Posted by MissK on April 24, 2008, at 22:56:06
In reply to Re: verbal and non-verbal... » MissK, posted by Dinah on April 24, 2008, at 19:06:11
> when you aren't sure what I'm trying to convey.
Hmmm, well from what I've gathered with what you've squeaked out and with what you have agreed with others trying to help you out in what you mean exactly, maybe, possibly (and who are also trying to tell me), is that the word and definition of grown-up for you goes beyond the silly dictionary defintion of an adult or being mature/unchildish to meaning something deeply non-verbal, almost meta-physical in its connotation and practically mystical to the senses in the experience of trying to pin it down and define it, that the word and meaning of grown-up is just so much that ineffable it defies explanation or description for you at this time. Yet, somewhere in all that muteness you know precisely what it does mean and it's just that you cannot come up with the words.
Am I following the understandings going around so far?
You know, if you ever are able to capture the seeming immensity of the meaning and word grown-up for yourself, I really would love to hear it.
In the meantime, I am sure, as you said, you will get plenty of help with that struggle for definition of grown-up from those who understand you better.
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