I don't think being older automatically means kids/teens/young
  adults must respect us. I'm 43 years old. Do I deserve respect?
  That's not my call to say. It's arrogance if I think I deserve
  respect.

  But I give respect. People of all ages recognize when someone is
  giving respect and when they're not.

  I respect someone's ROLE when I must. I respected my teachers
  because it was a practical matter. I respected them as human
  beings because it's the right thing to do. But did I respect
  them because they were my elder? No. They weren't any different
  than me, they just had a different job than me.

  But I'm nice to everybody yet I also state my case and defend my
  position. I afford the same luxury to anybody, whoever they are,
  whatever their age/rank/serial number may be. "You will respect
  my authority because I am a level 80 and you are a mere level 15
  n00b." That's what I hear when I hear someone demanding respect
  due to being on this planet a little longer. Sorry for the
  soapbox rant; ageism has been one of my "rant" issues since I
  was a kid and I still don't like it.

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