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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 11:05 AM Original message |
Are college students over age 18 adults or not? |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 11:13 AM Response to Original message |
1. Welcome to the new infantilized America |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 11:26 AM Response to Reply #1 |
13. I can't check Jr's grades or health stuff, even paying college bills |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 11:46 AM Response to Reply #13 |
23. Do they still use your income to determine student loan? |
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triguy46 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 12:38 PM Response to Reply #23 |
42. So economic status will define one's privacy rights? |
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qdemn7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 01:30 PM Response to Reply #42 |
64. The converse of rights |
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triguy46 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 01:39 PM Response to Reply #64 |
69. So voting, lets say, should just be for the self sufficient. |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 04:19 PM Response to Reply #69 |
108. White male landowners, just like our Founding Fathers envisioned. nt |
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triguy46 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 04:22 PM Response to Reply #108 |
112. As a white male landowner, of course! |
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Katrinepa2 (8 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 05:48 PM Response to Reply #69 |
140. Voting! A DUTY!!! |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 04:05 PM Response to Reply #64 |
101. wow |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 02:32 PM Response to Reply #42 |
87. So it's okay to require the parents personal financial information |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 01:56 PM Response to Reply #23 |
79. It depends. A student can declare themselves independent or dependent. |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 03:53 PM Response to Reply #13 |
94. That's a college decision, not a legal one. |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 04:31 PM Response to Reply #13 |
120. So you want to use money to control your adult child? |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 05:15 PM Response to Reply #120 |
133. Partially, yes. |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 05:29 PM Response to Reply #133 |
136. I expect to do the same. My kids don't have to do what I want them to do - but if they |
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Katrinepa2 (8 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 05:54 PM Response to Reply #13 |
141. no way! |
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tblue37 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 06:20 PM Response to Reply #13 |
147. I teach college. The Buckley Amendment protects student privacy. |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 04:16 PM Response to Reply #1 |
107. "Infantilized America" for SURE. I love it when, just because they pay the bills, parents think |
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BuelahWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 06:12 PM Response to Reply #1 |
144. I get calls from Mommy and Daddy over Jr's cable bill all the time |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
2. Depends on whether DUers think they're being treated unfairly or not. |
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Karmageddon (596 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
3. 18 is adult enough to vote and get shot at in a foreign land. But not adult enough to drink a beer. |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 11:25 AM Response to Reply #3 |
12. It's not fair, but |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 11:39 AM Response to Reply #12 |
18. The lowered drinking age was all about $ & it is still legal to drink at 18! |
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IntravenousDemilo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 12:00 PM Response to Reply #18 |
29. Wouldn't repeal of this Act be something a Democratic presidential candidate could get behind? |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 12:10 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. What? And lose Fed. dollars?? |
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IntravenousDemilo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 12:16 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. Well, then, the Federal Aid Highway Act just has to be fixed as well. |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 12:22 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. I think it should be amended at least for soldiers ! |
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IntravenousDemilo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 12:53 PM Response to Reply #37 |
49. No, that would also be discriminatory. |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 01:07 PM Response to Reply #49 |
52. I agree, to a point, but |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 04:06 PM Response to Reply #37 |
102. Yah - if there's one thing that would make our military better, it's more liquor! |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 04:11 PM Response to Reply #102 |
105. The soldiers don't drink in the ME. It's outlawed! |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 12:09 PM Response to Reply #3 |
31. If that's someone's biggest problem, then they're not doing too badly. Wah. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 12:28 PM Response to Reply #3 |
39. 18 is adult enough to vote and get shot at in a foreign land. But not adult enough to be President |
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IntravenousDemilo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 12:58 PM Response to Reply #39 |
50. Apparently an IQ score of 18 is enough to be president, though. n/m |
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TransitJohn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 01:06 PM Response to Reply #39 |
51. I'm with you |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 01:10 PM Response to Reply #51 |
53. Should that also be the age of consent? |
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TransitJohn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 01:13 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. oh yes absolutely |
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Katrinepa2 (8 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 06:01 PM Response to Reply #3 |
143. LOL! |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
4. Excellent point |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 01:19 PM Response to Reply #4 |
57. to be fair... |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 04:58 PM Response to Reply #57 |
127. You are absolutely right |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
