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thenewgreen · 4211 days ago · link · · parent · post: Lil's Book of Questions: Does It Get Any Easier, Part 2

What a fantastic question lil, and a wonderful response from your friend.

"I can't say I know more than I did back then, but I have more experience not knowing it." -that's a very good synopsis of what I've experienced. I have mentioned this to you before I think, but one time when going to a funeral of a close family friend I told my father that I didn't like the idea of going because funerals are always so awkward. I asked him "dad, does it ever get any easier, any less uncomfortable?" He replied, "when you are older you realize that everyone is uncomfortable; it's not just you."

That to me is a big part of why being older is easier. You realize that all of your insecurities, fallibility's etc. are shared in everybody else. You know that even the most seemingly-confident people are just as scared as you are. You know that even the most beautiful people think they're ugly sometimes. We are all a bunch of weirdo's :)

I think it gets much easier actually.

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lil · 4211 days ago · link ·

and now I've actually met your wise dad face to face - I mean really face to face, not just google hangouts f2f.