I was hell on wheels as a teenager....drinking, skipping school, having boys sleep over, throwing house parties and acting pretty damn reckless. My mom worked 3rd shift, so I never had anyone around to reel me in....I came and went as I pleased. Thing is, I still got really good grades and my mom trusted me (silly woman).
I even lived with my friend for a number of months....and when I was a senior had my 21 year old boyfriend move in with me (into my mom's house).
Post by formerlyak on Oct 30, 2012 12:38:46 GMT -5
I was like a popular, but nerdy kid. I hung around the popular crowd and got invited to all the parties and all that, but was in all the nerdy, "smart-kid" classes and was a straight A student.
I pushed the rules, but didn't break many. I think my parents' biggest concern with me was my boy crazy phase and my crappy driver phase. Thankfully neither had long-term effects on my life or well-being.
I was easy in the sense that I never got in trouble. Good grades and loved to stay at home reading books or spending time with my brother.
I have a big mouth though, so I always talked back (I still do) and told my mom all the things she didn't want to hear lol. Unfortunately, DD is just like me.
Post by jojoandleo on Oct 30, 2012 12:44:04 GMT -5
I was a nerd, in speech and debate. I buttoned the top button of my shirts. My mom tried to get me to loosen up-I was that big of a tight-ass. I had my first kiss at 17. I DID used to sneak my boyfriend into the house at night when i was 17-but we just cuddled. I made him wait 3 years before I gave up my V card. I didn't have a lot of friends, so I hung out with my mom a lot. I think she pitied me.
Post by turtle1120 on Oct 30, 2012 12:46:03 GMT -5
I was pretty good and got really good grades. I got really good at skipping classes later in my high school years, and got caught once but my parents didn't come down on me too hard since I stayed out of trouble for the most part. I didn't party at all until my senior year in high school, and I didn't get to crazy. I was just practicing for college. :beer:
Post by jojoandleo on Oct 30, 2012 12:48:23 GMT -5
Now COLLEGE-that is where I let loose! Drinking every night, having one night stands, flashing people in bars, making out with EVERYONE (regardless of gender). When I was 22, I am pretty sure everyone I hung out with had seen my tits.
Not good. Besides athletics, drinking and partying was my focus. The house phone would be blowing up on the weekends with everyone calling me to ask where the parties were at that night. Never made my curphew and sometimes I just didn't come home at all. I really regret acting like that and would take it all back if i could because it put my mom through the ringer. Ok I admit I wouldn't take it ALL back...hahahaha.
I was a nerd, in speech and debate. I buttoned the top button of my shirts. My mom tried to get me to loosen up-I was that big of a tight-ass. I had my first kiss at 17. I DID used to sneak my boyfriend into the house at night when i was 17-but we just cuddled. I made him wait 3 years before I gave up my V card. I didn't have a lot of friends, so I hung out with my mom a lot. I think she pitied me.
I find this soooo hard to believe! haha I would have been your friend Jojo
Post by dakotadangerdog on Oct 30, 2012 12:59:31 GMT -5
Eh I wasn't TOO bad because my parents were pretty strict and I got grounded a lot. All of my friends were big pot smokers but I never smoked much because I was too afraid of getting caught. I did sneak out a lot at night but I never did anything other than just hang out really, I just wanted more time with my friends. I did throw a few parties when my parents were out of town though And I skipped some school, senior year I really shaped up though and got really good grades.
My dad and step mom didn't really know me well since I just moved in with them when I was 14. They thought I was all trouble, I was really pretty then and they assumed I was sleeping around. They constantly took me to the doctor to get tested frequently and such. That couldn't be further from the truth and ironically it was step-mom's kids sleeping around, they eventually got caught doing the deed on the family room's couch.
I was too independent and had a rough go at following all of the strict rules so I appeared to be very rebellious when all I just wanted was alone time. I was accused of not wanting to be a part of the family. They also refused to have close captions on during movie time, so I was easily bored and wanted to do craft while we all watched the movie as a family and they would get all in a huffy that I wasn’t enjoying the show.
I was a nerd, in speech and debate. I buttoned the top button of my shirts. My mom tried to get me to loosen up-I was that big of a tight-ass. I had my first kiss at 17. I DID used to sneak my boyfriend into the house at night when i was 17-but we just cuddled. I made him wait 3 years before I gave up my V card. I didn't have a lot of friends, so I hung out with my mom a lot. I think she pitied me.
I find this soooo hard to believe! haha I would have been your friend Jojo
Aww, thanks! I am actually super shy when I am thrown into a group where I know no one. People apparently take my shyness as bitchiness (I have been told I give "bitch face" a lot). Plus, I was very opinionated. I used to eat lunch in my teacher's classroom. He gave my candy when I looked sad. I am MUCH cooler now that I drink and have sex. LOL
My dad and step mom didn't really know me well since I just moved in with them when I was 14. They thought I was all trouble, I was really pretty then and they assumed I was sleeping around. They constantly took me to the doctor to get tested frequently and such. That couldn't be further from the truth and ironically it was step-mom's kids sleeping around, they eventually got caught doing the deed on the family room's couch.
