What do you miss from your Teenage years

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Sassycakes

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I was just listening to old music songs from my past. It brought back such wonderful memories. Friday,Saturday and Sunday nights. The Saturday night dance was in an all Boy High School run by the Priests. They would check the length of the girls skirts before going in,and we weren't allowed to do the Twist. So a group of boys would block the view of the ones doing the twist so the Priest couldn't see them. I remember a boy that liked you would pull you behind the bleachers to steal a kiss. I loved the dances and I wish today the kids could experience all the fun we had. What do you miss ?
 

Oh! We would all pile in the car, (I had a 40 Ford coupe), BLAST the top tunes from the Hit Parade (KOMA Oklahoma City with Wolfman Jack) as loud as possible, DRAG Main street,singing and Yahooing! The boys would be in another car doing the same thing! The boys would always have beer and we would all get together and PARTY! I went with two guys, both the ABSOLUTE BEST LOOKING GUYS IN TOWN! One was Irish and could KISS like noone else! They would fight over me! I had more fun than ANYONE I KNOW! Wish I could time travel. I'd be back there in a flash! It makes me smile, just to think about it!
 
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Friends and some other people.
More important, though- the absence of (word used at the time) prejudice. I never knew anyone who disliked, refused to associate with, etc., anyone over differences in race, ethnicity, religion.
Normally I'd consider myself lucky- but I wasn't prepared for what I've encountered/experienced in recent years.
 

I miss being so carefree.
All my friends and I had to think about was what we were going to do on the weekends.
We spent endless hours on the phone and at each others houses.
Meals were ready and waiting. All my family were still here.
I guess the biggest thing I probably worried about was an occasional pimple and what I would wear to school the next day.
 
Oh dancing every weekend for sure... We'd go to the Disco as the dance halls were called in the 70's... and dance to the music of Elton John, Bowie, Hawkwind, Chris montez, Little Eva.. Gary Glitter,
Sweet, Slade, Suzi Quatro, Dr Hook, Barry Blue, and hundreds more ...and always get the best looking guy asking me for the slow dance at the end of the night... ( and we didn't even drink alcohol or take any type of drugs )..well most of us didn't ...

I miss being able to wear those types of fashions at that age... mini dresses, hot pants, and then the next season Maxi dresses and coats, and high platform boots...

I miss the innocence of the 70's...
 
Being comfortable around others.
Back then I wasn’t as paranoid or self conscious.

The group of friends I hung out with were awesome. We had parties, went dancing, went to concerts, camping, tobogganing , skiing, went carol singing door to door at Christmas. Since it was such a large group of people with everyone pitching in their ideas, there was always something exciting to do.

The thing is, I know longer wish to do these types of things with a huge group of friends since now I have a lifelong partner who means the world to me but that freedom that Ruth talks about , I miss.

Also the close knit friendships I had individuality with some. They will really special relationships.
 
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The close-knit friendships and relationships I established with so many (not that I was an extrovert, just got along with many, many people), the get-togethers (wasn't a partier, but sure enjoyed the private and quaint get-togethers us close friends had), and the refreshing newness of life at every turn, and no pressure to be anything other than yourself.

There were a lot of firsts that for me in my teen years, exciting times for sure, but certainly nothing compared to the excitement that awaited me once grad was all said and done. It was at that time that real life truly began for me.

Would I go back and revisit my teen years if I could? Not a chance, however, given the opportunity to revisit my childhood days, absolutely! In a heartbeat!
 
This may sound strange, but here goes anyway... I miss the growing up part...Felt i grew up far too fast for my years...Seemed i went from being a kid, to preteen, to a teen, to young adult in a matter of which seemed like then in a matter of days. When i see teens now, they seem to be in a world of rollercoasters, i miss and remember much simpler times as a teen.
 
Thinking back I remember hanging out with the kids in the neighborhood every day and night. I realized I was always the leader of the pack ,It wasn't because I was bossy it was just because they all liked the ideas I would come up with. Oh I miss those days.
 
MickaC said:
This may sound strange, but here goes anyway... I miss the growing up part...Felt i grew up far too fast for my years...Seemed i went from being a kid, to preteen, to a teen, to young adult in a matter of which seemed like then in a matter of days. When i see teens now, they seem to be in a world of rollercoasters, i miss and remember much simpler times as a teen.
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I sometimes wish I could say the same thing but I’m still waiting to become an adult , mentally that is. 🤫
 
MickaC said:
This may sound strange, but here goes anyway... I miss the growing up part...Felt i grew up far too fast for my years...Seemed i went from being a kid, to preteen, to a teen, to young adult in a matter of which seemed like then in a matter of days. When i see teens now, they seem to be in a world of rollercoasters, i miss and remember much simpler times as a teen.
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I can totally relate to the growing up too fast part. I often feel I was robbed of my youth, even a portion of my late childhood years, because I matured so early, so fast. I was always ahead of my counterparts by a long-shot in the maturity field (size too), and between elementary school and high-school, I can't remember much in-between, account of.

My baby brother grew up really fast, too, he was already a young man in grade 7, and by high-school, was a full-man, shaving, big, tall... to the point of neighbours commenting on how fast he grew, how big he was, and how he turned into a man overnight. Like me, my baby brother shares much of how I feel about growing up fast.

It's really sobering for me whenever I think about it.
 
Keesha said:
I sometimes wish I could say the same thing but I’m still waiting to become an adult , mentally that is. 🤫
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OMG, Keesha! I read your post, didn't AT ALL recognize it was you until I reviewed the topic again!

Your avatar change threw for a loop!
 
Pink Biz said:
Being thin...🤫
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Yes! And good health. Very much miss water skiing and the other hours upon hours spent with friends at the beach at the nearby reservoir in warm months ..which are most of the months here! In the winter the COE lowered the lake water volume and we'd go mudding in jeeps and ATVs.

I also really miss baseball players. And running onto the field to hug the sweaty boyfriend after the football win as well as the canoodling at the bonfire party post-game.

My teen years were very much like Kid Rock's All Summer Long ...but I was ahead of him by a few years.

 
Every Friday and Saturday night, our group would gather at my girlfriend's house to dance. Everyone brought records to contribute to the evening. She had an older brother and sister whose friends also dropped in, so, it got pretty crowded.

Some Sundays, our group of girls would get together to do each other's hair and makeup. Some of it was a bit overdone, and I remember walking to the bus-stop, removing hair pins and flattening down my hair, as well as wiping off eye make-up.

I recall walking with the girls and guys, down to the burger place for a 19 cent burger. Those were the days!
 
Pinky said:
Every Friday and Saturday night, our group would gather at my girlfriend's house to dance. Everyone brought records to contribute to the evening. She had an older brother and sister whose friends also dropped in, so, it got pretty crowded.

Some Sundays, our group of girls would get together to do each other's hair and makeup. Some of it was a bit overdone, and I remember walking to the bus-stop, removing hair pins and flattening down my hair, as well as wiping off eye make-up.

I recall walking with the girls and guys, down to the burger place for a 19 cent burger. Those were the days!
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Take me away Calgon! :)

Don't know if you remember that commercial or not, Pinky, but your post took me back in such a soothing way.
 
When my daughter comes over (not recently, of course) - she always wants to do my nails for me, and checks out my hair. It reminds me of my teen years. She's also a great helper when we go clothes shopping together. I call her my "stylist".
 

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