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I remember when I was younger that all I wanted to do was grow up. Now that I am grown up, I wish I was a kid again.

When I was 16, all I had to worry about was paying $75 every two weeks to pay for my car insurance. After that, I had no responsibility whatsoever.

Now, I actually have people depending on me to live. Don't think I don't love being a husband and father, because I really do.

It's just that everything was so much easier when all you had to worry about is getting your homework done and trying to do your girlfriend in your room without your parents finding out.

It would be cool as hell to go back and live my life from 15 on. I would do a lot of things different, but probably I'd end up just drinking a helluva lot more and doing a lot of girls.

So, how many adults here would like to go back to their mid-teens and relieve their high-school years? What would you do different or would you just keep it all the same?
 
Every guy outta high school wants to go back, because they think they'll be able to score with all the high school chicks.
 
[quote name='6669']Every guy outta high school wants to go back, because they think they'll be able to score with all the high school chicks.[/quote]

Hahahaha, yeah you're right. But I had several great chances, but always pussed out. Damn, I was such a pussy.

Try having a girl break up with you because she said God was telling her to, then basically ask you on the phone if you are one of the guys who doesn't understand when girls are willing to give it up, then go out with a senior and then do him.

No, I'm not bitter.
 
Amen brotha. I say that at least once a week. I hate being grown up. My ass needs to hit the lotto so I can live life the way I used to when I was 15 with the obvious exception of getting laid every night. Being married does have its privledges after all. :D
 
[quote name='Grave_Addiction'][quote name='6669']Every guy outta high school wants to go back, because they think they'll be able to score with all the high school chicks.[/quote]

Hahahaha, yeah you're right. But I had several great chances, but always pussed out. Damn, I was such a pussy.

Try having a girl break up with you because she said God was telling her to, then basically ask you on the phone if you are one of the guys who doesn't understand when girls are willing to give it up, then go out with a senior and then do him.

No, I'm not bitter.[/quote]

Now that is an excuse! I can't sleep with you because God told me not to. :roll: You should have hooked up with her best friend and slept with her!
 
[quote name='Grave_Addiction'][quote name='6669']Every guy outta high school wants to go back, because they think they'll be able to score with all the high school chicks.[/quote]

Hahahaha, yeah you're right. But I had several great chances, but always pussed out. Damn, I was such a pussy.

Try having a girl break up with you because she said God was telling her to, then basically ask you on the phone if you are one of the guys who doesn't understand when girls are willing to give it up, then go out with a senior and then do him.

No, I'm not bitter.[/quote]

I lot of my boyfriends' friends say that too now, so your not alone. Don't worry about that girl, a lot of high school girls do have a thing for older guys though. :?:
 
[quote name='StealthySeal']im in high school, any advice on living it up?[/quote]

Yeah, use lots of rufees. That made my highschool experience pleasurable.
 
[quote name='Grave_Addiction'][quote name='6669']Every guy outta high school wants to go back, because they think they'll be able to score with all the high school chicks.[/quote]

Hahahaha, yeah you're right. But I had several great chances, but always pussed out. Damn, I was such a pussy.

Try having a girl break up with you because she said God was telling her to, then basically ask you on the phone if you are one of the guys who doesn't understand when girls are willing to give it up, then go out with a senior and then do him.

No, I'm not bitter.[/quote]

I must've dated this girl's clone in High School. Acted exactly the same....except she was a hateful bitch to top it off.
 
[quote name='StealthySeal']im in high school, any advice on living it up?[/quote]

a girl can't say "no" if her mouth is taped shut

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[quote name='StealthySeal']im in high school, any advice on living it up?[/quote]

If you aren't already drinking, start. And drink more than you think you should. And make girls you are with drink a lot more than you think you should. It's more legal than the rufies thing.
 
[quote name='Mr Unoriginal'][quote name='StealthySeal']im in high school, any advice on living it up?[/quote]

Yeah, use lots of rufees. That made my highschool experience pleasurable.[/quote]

That's just wrong. I hope to God your kidding.
 
[quote name='trustcompany1013'][quote name='StealthySeal']im in high school, any advice on living it up?[/quote]

a girl can't say "no" if her mouth is taped shut
[/quote]

That is the greatest thing I have ever heard. You are my new lord and savior.
 