5. Speaking as someone with a daughter in college |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 11:22 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. my thoughts were along those lines -- "Adult" = paying the bill |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 11:56 AM Response to Reply #7 |
27. There are unexpected consequences to that equating. |
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triguy46 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 01:45 PM Response to Reply #7 |
71. Two different issues |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 11:39 AM Response to Reply #5 |
17. Ah, I can see that |
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triguy46 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 12:42 PM Response to Reply #5 |
43. This is at best a loophole. |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 05:10 PM Response to Reply #5 |
129. I have a healthcare spending account |
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seaglass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
6. Age 18 is an adult as far as I'm concerned. The moment I stopped |
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nosillies (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
8. I think it's about a bigger issue than just parents/kids. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 01:33 PM Response to Reply #8 |
65. I think that's a good way to look at it |
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nosillies (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 01:52 PM Response to Reply #65 |
77. You've got it -- in fact the doctor on this report stressed your point |
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triguy46 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 01:46 PM Response to Reply #8 |
73. We encourage our student patients to involve family |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 03:36 PM Response to Reply #8 |
90. I think you make some great points |
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nosillies (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 03:48 PM Response to Reply #90 |
92. A good parent/child relationship solves so many of these issues |
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triguy46 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 04:16 PM Original message |
From my perspective after 15 years in college health... |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
9. Age of Majority vs Age of Consent varies state to state.... |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 11:53 AM Response to Reply #9 |
25. I question this cite |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 12:18 PM Response to Reply #25 |
35. Good catch! |
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Progressive_In_NC (448 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
10. As a parent, I find this to be fuzzy area |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 12:14 PM Response to Reply #10 |
33. Sound like you were an "Emancipated" Minor |
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triguy46 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 12:44 PM Response to Reply #33 |
45. Except at 18 you are not a minor. |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 06:07 AM Response to Reply #45 |
172. Depends om The state. |
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Progressive_In_NC (448 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 01:26 PM Response to Reply #33 |
60. I think I was, but it actually wasn't intentional |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 06:22 AM Response to Reply #60 |
173. Almost never is, most cases involve some act that shows a lack of Supervision. |
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Tyrone Slothrop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
11. I wasn't |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
14. I think there's still a certain amount of |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 11:31 AM Response to Original message |
15. The answer is not as clear-cut as yiou might like it to be. |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 11:41 AM Response to Reply #15 |
19. I wasn't 'sort of' an adult when I was 18 |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 11:56 AM Response to Reply #19 |
28. Well, for one thing, few college students even qualify as financially |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 01:22 PM Response to Reply #28 |
58. I'd bet there are a lot of kids that do qualify as independent! |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 01:34 PM Original message |
There are a variety of plans. At least when |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
67. I understood! But I was thinking of poor kids |
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triguy46 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 04:27 PM Response to Reply #28 |
117. Why is there this synthetic linkage |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 05:13 PM Response to Reply #117 |
131. I don't know - I don't believe in such a link myself. I believe in medical privacy. |
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triguy46 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 12:46 PM Response to Reply #19 |
46. Right on target. |
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nonconformist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
16. There is a new phenomenon called delayed adulthood |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 11:53 AM Response to Reply #16 |
24. I remember that article |
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DarkTirade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 06:49 PM Response to Reply #16 |
153. My parents were big on that whole 'sink or swim' thing |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 11:41 AM Response to Original message |
20. Of course they are |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
21. The general rule of law is that you are a minor till your turn 21. |
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triguy46 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 12:48 PM Response to Reply #21 |
47. Can't speak for all 50 states... |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 07:01 AM Response to Reply #47 |
174. Even when age of Majority was 21, teens could seek medical treatment. |
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qdemn7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 01:34 PM Response to Reply #21 |
66. Very good post |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
22. If your child shows up missing |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 11:56 AM Response to Reply #22 |
26. Then raise the age of majority back to 21 |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 12:07 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. I would totally support that |
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triguy46 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 12:50 PM Response to Reply #26 |
48. Do we really want to be that controlling of our children... |
