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ORIGINAL: Constrictor1

I just read on anther thread( and have experienced this locally), but I am having trouble understanding the seperate by age munches. There are the "regular" munches and then there are the TNG (The Next Generation ages 18-35) munches. Why are we segregating?

Constrictor1

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ORIGINAL: Lumus

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ORIGINAL: Paulsgirl

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ORIGINAL: Lumus


What kind of hell do you think I would raise at these younger parties?   Twelve years since I first tried the 'lifestyle', and I wasn't actively Dominant for half the time; however, I've comfortably held my own up to this point. 

with respect try holding someone else's i hear it's all the rage these days.....

Ok, this was cute.

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ORIGINAL: christine1

heh, i think i'll show up to one of those youngsters munches and see what they think of this old bag....

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ORIGINAL: christine1

heh, i think i'll show up to one of those youngsters munches and see what they think of this old bag....

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 Too Damned Old.

Yep, that's right, I am now officially old. Having reached the ripe old age of 36, my ancient carcass is now barred from attending events hosted by dozens of BDSM groups across the country. I am referring, of course, to the various "The Next Generation"-type groups that have been popping up almost everywhere lately, most of which have an upper age limit of 35.

When I first got out into the scene 6 years ago, I was among the youngest members of the local groups. How did I go from being a youngster to being a dirty old man in just 6 years?  But I can accept that these kids want some place where they can get away from old folks like us. The problem is, what do us old folks do when our younger friends are away at their TNG meetings?

I propose a new network of groups for us more seasoned folk: Cantankerous Aged Senile Kinksters Exploring Together, or CASKET. With a minimum age of 36, it will give us a place to gather without having to deal with all those damned unruly kids running around all over the place and making us wish we had the internet at that age. I recommend that CASKET meetings be held at the same time as, but at a different location from, the nearest TNG meeting. We can get together and discuss the aches and pains incurred by trying to keep up with younger partners. We can organize a lobbying effort for senior discounts at play parties. Or we can just sit around and bitch about being old. We can have all sorts of fun.

"Back in my day, you actually had to talk face to face
with hundreds of people, uphill, in snow, in the hopes
of finding one that was kinky . . ." 

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ORIGINAL: Dnomyar

Makes note to self. Self stay away from Lashra's munchie. Don't want to share what size depends do you wear.

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ORIGINAL: Archer

Clubs make the cut off at 21 because news media will sensationalize the headlines at every opportunity.
If the police raid a club and they find 6 people between 18 and 19 what will the headlines read?
TEENS found in SM Sexclub Raid.
It won't matter if nobody was having sex because the rules forbid it
It won't matter that the "Teens" were all of legal age to consent
The only thing that will matter is that the population of the town will be thinking that the club is full of sick pedophiles looking to torture and rape the local schoolgirls. And the city will shut them down.

It's a sad commentary that they have to be this defenssive but they have their reasons.

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ORIGINAL: Lumus

I'm not aware of any segregation in my neck of the woods. Given the ages bandied about though, it makes me wonder...

...since I'm 35.

Anyone who's got a glimpse into who I am [and even if you haven't, join in the fun]:

What kind of hell do you think I would raise at these younger parties? Twelve years since I first tried the 'lifestyle', and I wasn't actively Dominant for half the time; however, I've comfortably held my own up to this point. I'd be more mature than a good number of the younger Dom-boys, I've no doubt, and it's been inferred that I tease well.

Conversely, I'm too young for the "other category", even though a 50-year-old man might have only just entered the 'lifestyle'. WTF?

*snickers* Can't help but laugh at the age thing; it does not apply to me in the least, and yet, the havoc....ahh, the havoc.

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ORIGINAL: Dnomyar

The age of consent to marry varies from state to state. I married my ex when she was 16. I know that some states were lower at the time.

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ORIGINAL: SubbieOnWheels

Perhaps another reason the age limit is 21 is that at some activities, probably not restaurant-type munches, but play parties, etc., drinking is acceptable. And in many states, 21 is the legal drinking age. (Some states lowered it and then raised it again when drunk-driving incidents increased - don't know if they decreased afterwards.) Even if the under-21 attendees did not drink, the public perception, should the activity come to public notice, is that these "underage" people were "exposed" to liquor.