[quote name='StealthySeal']im in high school, any advice on living it up?[/quote]

don't tell any girls that you're trying to bang that you belong to this site...unless of course shes that 1 in a million gamer chic
 
[quote name='trustcompany1013'][quote name='StealthySeal']im in high school, any advice on living it up?[/quote]

a girl can't say "no" if her mouth is taped shut[/quote]

Oh Jesus! :shock:
 
Interesting topic.
I agree with you : )
I'd probably go back to beginning/middle of 11th grade, through my sophomore year in college. School was easy, jobs paid enough to buy what little I had to, good friends, and around 10th/11th grade I had a sudden confidence burst that really changed my personality [for the better].
I'd live a little riskier. Not doing stupid stuff like drugs, but more on the romance end of things [and again, not necessarily having lots of sex, but I was always somewhat of a one-girl guy, and I was with that girl for quite some time.] Not saying I'd cheat on anyone I was with, but there are some girls to whom I wish I had had the guts to make my feelings known. And some I wish I hadn't wasted the time with. And some I wish I had been a little riskier with.
One thing I'd do later on, in the first college years, is STAY THE HELL AWAY from those jerkasses hawking credit cards to the college kids on the quad. Credit cards haven't 'ruined' my life, but they sure have made it a lot more challenging [And yes, I know, 'your decision, your actions' which I wholeheartedly agree with, but the concept here is 'if you could go back, what would you change'.]

There is an EXCELLENT book on this subject called 'Replay' by Ken Grimwood. It's about a guy who has a heart attack at 50 or so, and wakes up in his college dorm room--with full knowledge of the ensuing 25 years. One of the few non-big-name books I've read multiple times.
 
Ya know, I don't have any regrets about high school. My regrets are all about college. I really should have drank less (a LOT less) and worried about my grades more.
 
[quote name='StealthySeal']im in high school, any advice on living it up?[/quote]

Oh boy, you asked the wrong person on that one.

Rule #1) Always go the extra mile to try to do a girl. If you don't you'll always regret it for the rest of your life. Especially if she was really hot.

Rule #2) The cool crowd are really a bunch of losers. I was in the "cool crowd" at my school, and I have to say that pretty much all of them are losers today. Not one of them really give a damn about me or care about staying in contact with me.

The people I thought were my real friends aren't and the people who I was friends with who weren't "cool" are the ones who really care about being a true friend.

Rule #3) Do your damn homework and do good in school! This could be the last thing you'd think is important, but trust me and anyone who's graduated. You need to do good in school and make good grades.

Rule #4) Doing drugs is dumb No matter what people may tell you, nothing good comes from drugs and it will ultimately ruin you and your familie's life. Don't be stupid, just don't do it.

Rule #5) If you think there's a chance, always do the girl. I know I said this in Rule #1, but I felt it important enough to say it again. Do the girl!

Rule #6) When doing Rule #1 and #5, always make sure to wear a Jimmy Hat. Having kids while you're in high school is not easy. It puts extreme stress on everyone involved including your parents. Wait to do that until your out of school.

I can always give you more of Chris' Words of Wisdom if you'd like.
 
[quote name='Grave_Addiction'][quote name='StealthySeal']im in high school, any advice on living it up?[/quote]

Oh boy, you asked the wrong person on that one.

Rule #1) Always go the extra mile to try to do a girl. If you don't you'll always regret it for the rest of your life. Especially if she was really hot.

Rule #2) The cool crowd are really a bunch of losers. I was in the "cool crowd" at my school, and I have to say that pretty much all of them are losers today. Not one of them really give a damn about me or care about staying in contact with me.

The people I thought were my real friends aren't and the people who I was friends with who weren't "cool" are the ones who really care about being a true friend.

Rule #3) Do your damn homework and do good in school! This could be the last thing you'd think is important, but trust me and anyone who's graduated. You need to do good in school and make good grades.

Rule #4) Doing drugs is dumb No matter what people may tell you, nothing good comes from drugs and it will ultimately ruin you and your familie's life. Don't be stupid, just don't do it.

Rule #5) If you think there's a chance, always do the girl. I know I said this in Rule #1, but I felt it important enough to say it again. Do the girl!

Rule #6) When doing Rule #1 and #5, always make sure to wear a Jimmy Hat. Having kids while you're in high school is not easy. It puts extreme stress on everyone involved including your parents. Wait to do that until your out of school.

I can always give you more of Chris' Words of Wisdom if you'd like.[/quote]

:applause: Couldn't have said it better myself. Except for "No means no."
 
I never wanted to be gay, and realizing it, and being affraid to stop hiding it made life much more difficult. I'm a straight-acting guy. As a matter of fact, I'm kind-of homophobic. But, I've realized from my fiance and time, that people don't care if you're gay if you just don't act ashamed or try to hide it.

So, I would've just been me. Maybe would've gotten to do some hot guy in the process.

