When you were 17.

kwilkinson · Aug 8, 2010

Originally Posted by Connemara

Had just started partying, had just started following politics, read a lot of poetry and non-fiction, played a lot of video games. Essentially, it was my first year of greatness.
By 17, you were somewhere between 9,000 and 10,000 posts, right?

unjung · Aug 8, 2010

StephenHero · Aug 8, 2010

Originally Posted by Connemara

Had just started partying, had just started following politics, read a lot of poetry and non-fiction, played a lot of video games. Essentially, it was my first year of greatness.

Did you discover Bill Evans before or after you discovered substance abuse?

Joffrey · Aug 8, 2010

Originally Posted by Big Pun

I'm sure you guys' lives are more interesting than mine so I wanna hear what your life was like at age 17.

Discuss.

I was a very shy, awkward virgin.

bigbris1 · Aug 9, 2010

1. Was awaiting my first son.
2. Worked at a photo lab on 16th Street.
3. Got my first apartment. Rent was $450
4. Weighed 175lbs
5. Was drug/smoke free.
6. Got my first gun. (due to neighborhood of 3)
7. Had a beeper.
8. First bank account (Citibank)
9. Hopped the train religiously

gdl203 · Aug 9, 2010

^ I read on some site that none of this is true !

sho'nuff · Aug 9, 2010

when i was 17 i took up a part time job at Taco Bell to make some money so i can go to the prom. i got into constant arguments with the manager there, in front of customers, all the time. should have gotten fired. i did get suspended once.

bigbris1 · Aug 10, 2010

Originally Posted by gdl203

^ I read on some site that none of this is true !

Teacher · Aug 10, 2010

A number of years ago, I saw a comedian who wondered why people seemed to pine away for their teenage years. His rationale was this: you lived with your parents, you didn't have much freedom, you didn't have any money, and sex was probably pretty hard to come by. He went on to relay a story of getting a terrible blow job -- all toothy and whatnot -- from an ugly girl at his crappy apartment.

"Still, it's better than being 16," he said.

And I have to agree. I had fun when I was a teenager, but there isn't enough money in the world to get me to do it over again.

randallr · Aug 10, 2010

Originally Posted by kwilkinson

Wake up, 530 AM. Go to morning workout for whichever sport was in season. Class from 8-3:10. Practice til 530. Work until 10. Girlfriend until 11. Sleep. Repeat.

I don't know if I believe this.

AntiHero84 · Aug 10, 2010

Originally Posted by Teacher

A number of years ago, I saw a comedian who wondered why people seemed to pine away for their teenage years. His rationale was this: you lived with your parents, you didn't have much freedom, you didn't have any money, and sex was probably pretty hard to come by. He went on to relay a story of getting a terrible blow job -- all toothy and whatnot -- from an ugly girl at his crappy apartment.

"Still, it's better than being 16," he said.

And I have to agree. I had fun when I was a teenager, but there isn't enough money in the world to get me to do it over again.

I don't think it's that most people want to just be a teenager again, but to be a teenager with the knowledge we have now. You may realize that things weren't as big of a deal as you thought, or vice versa. You might take option A, instead of B, and be someplace completely different.

I'm not saying I have any regrets per se, but there are probably some thing that I would have done a bit differently.

kwilkinson · Aug 10, 2010

Originally Posted by randallr

I don't know if I believe this.
What's hard to believe? That was the daily life of most kids in my town.

Joffrey · Aug 10, 2010

If I could redo my teens with the mindset of a 25 year old (now), I would do it.

Teacher · Aug 10, 2010

Originally Posted by AntiHero84

I don't think it's that most people want to just be a teenager again, but to be a teenager with the knowledge we have now. You may realize that things weren't as big of a deal as you thought, or vice versa. You might take option A, instead of B, and be someplace completely different.

I'm not saying I have any regrets per se, but there are probably some thing that I would have done a bit differently.

I think a lot of people do dream of being teenagers again. It's a "grass is always greener" scenario. When you're a teenager, you want the freedom, money, responsibilty, coolness, etc. of being an adult (at least, a twenty-something adult). When you're an adult, and you have kids, a mortgage, credit card bills, stressful work, and so forth, you often dream of being that carefree teenager again.

bigbris1 · Aug 10, 2010

If girls looked the way they do now I would go back in a heartbeat.

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