....rainbows are fun...lightning is the best light show on this planet(except for maybe a sunrise or sunset)...chilling(or dancing) to music is fun...for me bitching and writing is kinda fun in some sick warped way(ok more cathartic, but thats a fun of sorts...cuddling with the person you love is FUN at its best...of course even fun can be not fun when there is too much of it...in the words of a friend of mine "i was sitting on the couch tripping too hard and my brain went fun fun boom"...so you do have to know when to slow down a bit
not fun???
well for me not fun is wearing a tie...who came up with that stupid idea anyway...wtf, who would want to choke themselves(nevermind maybe we will discuss that another time)....wearing a suit is not fun most of the time...i see women wearing not fun things everyday(heels look good yes, but i dont think you can call that fun in any book if you are wearing them)...shaving is not fun(unless you are a masochist)...work very very unfun...any brush with the injustice sytem so very unfun...and taxes, well duh
so if we must do these unfun things, i feel balance them with fun things...remember that you dont have to be a GROWN UP 24/7...you're a parent you say...well hell then have fun with your kids...play tea party or with his trucks...let your hair down(if you have any left) and brush those cobwebs off your imagination and play a little...remember this is probably the only life you have to enjoy...dont waste it being a serious grown up all the time...act like a kid...act any age you want(ok not terrible two) from time to time...and smile when you see others doing so too...worry, but be happy too...it can be done
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