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I started a non-profit a couple years ago that helps young girls (generally 18 and under) with a specific type of problem. I don't want to get in to the details, but point is...some of their situations are ones I've been through, some are things I haven't. And I know for a fact I/we help all of them, even the ones who's situations are different than my own.
Things in here are too specific if we're talking about mental/emotional trauma. I don't need to have gone through the exact trauma someone else has to help them deal with that. We've all struggled.
Oh, but I don't think there's anything wrong with someone going through a divorce giving marriage advice. EVERYBODY gives advice they don't follow themselves, everybody. I don't care how old someone is or how much experience they have, outside perspective is always different and often clearer than it is on the inside. So not following through in your personal life, doesn't mean you don't know what should be done, IMO.
Things in here are too specific if we're talking about mental/emotional trauma. I don't need to have gone through the exact trauma someone else has to help them deal with that. We've all struggled.
Oh, but I don't think there's anything wrong with someone going through a divorce giving marriage advice. EVERYBODY gives advice they don't follow themselves, everybody. I don't care how old someone is or how much experience they have, outside perspective is always different and often clearer than it is on the inside. So not following through in your personal life, doesn't mean you don't know what should be done, IMO.
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I used to help people train their dogs in Costa Rica yet some of my little poops at home are the devil LOL I know what needs to be done and how to do it, I just dont.... knowing what needs to be done and having the time/ability/desire to execute it are very different, you are spot on Afeedz.
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blueta2
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Really? cause AA and NA cannot even successfully treat substance abuse patients. Have you ever been to an AA or Al Anon meeting to see what substance abuse is really like and how it's really treated? How did you treat them?
I'm not saying you don't know your stuff, and I don't even know you personally or your story, but no way, as a 45 yr old woman who's been through some hard times, would I ever considering getting help from a 22 yr old.
And yes being older and wiser means A LOT! You will see this when you're older and wiser.
Young people say that until they live a little more.
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We all need to learn somewhere and it's hard to start out in any profession, but for me, I would not hire any young person or anyone without experience in the issues at hand.
My thread was about that, not to put anyone down for not having experience. I was just curious if others felt as I do.
My thread was about that, not to put anyone down for not having experience. I was just curious if others felt as I do.
That's really a ridiculous stance to just walk around making snap judgements based on age.
There are totally wise, experienced older people. But people in their 40's have their fair share of idiots and people who either a. Haven't had real struggles or b. haven't learned enough from them to be considered wise.
I also totally agree lots of younger people are idiots in need of experience as well, but it's equally stupid to assume they all are.
You're sadly mistaken if you think the words of all older people hold more value than those of all younger people, not to say in some, maybe many, cases that isn't true, but that's quite the generalization. The number of years someone's been around doesn't matter nearly as much as what they've used those years for.
I've met plenty of older people who's opinions are just short of worthless.
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