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53. Oh no. hunter, don't be sorry. That time period was the worst of my life too. I have discussed my

Sat Sep 16, 2023, 09:45 PM

Sep 2023

home situation and that was the worst of the worst. You are not alone my friend. but you know what? We are survivors and we left the hell on earth we went through. Be proud of yourself. Sometimes it's easy to fall back into the hole. (I do) But yes, for alot of us that time period is one to learn from and forget.

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It's 8:45 PM on a Saturday night, what were you doing as an 16, 17, or 18 year old? [View all] debm55 Sep 2023 OP

Well...no good. I can say that much. ret5hd Sep 2023 #1

Oh, debm55 Sep 2023 #9

Dancing at the Youth Center. LakeArenal Sep 2023 #2

We used to have our dances on Friday. debm55 Sep 2023 #11

After 18 tho, lots of LSD, Qualudes and pot. LakeArenal Sep 2023 #34

No LSD, qualudes, but pot and opiated hash. That was after 18, too. debm55 Sep 2023 #36

Oh. I forgot hash. At one point Mr Lake had five different varieties. LakeArenal Sep 2023 #49

Just getting off work. rsdsharp Sep 2023 #3

Where did you work at? debm55 Sep 2023 #14

I worked in the meat department of a small grocery store rsdsharp Sep 2023 #23

Babysitting and watching tv The Blue Flower Sep 2023 #4

Me too, but mostly watching TV. debm55 Sep 2023 #16

Haven't Told Anybody Yet, Ma'am, Why Should I Tell You.... The Magistrate Sep 2023 #5

Confession is good for the soul. House of Roberts Sep 2023 #7

If You've Got One, Sir, I Suppose It Is... The Magistrate Sep 2023 #10

Oh okay. Your secret will remain. debm55 Sep 2023 #17

Sadly bucolic_frolic Sep 2023 #6

Me too. debm55 Sep 2023 #18

Well, it wasn't Lawrence Welk. Sneederbunk Sep 2023 #8

When I stayed with my grandparents. it was. debm55 Sep 2023 #19

Getting off work in 30 minutes. Dave in VA Sep 2023 #12

Did you sort of slow down before? When I was 18, we would clean up slowly and then then stand around debm55 Sep 2023 #21

I worked at a Mom and Pop Dave in VA Sep 2023 #28

Dave, that was great you had a job that was near and you liked. debm55 Sep 2023 #37

Think I would've been working at the Dairy Queen making blizzards, thick milkshake for my friends Walleye Sep 2023 #13

I never had a job until I was 18. Felt like a nerd always at home. Babysat the neighbors kids debm55 Sep 2023 #25

CBS Movies TC 1 Sep 2023 #15

I would pet my cat and read, when I wasn't babysitting. My favorite line up of programs was on debm55 Sep 2023 #24

Sitting home, reading or watching TV, brooding because as usual Ocelot II Sep 2023 #20

Join the club OcelotII. That's how I was until 18 and a half. debm55 Sep 2023 #22

Once I had a car at 16, Mr.Bill Sep 2023 #26

I had my license at 15 here in PA. It was a Cinderella license--had to be with a Driver and in by a debm55 Sep 2023 #31

At 16 I was still in high school and had no social life. Sigh. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2023 #27

As I have gotten older, the idea of a social life isn't as great as it was. when I as younger. debm55 Sep 2023 #32

Usually the high school or a church had a live band playing. FuzzyRabbit Sep 2023 #29

As a teen, we lived in a suburban area. Cars were a must. Bummed rides with kids my age to the HS debm55 Sep 2023 #33

Working at a movie theatre Fiendish Thingy Sep 2023 #30

What did you do at the theatre. I always wanted to make the popcorn. Then one day, they left the debm55 Sep 2023 #35

Yeah, we had bags of prepopped corn too Fiendish Thingy Sep 2023 #47

Oh, sorry, but it doesn't sound to great. Especially the kiddie shows. debm55 Sep 2023 #51