But, I'm VERY happy with my fiance, so I guess it all worked out.
 
You asked for it.

Rule #7) Don't stick to one girl in high school These relationships hardly ever work out, and if you spend three of the four years you're in high school with the same girl and you never end up doing her, you've basically wasted your time at high school completely.

High school is a time where girls are willing to start giving it up. Find the right girls, not so much the extreme hoes, but the ones who like to have some fun and do them.

Rule #8 If a girl you're dating gives it up, never dump them. TV has shown this time and time again, and frankly I don't see the point of it. You always see the boyfriend acting all nice until he gets in the girl's pants, then he leaves her and goes onto someone else.

When you have a willing girlfriend, your ass better stay with her for awhile. That is until she acts crazy and starts to tell you she loves you. That is a strong indicator of a needy girl. Most likely she didn't get the attention from her father and is latcing onto you for attention. These girls are also the psycho ones who will stalk you.

If she ever tells you she loves you, call the police immediately, put a restraining order on her ass and then date and do her girlfriend.

More to come if requested to do so.
 
[quote name='Tromack'][quote name='StealthySeal']im in high school, any advice on living it up?[/quote]

If you aren't already drinking, start. And drink more than you think you should. And make girls you are with drink a lot more than you think you should. It's more legal than the rufies thing.[/quote]
Agree with the drinking thing, disagree with the rufies thing, you have to be damn desperate to do that.
 
[quote name='JamesM4321']I never wanted to be gay, and realizing it, and being affraid to stop hiding it made life much more difficult. I'm a straight-acting guy. As a matter of fact, I'm kind-of homophobic. But, I've realized from my fiance and time, that people don't care if you're gay if you just don't act ashamed or try to hide it.

So, I would've just been me. Maybe would've gotten to do some hot guy in the process.

But, I'm VERY happy with my fiance, so I guess it all worked out.[/quote]

Okay, are you saying that you're gay, but you are engaged to be married (I'm just assuming that it's to a woman), but you now realize that you're gay, but you are happy to be with your fiance?
 
I may look all grown up. But I'm still a kid at heart. I have no regrets for the things that I did when I was young, only regrets for the things that I did'nt do. And now that I'm older I'm doing all those things I did'nt do then. I never wish I could do things over. I like the way I am and the life I have and all the hard lessons life dealt me have made me a better person. Seize the moment I say live for today and never fall into the shoulda, coulda, woulda trap, or the if I only knew then what I know now thing. The past is old news that's why they call it the past. The only thing you have to look forward to is the future and you can makes yours whatever you want it to be
 
[quote name='JamesM4321']I never wanted to be gay, and realizing it, and being affraid to stop hiding it made life much more difficult. I'm a straight-acting guy. As a matter of fact, I'm kind-of homophobic. But, I've realized from my fiance and time, that people don't care if you're gay if you just don't act ashamed or try to hide it.

So, I would've just been me. Maybe would've gotten to do some hot guy in the process.

But, I'm VERY happy with my fiance, so I guess it all worked out.[/quote]
Ok I think I figured out why you are having these thoughts, because your fiance is the one wearing the pants in the relationship and you feel inferior, or your fiance is actually a transexual and you havent figured it out and he/she is trying to convince you to be gay so that when you do figure it out you wont be all upset.
 
[quote name='snotknocker']I may look all grown up. But I'm still a kid at heart. I have no regrets for the things that I did when I was young, only regrets for the things that I did'nt do. And now that I'm older I'm doing all those things I did'nt do then. I never wish I could do things over. I like the way I am and the life I have and all the hard lessons life dealt me have made me a better person. Seize the moment I say live for today and never fall into the shoulda, coulda, woulda trap, or the if I only knew then what I know now thing. The past is old news that's why they call it the past. The only thing you have to look forward to is the future and you can makes yours whatever you want it to be[/quote]

Yes, but we should always give our wisdom and experience to the young and try to help them to not make the same mistakes we made.
 
[quote name='yeahokthenfu'][quote name='Tromack'][quote name='StealthySeal']im in high school, any advice on living it up?[/quote]

If you aren't already drinking, start. And drink more than you think you should. And make girls you are with drink a lot more than you think you should. It's more legal than the rufies thing.[/quote]
Agree with the drinking thing, disagree with the rufies thing, you have to be damn desperate to do that.[/quote]
I was the one saying not to do the rufies thing. Mr. Unoriginal said yes on rufies. I say no on rufies and yes on drinking.
 
