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Question of the Week for 7/10-7/16
| Mon, 07-10-2006 - 10:18am |
With a 15 yo in the house in addition to a dramatic 8.5 yo and sometimes whiny 4.5 yo, life has been pretty hectic lately. I'm learning a lot about parenting a teenager, that's for sure! Caly and I have been talking a lot about the changes he is going through, so we thought life as a teenager might be a good topic to discuss here.
What was your life like as a teenager? Specifically, were you given a lot of freedom or were your parents strict? Did you rebel? If you were out as a lesbian or contemplating your sexual orientation, how did that aspect of your life affect your teenage experience?
Looking forward to reading about your experiences!
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My teenage years were nothing to write home about. I was probably one of the most boring kids you'd ever meet. I was a goody two shoes and never wanted to disappoint my parents. They were supportive of me
What was your life like as a teenager? Specifically, were you given a lot of freedom or were your parents strict? Did you rebel?
I was a nerd-- still am to a certain extent! LOL I didn't ask for a lot of freedom and never challenged the rules, which weren't strict, but since books were more important to me than dating at that time, there weren't many rules to challenge. OK, my teenage years were fairly dull! LOL
I didn't rebel until college-- when I ran off with my now DH. But education was important enough to me to get 2 B.S. and 1 M.S. degrees.
Sounds like we had similar experiences! I did rebel a bit in college too.
Good to see you here!
My teenage years were awful, but we all lived through that time. My Dad was extremely strict, which led me to move out, live in the streets, learn much about life, get my head on straight and find the ability to forgive both parents before they passed away.
Good luck to all of you!
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<Thanks for your replies All!
It sounds like being strict is no guaruntee, and infact I have seen first hand how it often has the opposite effect when kids do get to have freedom. They run wild.
For me, I too was kept on a pretty tight rein as a teenager but with my mother is was more of a "just remember I trust you" thing that put the fear of letting her down so strongly in my mind that I was afraid to do much of anything.
What was your life like as a teenager? Specifically, were you given a lot of freedom or were your parents strict? Did you rebel? If you were out as a lesbian or contemplating your sexual orientation, how did that aspect of your life affect your teenage experience?
Hmmmm.....that was long ago!
That was a powerful story, thanks for sharing. I so hope you are able to get that transplant soon, you have come so far in turning your life around.
My parents were strict when it came to going out in the evenings. I'm the eldest and the only girl, so I had it tougher than my brothers.
I was pretty much well-balanced as a teenager, not great big ups and downs as I remember it though my mother and father might have a different opinion. I was very active in the student organization ~ editor-in-chief of the school magazine; head of the documentation dept.; librarian of the Science Club. I was always class secretary and made life easy for both the home teacher and the class president lol. I swam a lot, but hated other sports. I dreamt of going to the Conservatory until I discovered the course on genetics and I just focused on math and sciences so much more from then on, much to my piano teacher's chagrin. It was a sad day for both of us when we realized that I wasn't going to pursue music professionally.
I didn't drink, didn't do druges, didn't smoke. The times I did drink alcohol it was at home with my parents, when they'd have wine with dinner, and it would be a small glass of red or white and that's it. I wasn't interested in drinking more than that. It was only later on at Uni that I started to drink moderately (I first got drunk in my mid-twenties) and that I started to smoke.
I was really focused and extremely responsible as a teenager!
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