tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700519.post112651934636619737..comments2023-11-02T06:50:42.385-07:00Comments on Hope Springs Eternal...: The Highly Inflammable Years...Jibyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07324353796946088382noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700519.post-32083777051478675992008-03-07T23:26:00.000-08:002008-03-07T23:26:00.000-08:00awesome....really loved this post...so true......h...awesome....really loved this post...so true......hav never read nething like this before....do post more often...oh n im a loyolite too 2007 isc:Drkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06813902648546521985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700519.post-1126846949785255512005-09-15T22:02:00.000-07:002005-09-15T22:02:00.000-07:00ahem...glad to know that ppl still think of sainik...ahem...glad to know that ppl still think of sainik school as one of those places which inculcates discipline :), we are proud of our reputation and thankful that the real story has not begun to leak out yet :))<BR/><BR/>yep knew prajith pretty well. he was my one year junior. he is in army paratroopers and now in kerala on leave. u shuld have seen him recently. the bugger has a real "islamic jihadi" type beard :)). so u can imagine what he is upto in the valley!!!<BR/><BR/>cheers<BR/>anish<BR/><BR/>ps: am still digesting ur constitution post and marshalling my arguments :)Matter of Choicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13856796561629927068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700519.post-1126814275357391442005-09-15T12:57:00.000-07:002005-09-15T12:57:00.000-07:00anish, but u were in sainik school!! that inculcat...anish, but u were in sainik school!! that inculcates a whole world of discipline into ur life...for me it wuz only the thought of returning home and facing parents that saved me from getting messed up. <BR/><BR/>i've been making my decisions too since 15 but like u said most of them were so wrong but am happy i dont have to blame anybody for that. as always thanks for ur comments man...ur always able to open new insights to me...btw did u know a prajith varma while at sainik...he wuz a bud in school.Jibyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07324353796946088382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700519.post-1126779060845490922005-09-15T03:11:00.000-07:002005-09-15T03:11:00.000-07:00Hmmmm...I have a different view point. Having live...Hmmmm...<BR/><BR/>I have a different view point. <BR/><BR/>Having lived outside home since the age of 10 my parents couldnt oversee me in those teenage years. But me and my friends never had any problem in restraining ourselves when fun began to get out hand while lotsa guys coming from hyper-restrictive families really went wild!. <BR/><BR/>This is generalization and lots of people who moved to hostel for the first time in that age knew and did take care of themselves. <BR/><BR/>But to me and my friends it was never a problem. we were living pretty much on our own terms for about 7 years before we entered college. So in a way we had seen it all and vast majority of us had no problem in having fun but never letting fun have its way with us. <BR/><BR/>I luv my dad n mom but i am also fiercely independant and i would probably have rebelled were i given a chance. But staying in hostel, where rebellion itself is ordinary, made it so uncool to rebel :))<BR/><BR/>But i totally agree with u on the money order parents. If u make kids make sure u have enough time to devote to them. or else use condoms!!!. I have seen too many too many kids from such families destroying themselves. In fact they just wanted to spite their parents and went into self-destruction mode to achieve that. I know some of those money order parents, really nice guys, but my sympathies are with the kids.<BR/><BR/>I do think kids need to be independant and given space and choice to make their own decisions. I have made most of my decisions myself. In hindsight, some of those decisions are obviously wrong. But i am still proud that i made those decisions and cant blame nayone else for making those decisions for me!. <BR/><BR/>if i ever become a dad, i will try to be like my dad, someone who gives his kids the chance and all the support to make their own decisions. <BR/><BR/>cheers<BR/>anishMatter of Choicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13856796561629927068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700519.post-1126677522903611082005-09-13T22:58:00.000-07:002005-09-13T22:58:00.000-07:00This post set me thinking and hence the delay in m...This post set me thinking and hence the delay in my comment.I never realised what a smooth transition it was for me from being a kid, to a teen to the twenties. Of course there were hicoughs, but then some solid rules laid down made us realise very early on what we could so and what we couldnt . I have to thank my parents for being my eyes and ears when I was growing up, anticipating pitfalls before they happened and for cushining me against some hard blows of life.<BR/><BR/>Great postAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700519.post-1126632111715294702005-09-13T10:21:00.000-07:002005-09-13T10:21:00.000-07:00vishnu, yeah ur viewpoint is valid too...guess my ...vishnu, yeah ur viewpoint is valid too...guess my parents didnt have to counsel me bcoz when they ascertained my views they realized i had a rational mindset the best course ahead wud be to set limits for me... if kids brought are brought up from a young age to be responsible they will definitely know how not to spoil their life.<BR/><BR/>btw are u still in charge of the lobaglobal and sctalum sites... i send an email to the sctalum admin with some feedback but havent recieved a response yet. wuz wondering if u cud give us the ability to update our user-info and give some space for individual batches to post their news in lobaglobal. that wud greatly lighten the load on you.thanks for stopping by.Jibyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07324353796946088382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700519.post-1126629888484441752005-09-13T09:44:00.000-07:002005-09-13T09:44:00.000-07:00a dangerous age indeed!a dangerous age indeed!Nunziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07201789717250578040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700519.post-1126615627294066302005-09-13T05:47:00.000-07:002005-09-13T05:47:00.000-07:00I can relate to this post too, I spent those years...I can relate to this post too, I spent those years with my parents but as you say it was worth a lot! I mean I did in a way miss the freedom my hostel friends had, but living with parents was the best thing for me at that age.Praveenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17314434314476752992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700519.post-1126593959066073102005-09-12T23:45:00.000-07:002005-09-12T23:45:00.000-07:00I don't really agree... reining in your kids is fi...I don't really agree... reining in your kids is fine, but not talking to them about sex or liquor is nothing really great in my books. People should talk more about a lot of stuff and get over their stiff necks :-).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700519.post-1126582243066296062005-09-12T20:30:00.000-07:002005-09-12T20:30:00.000-07:00a nice one jiby...Are u reading this.. jisha?? ;-)...a nice one jiby...Are u reading this.. jisha?? ;-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04229840987899444984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700519.post-1126557604367309572005-09-12T13:40:00.000-07:002005-09-12T13:40:00.000-07:00yup! true! the age 17-20 changes an individual ver...yup! true! the age 17-20 changes an individual very much.. so much so that it may derail a person's growth.. i personally know such cases.. parents have the major role in preventing that.. bt sadly many a times children at this dangerous age are so very streamlined in their actions that they never consider their parent's words.. so i feel the care shud start at a small age itself.. as to bring out a child who doesnt disobey his parents..Sujithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13378244335263949308noreply@blogger.com