I was too independent and had a rough go at following all of the strict rules so I appeared to be very rebellious when all I just wanted was alone time. I was accused of not wanting to be a part of the family. They also refused to have close captions on during movie time, so I was easily bored and wanted to do craft while we all watched the movie as a family and they would get all in a huffy that I wasn’t enjoying the show.
Why would they do that? Why not just turn them on? That's mean!
Post by udscoobychick on Oct 30, 2012 13:09:25 GMT -5
I was at the top of my class academically, but I was friends with the goths and the "freaks." My parents were pretty strict about there needing to always be a parent present when I hung out with my friends, and they definitely did call to check up on that, so I never pushed that one, which kept me from going to some of the wilder parties that my friends threw. I did sports and several clubs year-round, which kept me out of trouble during the school week. I was pretty active through church on Sundays. But I definitely hung out with friends during the weekend! I also used to invent excuses to stay late after school to hang out with my friends there or at a local coffee shop that was within walking distance. Never snuck out or snuck anyone in. All in all, I was a very good kid. My parents got off easy!
Dated a senior my freshman year and lost my virginity to him. He was the world's BIGGEST tool and definitely not someone I'd want my 14 yr old dating.
Sophomore year I pretty much went crazy partying, drinking before school, at lunch etc. We would drink during lunch during finals week because the lunch breaks were longer. Nevermind the fact that we had TESTS to do! ^o) I would come home late after curfew, make out/mess around with multiple guys, etc. I feel bad for my parents.
Junior year I started to calm down a little because I began dating a nice guy.
Senior year was relatively calm and I actually got a 4.0 all the way through.
Post by starburst604 on Oct 30, 2012 13:10:19 GMT -5
Up until my senior year I was moody but didn't cause trouble. I was really involved in drama club and those kids were pretty straight-laced. My teen angst caused more problems than my social life did. Senior year I made a new group of friends outside of drama and had gotten my license and a car that summer so I was pretty much hell on wheels for the rest of that year. I still wasn't THAT bad, I did some drinking and pot smoking but only broke curfew and came home drunk (drunk enough to get caught) one time. It was my younger sister who really put our mom to the test (dad didn't live with us so he had no clue).
I was a super nerd. I didn't drink or party. My main focus was my homework, afterschool activities, community service and the like. My friends were all the same and our "social" time was group studying.
Once I got into college I totally went to the opposite end of the spectrum.
Now COLLEGE-that is where I let loose! Drinking every night, having one night stands, flashing people in bars, making out with EVERYONE (regardless of gender). When I was 22, I am pretty sure everyone I hung out with had seen my tits.
Oh Gawd, there was nothing better than the highschool nerd who morphed into party chick once she hit college. How I yearn for those days.
I was very reserved. I was always afraid of disappointing my parents so I just tried to act like how I thought they wanted me to be. I was not encouraged to discover WHO I was, but rather to be stunted and what they wanted. I often feel sad and disappointed when I look back at my teenage years because I felt really depressed and unhappy and unable to feel good about who I was because I didn't really know WHO I was.
I was a good girl as a teenager. I followed the rules, went t church, got good grades. So did my boyfriend. I also had 2 major surgeries so that may have played into it. College I did a 180. I drank, lost my virginity, partied, skipped class, lied to my parents... And still got good grades. My parents don't know 75% of what I did in college. They may have a heart attack if they ever do.
Now COLLEGE-that is where I let loose! Drinking every night, having one night stands, flashing people in bars, making out with EVERYONE (regardless of gender). When I was 22, I am pretty sure everyone I hung out with had seen my tits.
Oh Gawd, there was nothing better than the highschool nerd who morphed into party chick once she hit college. How I yearn for those days.
Anyone have a time machine?
LOL-I think bartending did it. I NEVER got hit on, until I started bartending. Then i got hit on CONSTANTLY. There is something about drunken old men hitting on you that just makes you feel hot and like you can get away with anything. LOL.
Post by prettyinpearls on Oct 30, 2012 13:26:40 GMT -5
Other than being mouthy to my parents, I was pretty good through most of HS. I got average grades (mostly because I didn't apply myself) but I didn't drink or party. I would sneak boys into my room because my dad would be in bed by 8:30 and my mom worked 3rd shift.
The summer after my freshman year of college my mom found birth control and cigarettes in my purse so she took my truck away from me. I was pissed she tried grounding me (hello, I was in college! I was an 'adult'!!) so I snuck out in the middle of the night and moved in with my BF (who lived with his grandma). I stayed there for 2 weeks before I finally came home.