It was fun at times Fiendish Thingy Sep 2023 #56

At 16, at home, building Estes model rockets vanamonde Sep 2023 #38

But vanamonde, you made it out of those years. And no you are not a nerdy computer guy. You are an debm55 Sep 2023 #40

Thank you for the kind words! n/t vanamonde Sep 2023 #57

Driving around Yaw's Drive in Burgers.. Permanut Sep 2023 #39

Oh ,I had a 65 Chevy Impala--aqua. debm55 Sep 2023 #41

Me too, same color. I can't remember if we discussed this before or not. LuckyCharms Sep 2023 #42

I think we did on a thread called Your First car. NO power steering, NO AWD, Drove like a tank. debm55 Sep 2023 #43

Thanks, Deb LuckyCharms Sep 2023 #44

'65 was totally cool.. Permanut Sep 2023 #45

18 yrs old I just returned back to the states Emile Sep 2023 #46

Lucky. debm55 Sep 2023 #50

Not really, that's when we found out about Woodstock Emile Sep 2023 #52

My husband went and he is a self described nerd. Went to Cornell for pre-med. debm55 Sep 2023 #54

In August I was in Malta. Connie Stevens & Marty Allen Emile Sep 2023 #55

Sleeping, running, or writing code for 1802 or 6502 microprocessors. hunter Sep 2023 #48

Oh no. hunter, don't be sorry. That time period was the worst of my life too. I have discussed my debm55 Sep 2023 #53

I was usually playing a gig back then. LudwigPastorius Sep 2023 #58

Probably sweeping or mopping. lpbk2713 Sep 2023 #59

Thank you Ipbk2713 debm55 Sep 2023 #69

Watching TV, ready for Adult Swim (Sat) sakabatou Sep 2023 #60

Thank you sakabatou debm55 Sep 2023 #70

Any of 3 possibilities, depending on which Saturday night. wnylib Sep 2023 #61

Very good ways to spend a Saturday evening debm55 Sep 2023 #71

High school and college? ( where's the damn calculator?) usonian Sep 2023 #62

I hating slide rulers. Never could figure out how to use. debm55 Sep 2023 #73

Log ( a * b ) equals log(a) plus log(b). Wow. usonian Sep 2023 #81

Probably masturbating. Elessar Zappa Sep 2023 #63

HAHHAHA debm55 Sep 2023 #74

I played in a band. Chipper Chat Sep 2023 #64

That's great. Do still play today? debm55 Sep 2023 #75

My 50s band was rock n roll. Chipper Chat Sep 2023 #82

In my room, listening to music Mad_Dem_X Sep 2023 #65

I knoe what you mean debm55 Sep 2023 #76

. Mad_Dem_X Sep 2023 #87

Either playing the guitar, listening to music, or engaged in backseat adventures with my girlfriend. NNadir Sep 2023 #66

Well you had some choices there debm55 Sep 2023 #77

Seeing a movie or cruising the streets drinking beer. Paladin Sep 2023 #67

Oh you. debm55 Sep 2023 #78

I was either: Niagara Sep 2023 #68

I like your choices, debm55 Sep 2023 #79

Debbie, I would like to clarify that I was a marijuana smoker. Niagara Sep 2023 #83

So was I debm55 Sep 2023 #85

Cruising Waikiki for tourist girls my age. (Somebody had to grow up in Waikiki) Bobstandard Sep 2023 #72

Oh my. I see your point debm55 Sep 2023 #80

That would have been 73 - 75 TexasBushwhacker Sep 2023 #84

Me too, but 73-75 , I was older debm55 Sep 2023 #88

Sometimes homework. I was grounded alot. LeftInTX Sep 2023 #86

I know I hated typing.One finger typer here debm55 Sep 2023 #89

I had this "glamorous" goal of becoming secretary... LeftInTX Sep 2023 #90

Good for you that you changed directions. I'm proud of you. debm55 Sep 2023 #91

Best decision ever... LeftInTX Sep 2023 #92