[quote name='Tromack'][quote name='yeahokthenfu'][quote name='Tromack'][quote name='StealthySeal']im in high school, any advice on living it up?[/quote]

If you aren't already drinking, start. And drink more than you think you should. And make girls you are with drink a lot more than you think you should. It's more legal than the rufies thing.[/quote]
Agree with the drinking thing, disagree with the rufies thing, you have to be damn desperate to do that.[/quote]
I was the one saying not to do the rufies thing. Mr. Unoriginal said yes on rufies. I say no on rufies and yes on drinking.[/quote]

On top of that, I was hoping it was fairly obvious I was kidding.
 
[quote name='Mr Unoriginal'][quote name='Tromack'][quote name='yeahokthenfu'][quote name='Tromack'][quote name='StealthySeal']im in high school, any advice on living it up?[/quote]

If you aren't already drinking, start. And drink more than you think you should. And make girls you are with drink a lot more than you think you should. It's more legal than the rufies thing.[/quote]
Agree with the drinking thing, disagree with the rufies thing, you have to be damn desperate to do that.[/quote]
I was the one saying not to do the rufies thing. Mr. Unoriginal said yes on rufies. I say no on rufies and yes on drinking.[/quote]

On top of that, I was hoping it was fairly obvious I was kidding.[/quote]

Its hard to show sarcasm on a message board, but that still wasn't funny. (I'm not kidding)
 
I guess I'm old fashioned. I drank a little in high school, a little more in college, but was never stupid [DUI, puking my guts out, etc].
Never did drugs, except for a little tobacco [and then I started smoking a pipe, and you get stares when you're a college kid hanging out at a college meat market/beer joint with a pipe].
Only had sex [ie, actual intercourse] with one girl, and that girl later became my wife, currently of almost 9 years. Certainly fooled around to various levels with various girls, but always where we both wanted it to happen.
I think kids are rushing things too much nowadays. The question about 'first dates' now is not, Did she kiss you, it's Did s/he put out? and to me, that's saddening. I'm not against sex, and I'm not inherently against premarital sex [I had it], but I am against rushing something, making something that should be meaningful, pointless. One of my fondest sexual memories, and I guess you high school studs out there will laugh, was when a girl I had been with for I guess close to a year, who was younger and quite religious and not very experienced [I was her first boyfriend], one night when we were out on a blanket in a field necking, took my hand, put it under her shirt, had me unhook her bra, then moved my hand around to her front. I had gone further with other girls before, but this time was special. Getting there is honestly at least half the fun. And like I said, I didn't even 'get there' but with one person. A relationship in which you don't 'do' the other person isn't a 'waste', in my opinion.
I agree in part with some of GraveAddictions rules.
Rule 1--To quote the wisdom of the Butthole Surfers, 'It's better to regret something you have done, than to regret something you haven't done.' While I don't think you should try to 'do' every girl, if there's a girl you like or have the hots for or whatever the term is nowadays, definitely try to let her know. The most she can do is say 'No.' [Funny side story: I had a girl say 'No' to me something like 104 times--yes, I counted. Once she said 'i have to sleep.' um, okay. Actually, she never said no, she just gave excuses. Finally once she said No, I said Why not, she said Because I don't like you like that. I said 'Thanks', which shocked her. I said 'Thank you for treating me with respect and telling me that. I'll leave you alone now.' We later become good friends in high school and college.]

Rule 2 about the cool crowd: Yes. If you have something to offer, whether it be personality, talent, humor, skills, intelligence, whatever, and you're confident, you will fit in anywhere you need to. I was the only one in AP English wearing torn up jeans and a King Diamond T-shirt, but I had excellent friends from all levels of the social strata who appreciated me, and many who weren't friends who respected me.

Rule 3: Absolutely. I would like to offer a corollary: Almost everything matters, and almost anything can be a learning experience. I know too many people who 'ruined their lives' based on one stupid, thoughtless act, or just a general tendency to operate at 90% instead of 100%.

[/Grandpa mode off]

edit to add:
snotknocker: You're absolutely right. I don't want people to think [if anyone's reading my loquacious posts] that I 'regret' things. I try not to regret things, because I feel regret and guilt are wastes of emotions. I do like to play the "What if" game, but I've made every decision up to this point, and don't regret them. Some were poor--I learned from them. But no matter what happened 'yesterday', you're in charge of tomorrow, based on what you do today.
 
[quote name='dtcarson']

There is an EXCELLENT book on this subject called 'Replay' by Ken Grimwood. It's about a guy who has a heart attack at 50 or so, and wakes up in his college dorm room--with full knowledge of the ensuing 25 years. One of the few non-big-name books I've read multiple times.[/quote]

One big mistake in that book. He has his character buy Atari stock almost a decade before it became a publicly owned company. Since the book was published before the Tramiels took it public this was something that had never existed so far as the author was concerned.
 