My partying days didn't really start until I was 20 or so.
They also refused to have close captions on during movie time, so I was easily bored and wanted to do craft while we all watched the movie as a family and they would get all in a huffy that I wasn’t enjoying the show.
Post by redredwine on Oct 30, 2012 14:41:59 GMT -5
I wasn't the best...I wasn't the worst.
I wanted to be SOCIAL! Grades weren't huge to me and my sister got all the attention, so I figured "why bother" and just got by.
Sophomore year was my devious year. I quit sports sophomore year because my dad gave me an ultamaitum one day "Go to practice or quit" I wanted to hang out wtih my friend that day, so I quit. I regret that. I got caught drinking by my brother (he's much older and a cop but he never told my parents. My friends were all wasted and being stupid horny teenagers, too. So embarassing. ), I threw a HUGE party when my parents were out of town and all kinds of bad shit happened (I was grounded for 3 months and owed my parents $1000)...but dang, I had a fun year of "growing up".
I was grounded pretty much all of senior year for various reasons (grades, lying to my parents about my whereabouts when I was supposed to be on restiction, etc.) My parents also found out I had the s-e-x, but I wasn't grounded. I just had an uber akward talk from my parents.
Overall...I wasn't terrible. I didn't sneak out. But I just wanted to be social, party and get attention from boys (which didn't happen much. I was a late bloomer) I wanted to get the heck out of dodge when I gradudated and went to college about 9 hours away. I LOVED it. Freshman year I partied alot, then wise up after that year.
I was known as the kid who was always grounded. I dreaded telling my parents when I knew I'd be in trouble. I thank my parents for actually grounding me and being strict with me.
My dad and step mom didn't really know me well since I just moved in with them when I was 14. They thought I was all trouble, I was really pretty then and they assumed I was sleeping around. They constantly took me to the doctor to get tested frequently and such. That couldn't be further from the truth and ironically it was step-mom's kids sleeping around, they eventually got caught doing the deed on the family room's couch.
I was too independent and had a rough go at following all of the strict rules so I appeared to be very rebellious when all I just wanted was alone time. I was accused of not wanting to be a part of the family. They also refused to have close captions on during movie time, so I was easily bored and wanted to do craft while we all watched the movie as a family and they would get all in a huffy that I wasn’t enjoying the show.
Why would they do that? Why not just turn them on? That's mean!
They complained they couldn't enjoy the show because they felt like they had to read the caption first. Nice huh!
Now COLLEGE-that is where I let loose! Drinking every night, having one night stands, flashing people in bars, making out with EVERYONE (regardless of gender). When I was 22, I am pretty sure everyone I hung out with had seen my tits.
Oh Gawd, there was nothing better than the highschool nerd who morphed into party chick once she hit college. How I yearn for those days.
Anyone have a time machine?
This was me also. As soon as I got away from my parents and in a town at least 3 hours away, I was at the top of my potential with no fear. Gosh, I miss those days.
I did the typical artsy weirdo type of activities: theatre, chorus, wind ensemble, editor of the literary magazine, features editor of the newspaper. I was in honors English track classes, but one step above remedial math. My grades were good, but not awesome. I was happier not to study and get A-s and B+s, rather than put in the effort to make As. I'd cut class all the time, but never got in trouble for it. I made friends with the hall monitors, which helped. And I had the reputation for being a "good kid," so I totally took advantage of it.
Socially, I was also confusing. My school friends weren't my weekend friends. I dated someone older than me, and he had older friends, and I was always at parties at this pole dancer's house. She was so nice, and she always made delicious meatballs. So, yeah. Lots of Zima and weed at her house. Lots of weekends visiting friends at colleges. I skipped my junior prom to spend the weekend at Dartmouth to get really drunk and high.
My parents didn't have much of a clue. They knew some things, but they rolled with it, because they loved my on and off boyfriend and his family.
When I went to college, I went pretty nuts. Ma and Pa were not happy.
*raises hand* mine too!! That and bottles of Boone's Farm!
I didn't drink until I was 21, so I missed out on this EXCEPT-we went to Vegas for a friend's 21st birthday (I was 23, I think) and my friend was still friends with my HS ex (I met you guys together, I can't just not be his friend, WAAAH) and he cam too. Yuck. ALSO, he brought his NONE 21 year old GF with us when we drove down to Dallas before catching a flight to Vegas. I was so pissed off and annoyed that I ended up hanging out with this meathead guy who was staying at the same friend's house we were staying with and he kept feeding me Zimas with a Jolly Rancher (I think he thought I was younger than I was). They weren't too bad. I seriously considered sleeping with him just to piss off my ex, but the Zimas weren't enough to get me THAT drunk. LOL