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From: marie@harvard.ARPA (Marie Desjardins)
Newsgroups: net.singles,net.social
Subject: Re: Meeting the Parents
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Date: Tue, 11-Dec-84 11:49:43 EST
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Posted: Tue Dec 11 11:49:43 1984
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> How old are these people who are having this horribly difficult time? 18?
> 20? Are there still people out there who are scared of big, bad mom and dad?
> Maybe this whole discussion seems rather stupid to me because I'm 28 and
> have been on my own for 6 years and don't have parents who live in the middle
> ages. 

Maybe this whole discussion seems rather stupid to you because it
doesn't occur to you that everyone has different problems.  I have a
great deal of respect and love for my parents.  If they didn't approve
of my relationship (fortunately they do), I would feel badly about that,
and would hope that if I explained my problem to other people (including
net.people) that they would be sympathetic, and hopefully offer
constructive suggestions.  Not criticism.

Yes, I'm 20.  Just turned it and proud of it.(*)  I don't think I'm in any
way inferior for it.  (Maybe a little lacking in experience, but it
seems that I make up for that in the openness (innocence??) of my
outlook on life and other people.)

	Marie desJardins
	marie@harvard

(*)  Send all birthday presents to the above address.