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skrebbel on Aug 20, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Rejection

Ignoring the metaphor for a while, if I'm 16 years old and a smiling guy comes up at me after a dive to tell me that I did a good job, I'm not sure if I'd feel so encouraged. At 12, maybe. At 22, sure. But at 16 years old? No way. Get away from me, old man.

philip_roberts on Aug 20, 2012 [–]

You might have a point, though I hope there a few more years in me yet before I hit true old man status (I am 25).

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