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I felt this right up until I have a kid. I'm like a mopey teenager again. Movies and tv regularly make me tear up etc. I feel the overwhelming rush and exciteme

by jsonne 7y ago

I felt this right up until I have a kid. I'm like a mopey teenager again. Movies and tv regularly make me tear up etc. I feel the overwhelming rush and excitement I used to get from travel or goal achievement all over. I think the phenomenon that you're describing is basically we get used to the way things are so the emotional highs and lows are sort of expected. When we're young everything is new. It takes a big change and breaking your pattern to get out of that.

cdolan 7y ago
I agree with this. Kids spark a new sense of purpose and being. A close friend and family member lost a 6 month old baby late last year through no fault of their own. Little guy slept so deep he stopped breathing. Being so close to such a truly gut wrenching loss gives me a new perspective everyday. The last time I had something even remotely like that was when a family member was scheduled to be in the Twin Towers, on the top floor, the morning of 9/11/2001. Through a total fluke, this person didn’t go to work that day. Odd, because he was the focus of this meeting and really should have been there - rather, he decided to hang out with his kids as he had been traveling too much. He’s living on borrowed time and admits that every September. All this to say - the worst part of modern technology and society is the ability to escape from reality, in my opinion. You, your kids, and the rest of your loved ones will be dead one day. Probably when you dont expect it. Putting the phone down and spending valuable time with them is the best decision you can make at any point in your day.
- jsonne 7y ago
  I completely agree. As silly as it sounds because it ended up being a false alarm I was in Hawaii during the ballistic missile scare. That sort of fear and then coming out on the other side, followed by having a kid 2 years later, has given me a totally different and much better perspective on life. I try and remember every day what really matters and it usually isn't what many of us usually give our time to.
ubertakter 7y ago
Whew, glad it's not just me. Agree 100%. Although I had some minor underlying issues that seemed to make it worse (better now though).

by jsonne 7y ago

cdolan 7y ago

I agree with this. Kids spark a new sense of purpose and being. A close friend and family member lost a 6 month old baby late last year through no fault of their own. Little guy slept so deep he stopped breathing. Being so close to such a truly gut wrenching loss gives me a new perspective everyday. The last time I had something even remotely like that was when a family member was scheduled to be in the Twin Towers, on the top floor, the morning of 9/11/2001. Through a total fluke, this person didn’t go to work that day. Odd, because he was the focus of this meeting and really should have been there - rather, he decided to hang out with his kids as he had been traveling too much. He’s living on borrowed time and admits that every September. All this to say - the worst part of modern technology and society is the ability to escape from reality, in my opinion. You, your kids, and the rest of your loved ones will be dead one day. Probably when you dont expect it. Putting the phone down and spending valuable time with them is the best decision you can make at any point in your day.

jsonne 7y ago
I completely agree. As silly as it sounds because it ended up being a false alarm I was in Hawaii during the ballistic missile scare. That sort of fear and then coming out on the other side, followed by having a kid 2 years later, has given me a totally different and much better perspective on life. I try and remember every day what really matters and it usually isn't what many of us usually give our time to.

ubertakter 7y ago

Whew, glad it's not just me. Agree 100%. Although I had some minor underlying issues that seemed to make it worse (better now though).