[quote name='6669'][quote name='Mr Unoriginal'][quote name='Tromack'][quote name='yeahokthenfu'][quote name='Tromack'][quote name='StealthySeal']im in high school, any advice on living it up?[/quote]

If you aren't already drinking, start. And drink more than you think you should. And make girls you are with drink a lot more than you think you should. It's more legal than the rufies thing.[/quote]
Agree with the drinking thing, disagree with the rufies thing, you have to be damn desperate to do that.[/quote]
I was the one saying not to do the rufies thing. Mr. Unoriginal said yes on rufies. I say no on rufies and yes on drinking.[/quote]

On top of that, I was hoping it was fairly obvious I was kidding.[/quote]

Its hard to show sarcasm on a message board, but that still wasn't funny. (I'm not kidding)[/quote]

I knew you were kidding and I thought it was funny, Mr. Unoriginal. I just didn't want Mr. 6669 to call the cops on me thinking I was a rapist.
 
I may be 40 on the 28th but growing up still remains for a future 'to do' list.

If I could go back to high school age the main thing I'd do is skip it. It wasn't until many years later that I realized how easily I could have walked through the GED and done something more useful. I did not got along well with my own age group ten so I wouldn't have missed anything socially. All of my firends when I was a teen-ager were a decade older. I'm a voracious reader but I don't care for acadamia. Moving on to college early would not have been a solution. Getting out into the private sector is what I really needed to do. I passed up a lot of chances for real world experience in fields that later spawned many fortunes.
 
I have one more bit of advice:
if you make any income whatsoever, at any age, start saving some of it. 10%, 15%, 25% if possible. Something low-to-medium risk, although if you're young enough, putting maybe half of it in something riskier like the stock market [but diversify!] might not be bad. Compound interest is a wonderful thing, plus if someone can start a habit of consistently saving at age 18, 16, even 12, their later life will be much easier. A lot of youth think money is merely an evil tool of evil businessmen, but hey, money makes the world go around, and my life would have been a lot easier if I had started at age 16 or so.

Regarding school: School certainly isn't for everyone. nowadays, unless you get a degree in something specialized or technical, it doesn't really matter whatyour degree isin. And experience can count for a lot more. I still think there's value in at least a high school education, however, except in very extenuating circumstances.
 
I think if I was the way I am now when I was 15 I probably would have been able to date more. But other than that I wouldn't want to go back at all. High school was really gay. All the chicks ignored me, I had maybe one or two friends.... yeah. fuck that.
 
[quote name='Tromack'][quote name='6669'][quote name='Mr Unoriginal'][quote name='Tromack'][quote name='yeahokthenfu'][quote name='Tromack'][quote name='StealthySeal']im in high school, any advice on living it up?[/quote]

If you aren't already drinking, start. And drink more than you think you should. And make girls you are with drink a lot more than you think you should. It's more legal than the rufies thing.[/quote]
Agree with the drinking thing, disagree with the rufies thing, you have to be damn desperate to do that.[/quote]
I was the one saying not to do the rufies thing. Mr. Unoriginal said yes on rufies. I say no on rufies and yes on drinking.[/quote]

On top of that, I was hoping it was fairly obvious I was kidding.[/quote]

Its hard to show sarcasm on a message board, but that still wasn't funny. (I'm not kidding)[/quote]

I knew you were kidding and I thought it was funny, Mr. Unoriginal. I just didn't want Mr. 6669 to call the cops on me thinking I was a rapist.[/quote]

Its Mrs. 6669, and I didn't think it was funny when some dumbass high school boys slipped ruffies into my drink when it happened to me.
 
You guys scare me a bit. I'm 23, and I've lived a fairly miserable life, and I don't see it getting any better. The thought that my "best" years are behind me are even more depressing. Hopefully despite the fact that I am not into drinking, drugs, or even going after girls, perhaps I just might find something worth living for.

Still, you gotta do what you gotta do right? The grass must be fed and grown indubitably.
 
[quote name='StealthySeal']im in high school, any advice on living it up?[/quote]

do everything go to every major sport game and dance as well as hang out with as many people as possible dont limit yourself to a group of friends talk to eveyone and do as much (women) as you can it is wrong but you sir will thank me later, try to do everything you can dont back down from anything as well sign up for the talent show and plays if you school still has them. this will give your more to remeber, as well as you will have none of those i wish I woulda,shoulda,coulda , this realy apllies to girls if you like her ask her you wil regret it later
Older CAG did I forget anything.
 
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