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qdemn7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 01:51 PM Response to Reply #48 |
76. I would say yes, as a society..... |
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triguy46 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 01:59 PM Response to Reply #76 |
80. So the real point here is drinking age? |
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qdemn7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 02:07 PM Response to Reply #80 |
81. I'm 50 yrs old |
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triguy46 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 02:26 PM Response to Reply #81 |
85. I don't think I have a dog in this fight... |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
36. Things are so different now than when I was a kid |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 12:28 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. Nixon signed the 55 MPH bill into law; |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 02:17 PM Response to Reply #38 |
83. Interesting. Thanks Breeze. I guess I don't equate republicans |
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Reverend_Smitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
40. 18 is an adult IMHO... |
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triguy46 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
41. I work in college health. Simple answer: age is the determinant, not student status. |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 01:26 PM Response to Reply #41 |
61. and this is exactly how it should be |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 04:00 PM Response to Reply #41 |
99. I wonder if the people on this thread who think students should have no medical privacy |
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triguy46 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 04:24 PM Response to Reply #99 |
115. It does seem a little controlling and out of character for DU n/t |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 12:43 PM Response to Original message |
44. A single good reason for 21 drinking age |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 01:50 PM Response to Reply #44 |
75. Yet in practice, binge drinking is less of a problem abroad |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 01:55 PM Response to Reply #75 |
78. In addition, rights are not generally recognized first as ways to reduce addiction. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
55. Legally, in most respects they are |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
56. As a Mom of a 20 year old and 16 year old.......... |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 01:26 PM Response to Reply #56 |
59. I hear that but |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 01:28 PM Response to Reply #59 |
63. lol! Not much lately. I was talking to a friend of mine who is 29 and she's become |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 01:46 PM Response to Reply #63 |
72. LMAO!!! |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 02:23 PM Response to Reply #72 |
84. lol! I knew there was a reason why I asked you to read my edit!!! |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 02:36 PM Response to Reply #84 |
88. It is way more expensive now, for kids starting out! |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 03:55 PM Response to Reply #88 |
96. Not to mention the credit checks, the first last and security deposit. |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 03:57 PM Response to Reply #96 |
97. Exactly! I mentioned that too! |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 04:02 PM Response to Reply #97 |
100. A few years ago there was an essay in the NYT from on old hippie mom, |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 04:09 PM Response to Reply #100 |
103. Wasn't the change due to the passing of Prop. 13? |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 04:36 PM Response to Reply #56 |
121. I wonder if your parents thought the same thing. |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 06:16 PM Response to Reply #121 |
145. As I said, I am being objective with him. As to my parents and how they viewed me? |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 01:27 PM Response to Original message |
62. Our society is very unclear on who is a child and who is not, its very strange |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
68. They are |
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rinsd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
70. Iwas 17 when I entered college, turning 18 during my fall semester (nt) |
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triguy46 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 04:10 PM Response to Reply #70 |
104. In our university clinic... |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
74. Parts of this thread make e wonder if I'm on the right board. |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 02:11 PM Response to Reply #74 |
82. I didn't see any put downs... maybe one or two. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 03:36 PM Response to Reply #74 |
89. I disagree. Independence is the same for every generation. |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 03:49 PM Response to Reply #89 |
93. I don't know why prolonged adolescence is necessarily a negative. |
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triguy46 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 04:19 PM Response to Reply #93 |
109. This is at odds with what is happening both physiologically |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 04:24 PM Response to Reply #109 |
114. Actually, a few posts up I said pretty much the same thing - |
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triguy46 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 04:30 PM Response to Reply #114 |
118. oops. |
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nosillies (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 03:40 PM Response to Reply #74 |
91. well said |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 03:54 PM Response to Reply #74 |
95. Knock the chip off your own shoulder |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 04:00 PM Response to Reply #95 |
98. You sound resentful. |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 04:16 PM Response to Reply #98 |
106. Spare me your 2 dollar psychoanalysis |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 04:20 PM Response to Reply #106 |
110. Please identify the policies you speak of, and explain how they are defined |
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nosillies (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 04:40 PM Response to Reply #110 |
122. Ahhh, don't stress yourself... |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 04:55 PM Response to Reply #122 |
126. What is that about? |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 07:34 PM Response to Reply #122 |
157. I hear ya on that one. You also suck if you have high IQ. |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 04:41 PM Response to Reply #110 |
