'Parenting is a two sided coin and I can only give you half.  I voted ISTP as a common sense counter to the nay saying over protective mother who ties children to her apron string until they are 50......|||Here are some ideas:   What are your interests?  They can be personal interests or work interests.  What appeals to you?  What do you consider to be fun?  What are your natural skills, your...|||Hate to say it but you sound just like a bright ISTP.  I've worked with lots of smart people and what you are doing is not uncommon.  Two things will help.  Develop some self control.  Mature. ...|||Cookies work.  Welcome.|||I have recently read at least two posters to the forum describe their experiencing a major change in type.  A more common change is a shift within type.  I have taken the MBTI at least six time...|||School was a strange mix of like and dislike.  So imagine this:  You're a little kid, a bit older than a toddler.  Life is sweet.  You get up when it suits you.  You have something to eat and...|||I'll bust my butt, especially if I like what I'm doing, I believe in what I'm doing and my employer has my back.  If my employer screws me, lies to me, doesn't pay for work done or hold up to agreed...|||I don't mean to be humorous at your expense as this situation can be troubling to you, but honestly, sometimes this is how life works.  Someone long ago coined the word exasperating and it seems to...|||I have been typed at least six times in the workplace by professionals.  The experience was wonderfully productive professionally and very helpful personally.  MBYI opened the door to the rest of my...|||Last night I dreamt I was looking at a blood moon.  It was not orange or red tinged, it was blood red, as if the moon itself was made of blood.  As I watched it fine black lines appeared and formed...|||I really disliked school.  I think I disliked being controlled by the system.  Doing what I want to do comes naturally.  Doing something that someone dictates runs against my grain.  I don't mind...|||Here's a thought for you.  Sit tight a bit longer.  Get a new therapist you are comfortable with and bring them up to speed on what you want to do.  Get an opinion or a suggestion from your...|||I suspect both genetics and environment play a role.  Education not so much as by the time you enter school personality may be established.  My opinion only, I'm not a psychologist.|||Appreciate a rainy day and be thankful for it.  It offers a time to rest, read and relax, and perhaps enjoy a movie.|||Bewildered by the Past, Boggled by the Present|||And I thought this was going to be about beatnicks and bad poetry.  Oh, well.|||Laurel & Hardy. -  They made the world laugh.  Bogart & Bacall. -  What magic they had!  The Three Stooges  -  They brought humor to millions of children.  Mighty Mouse and Oil Can Harry ...|||ISTP here visiting.  With focus and premeditation, I'm ok short term.  If someone pushes or tweaks me the Irish appears.  Also, great sadness is too much to hide... so is great love.|||Pineapple.  With ham, onions, mushrooms and green pepper.  In Indonesia corn is very popular.  With pineapple.  Fresh pineapple.|||I think it is great advice.  There are far fewer problems when people are honest with themselves and others about who and what they are.  It is intellectual honesty in action.  Some people go to...|||Average means you have hit the statistic norm, meaning of course that you are perfectly normal.  Can you imagine how many people would give all they possess to be normal?  Across the continents and...|||Home is where you hang your hat.|||ISTP. Grey and gloomy, drizzley and quiet.  Especially the deep, leaden grey before a snowstorm.|||Only once, after being in a place like the Alamo, for 9 months.  We got out OK, but didn't expect that it would work out that way.  The second night after we were free I had a dream.  I dreamt that...|||Because people love to bitch.  They would rather bitch than fix it.  If they fix it, they can't bitch.  People love to bitch.  It is a vicious circle that brings meaning to their lives.|||I'm in a very small town and the local doctor and his practice are pathetic.  I chose to locate competent care givers and travel to them.  It has worked out well and provides a chance to shop and...|||A person who is very unhappy in marriage is emotionally unstable.  She is filling a void with you and may use you as a means to end her marriage.  Once free of her bonds she may opt to stay single,...|||I computer search frequently regarding the why and how.  Consider this, if you will... During the history of humankind we have desired and sought knowledge.  It was, in a general sense, unavailable. ...|||Penguins actually have very different individual personalities.  Zoo visitors would ask keepers how we were able to tell them apart, as the birds of the same species were nearly identical in...|||I used to be a zoo keeper in a brand new penguinarium.  We had a variety of penguins, to include Emperors, Kings and a number of smaller species.  Cute for sure, and they just excell at biting,...|||Networking is about using real friends to possibly assist you in your life.  This is far different than simply using people to meet an end.  Networking is about gathering leads to follow up on.  If...|||Thank you for the clarification.  The term network or networking is currently in common use as a means to locate jobs or improve career opportunities.  To network is to contact people who will...|||Still networking.  You are the one being worked.  Your friends are the net.|||No.  It isn't practical and would be unenforceable.|||Do it.  It's another college degree on a job allocation.  It may serve to separate you from the rest of the applicants.|||Networking is no more than being in contact with friends and acquaintances, then using them as resources for information that support your needs and interests.|||Retirement.  Free money from the government and I do what I want.  Every day...|||I just don't see the friend thing happening.  If you are attractive, and apparently you are, and fun in the sack, he may think you are looking him up for another biological joy ride.  If your...|||Then you have two situations to deal with... managing your load and managing yourself.  Both are adding to your stress.  I suggest the load first as you can bring about some measure of improvement in...|||Relax, be yourself and let your heart flow.  You have no need to worry.  Just don't do anything to intentionally hurt anyone and you will be fine.|||People in your age group, as you note, are typically paired and often married, leaving you odd man out.  The college crew would, I think, be somewhat younger than you are.  There could be good and...|||Twenty years younger and know what I know now, with homes in Asia and Scandanavia.|||When overloaded, reduce the load.  When under medicated, increase the meds.  You sound like you are approaching exhaustion and mired to the point of inefficiency.  You could be at risk for becoming...|||As an ISTP I'm lovin' the houseboat.  A perfect fit.|||When you are all alone it is time to stand on your own two feet and make your way in life.  After you do this a few times you will begin to develop the confidence you need.  When people see you buck...|||So I actually landed my dream jobs.  There was great satisfaction in doing what I wanted to do, but it wasn't quite like most people would expect.  I loved my work and wouldn't change my choices. ...|||But no doubt, allergy, a warm heart.|||root0,  My job had me traveling constantly.  You didn't ask but I'm going to toss this out to you.  Get with her one on one and tell her how you feel.  Be 100% up front with her and see how she...|||If you want the most money go online.  If you want it gone, yard sale.|||Welcome to the club, Tanner.  Jump in and get your feet wet.  I think you will like it here.'