Neighbors

I was talking with two of my neighbors today; it the neighbor to the left of me and the neighbor to the left of that neighbor.  In short, we were on the same side of the street if that makes any difference.

We were talking about our past and all the bad stuff we did during our pre-teen and teen years, and how those years did not just define who we were, but those years turned us around from who we were into something different, presumedly better.

It was like we were trying to be recognized for being the worst BAD ASS, as if that was somehow important to us all, since that personality was no longer who we are today, so we could be as bad as we needed to be.

Right now, I am trying to figure out why that might have been important to us today?

Who transformed the most, perhaps?

Our bragging consisted of theft, grand theft auto, breaking and entering, taking drugs, and being falsely accused of murder due to associations.

All of us are in our seventies (72-76-77) and I am wondering just how accurate our stories were and how much of it was unintentionally (or intentionally) distorted...

We did not want to talk about politics or religion or economics because those topics are all filled with emotional, misguided, or inaccurate beliefs and argument like that always end in animosity for not being able to convince the other person, you are correct.  With THREE, it is even worse when two side against one.

I know neighbors are supposed to talk and be friendly, but I am wondering it that protocol needs to be re-evaluated.