123. Drinking age and gambling laws |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 05:12 PM Response to Reply #123 |
130. So parents of kids in college passed laws against drinking and gambling, |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 07:06 PM Response to Reply #130 |
155. I am suggesting no such thing |
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triguy46 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
86. For those who support abortion rights... |
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BlueStater (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
111. When I was 18 I pretty much considered myself an adult |
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AnotherMother4Peace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
113. I was pretty much on my own by age 16, without much adult guidance - not a good thing |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 04:25 PM Response to Original message |
116. We have reduced adults to children |
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Kerrytravelers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
119. I'd hope most parents would use college as the opportunity to make their little ones grow up. |
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AnotherMother4Peace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 04:48 PM Response to Reply #119 |
125. I'm sure this happens, but I also know of at least 2 instances of injustices |
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Kerrytravelers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 05:28 PM Response to Reply #125 |
135. There is nothing wrong with older adults counseling someone how to be assertive. |
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AnotherMother4Peace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 06:29 PM Response to Reply #135 |
149. Thanks for your reply. I think we agree on this issue. I would not condone or support |
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Kerrytravelers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 06:42 PM Response to Reply #149 |
152. Oh, no. I completely agree. There are times when we all need family support. |
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Nikki Stone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 04:43 PM Response to Original message |
124. In terms of healthcare, the college student 18 or over IS considered an adult |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 05:03 PM Response to Original message |
128. My 19-year old still goes to her Pediatrician |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 05:14 PM Response to Reply #128 |
132. I understand that! -- My son still goes to his ... |
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AnotherMother4Peace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 05:22 PM Response to Reply #132 |
134. Good for you. You're son will probably be a caring, nurturing father one day. |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 05:41 PM Response to Reply #134 |
138. I'd want family with me regarding surgery and I'm |
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Katrinepa2 (8 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 05:41 PM Response to Original message |
137. Duke |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 05:44 PM Response to Reply #137 |
139. Since the Duke students didn't do ANYTHING illegal, how can they |
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ikojo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
142. I don't consider anyone an adult until they are paying |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 07:17 PM Response to Reply #142 |
156. That article is disturbing, to say the least |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 06:16 PM Response to Original message |
146. 18 is the age of maturity. Educational, work, or family status is not LEGALLY pertinent. |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 06:25 PM Response to Original message |
148. Let's give this perspective. |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 07:37 PM Response to Reply #148 |
159. Thank you for that perspective |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 08:05 PM Response to Reply #159 |
163. Of course, you're right. |
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Kerrytravelers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 07:48 PM Response to Reply #148 |
160. I completely agree that a supportive family environment is a great thing. |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 08:20 PM Response to Reply #160 |
164. Lots of factors probably enter into it. |
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DarkTirade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 06:32 PM Response to Original message |
150. Yeah, that's something I just don't get... |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 06:37 PM Response to Original message |
151. The prof I work for says that this is an epidemic. |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 07:36 PM Response to Reply #151 |
158. Good for your prof - I wish more professors were like him. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
154. If you are 18 you are an adult, period. |
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Jed Dilligan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 07:52 PM Response to Original message |
161. It would be rather disturbing to me if they weren't |
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Downtown Hound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 07:59 PM Response to Original message |
162. I take it you haven't been in college for awhile |
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AnotherMother4Peace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 09:14 PM Response to Reply #162 |
165. Wow, thanks for this prospective-My son's friend works a night shift & attends school during the day |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 09:26 PM Response to Reply #162 |
166. Hell yeah!!! Great post!!! I would Recommend, if I could! |
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Kerrytravelers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 11:41 PM Response to Reply #162 |
167. It wasn't that long ago that I was in my BA program and my MA program. |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 11:54 PM Response to Reply #162 |
168. I did go to college and I am aware of how hard it is for most students |
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Downtown Hound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 12:24 AM Response to Reply #168 |
169. I can see now where you're coming from |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 01:31 AM Response to Reply #169 |
171. Yeah, I think I expressed myself awkwardly there |
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ellisonz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-20-07 12:47 AM Response to Reply #168 |
170. Just don't confuse that with things like co-signing loans or limited financial support. |
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