How old is too old?

[Donny Don't]

Originally posted by hijinx:
Interesting points by DeeCee and DonnyDont.. I mean - why do men get to go on rocking and age gracefully and women don't? Not entirely fair, Donny

Hey it was never a gender issue, i would have been equally shocked to have seen a middle-aged man in kandy. Anyway i'm not denying these people their right to have fun.

 

[Dvah]

Im almost 30!!!!
And I can honestly say I am experiencing the best times of my life..now!
I often think about how long I will continue to live this lifestyle and I guess...when I stop getting enjoyment out of it.
If the bad ever starts to outweigh the good...it will be time to reconsider...
When I have priorities that demand more attention....it will be time to reconsider...
But for now.......its all good

Yes deeCee I have seen the guy in his 60's that you talk of...I think its great!! he always looks in his element and quite often having more fun than the younger people around him.....and thats what we like to see..
People having fun

 

[Dr ZUL]

Its simple really,you stop when you want to stop

 

[hijinx]

Sorry Donny
Who ever said getting asked for ID when you're way past it was right.. I still get carded and I'm 26.. I had a girl drag me over to her group of friends at one night I was at and make them all guess how old I was and none of them said over 19. It's flattering.. but I'm not sure why
Plus we should remember that just about everyone can look younger in a dark smokey room to people who aren't in the clearest state of mind

 

[eddi spgeddi]

i think i'm there.
at 35.
first e nye '90.
hadnt dropped in 8weeks till last weekend.
took a point of meth and 3smilies throughout the night... prob is, i cant get high like i like, and the comedown lasts forever... hell if i miss a nights sleep- it takes days to recover!
as much as i dont want to say it... i've had enough.
over the years i've definately over done it...
anyone who wants an ideal person to examine the long term detrimental effects of extacy abuse i'm happy to submit myself.
i have used almost exclusively mdma (to the best of my knowledge) for the past 6years since giving up speed and acid. recently, i had returned to smoking a little meth (maybe 3points in the last 2months) coz i couldnt get high on md.
i'd be an ideal medical case study if anyone's interested!
cheers
its not like quitting ciggies though... its easy coz you know "times up" when it comes.

 

[sydkiwi]

Your as old as u feel.

 

[peakingjester]

there is no to old i party with people 2ce my age im 21, without them still in the scene then old school would really have no meaning, their stories rock, and 20 odd years of raving they are able to still run rings around me...

 

[doofqueen]

ok havent posted on the aussie social b4 (didnt know there was one till the other day when hangin in the lounge with the american kids)
im 24 and have a 7 yr old...i took my first pill in april this yr so i guess im just writing cos theres alot of posts that says they would stop when they had kids..well i started (pills and acid) when i already had mine...
i take my son doofin with me :D should see him on the dance floor with a set of glow stix, he loves it :D im sure i'll get flamed for this?
a bush doof is a toatla diffeent environment tho than a rave or a party, i dont do drugs while hes around and he doesnt see anyone use drugs , he has a dance at night, crashes out and sleeps all nite then plays all day in then sunshine, its a beautiful; and loving environment for him to be in i think...
and what age? age is an attitude and life is for living so i'll be damned if i ever stop
i had my son at 16 and have been raising him on my own since he was 3 yrs old (me 20) and i never went out and partied cos i was changing nappies and breast feeding ...now that he goes to his dads every fortnight i let loose and the times that i have him i take him to a peaceful and friendly environment where everybdy watches out for everyone else
hes one of the most appreciate ,polite , loving, caring,funny and sensitive kids u can meet
did i go off the topic here? :-/
anyone up at 3am like me?

 

[plazma]

^^^^^^^^^
Big ups for actually admitting that. Hell, for being proud of it. I think that quite possibly, a bush doof is no more damaging to a kid than going to primary school, or any more damaging than spending time anywhere else with a bunch of strangers.
There are some ups about it, and downs about it, but naturally time will tell. In the meantime, as long as you look after him, and love him (I'm sure you do) then I can't think of anything bad to say.
Back to the original question.
Growing up is a good idea, it might only be optional, we'll call it 'maturity' and it doesn't prevent you from having fun, or being a silly bastard at times. but the whole thing is, if you're going to be an immature SOB your whole life, you won't get respect.
-plaz out-

 

[missing_one]

One more 'two hippy parents one hippy kid'. I disagree with the 'did it too much and gone strict' stereotype...
though my mum did snap at me for about the first 5 seconds when I told her for the first time at the dinner table the reason I wasn't eating or hungry or feeling good was because I'd just eaten "a pill".

"WHAT ARE YOU TAKING DRUGS FOR?!#@?!#@" she screams, only to ask me for some five minutes later, to the amusement of my father.

 

[Urbanhog]

You should quit when you either feel like it's becoming a problem, or when you just don't want to do it anymore.

yeah I am kinda feeling the same..... like damned dog chasing its tail......

 

[syntech]

when u dont think its that much fun any more....and u "move on" much like some ppl just grow out of smoking dope full time.

 

[doofqueen]

I worry sometimes about how my son will turn out with the way i am rasing him ie "around drugs" so to speak...don't get me wrong, i dont do drugs around him but i am OPEN with this topic. I dont want him doing drugs because of physical side effects but i don't want to be a hypocrite either and lie to him about it. He will be nine years old in a few months (half way to 18 i realised and that idea in itself is mind blowing and like OMG WTF) and he has already worked out that i was a 'kid' when i had him so i am already going to half to deal with questions to do with that (which i already have the answers for anyway) but i worry that he will rebel against me and turn into some corporate lawyer or a home boy or a religious freak or something lol because i raise him with free thought and creativity and not like "normal" parents do. My only hope is that i have taught him enough that he will grow up to be a free thinking person who can make up his own mind about what is right and wrong with people and society and whatever else life has to throw at him...hey at age eight he already has really, i just hope his current personality just strengthens rather then rebels against me

 

[Bouncing_B]

i think enough is when your no longer having fun if it's not fun then why do it??

 

[notneo]

Varies person to person, I'm young and can see a long road of use ahead!!