When you were 17....

SuperMoniMonk
SuperMoniMonk Posts: 467 Member
edited September 27 in Chit-Chat
When I was 17 I was so proud of myself that I could go to a club and did not get asked for I.D
When I was 17 I fell in love with a boy that I would not even want to be friends with now..LOL
When I was 17 I wore really baggy jeans and danced to T.L.C....
When I was 17 I did things I dare not to post on here..lol
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  • AnneMK5
    AnneMK5 Posts: 110
    When I was 17... oh boy... I have teenage daughters now and if they ever do some of the things I did.... I'll love 'em up and throw away the key! lol
  • nikki_zav
    nikki_zav Posts: 320 Member
    I was a HOT size 8.
    I had a fake ID.
    My friends and I were the first girls on the dance floor at the clubs and shook our bootys until they pushed us out the door.
    I ran 3 miles a day and swam on swim team.
    HAD SOOOOOOOOO MUCH FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • theladebug
    theladebug Posts: 54 Member
    haha yay TLC, and Salt N Pepa and En Vogue :)

    Those were the days :)

    But... I think when I was 17 I listened to metallica

    I had a horribly ugly faded silver 1980 Buick Skylark with only an AM radio

    We called it the nerd mobile :)

    I was a total band geek

    oh and when I was 17 I went away to college to get a degree in music education.
  • dragonbug300
    dragonbug300 Posts: 760 Member
    When I was 17... (which was 2 years ago for me)
    I went to school. I paid attention in class. I did my homework long before it was due. My way of rebelling was walking to school instead of taking the bus. I never stayed up past 11pm.
    Yeah, I was "that girl" who never talked.
    If I had daughters that age, I would probably take them clubbing myself.
  • whiskey9890
    whiskey9890 Posts: 652 Member
    when i was 17 i was really boring, i rarely went out, i was a loner, but i used to spend most of my weekend on a rifle range training for competitions, that the only bit of being 17 i miss
  • deeharley
    deeharley Posts: 1,208 Member
    When I was 17, I had my first two jobs - I loved the photography studio, hated McDonalds.

    I graduated high school.

    I played basketball, volleyball and tennis.
  • heather7marie
    heather7marie Posts: 506 Member
    When I was 17, I attended high school and worked 30 hours a week. I was nearly expelled from high school because of some rumors that were started. I was in a very serious relationship and I was completely convinced that I was going to marry him. That clearly didn't happen. I was also constantly out drinking with my 'older' friends...
  • Tankplanker
    Tankplanker Posts: 365 Member
    When I was 17 I was drinking Rum at the back of the Physics class
    Organising concerts for local bands and working the mixing deck
    I had less than a 28" waist
    Sold my bike for a car as I'd passed my driving test
    Working 40 hour weeks while going to school, something I carried on into Uni
  • HolsDoinIt
    HolsDoinIt Posts: 327 Member
    When I was 17; I never realized I had a weight problem because I was happy about how I looked
    When I was 17; I too fell in love with a man that I hate right now
    When I was 17: I enjoyed going to Bourbon St and drinkng all night with a person who took my breath away
    When I was 17: I had so much fun doing so many things that I couldn't have fun doing now..
  • KanCrav
    KanCrav Posts: 439 Member
    When I was 17 I was a size 7 and I LOVED IT.

    I could wear jeans a a belly shirt and eat 2 large fries from Mcdonalds.

    I could out drink any guy and then get them to come back next weekend with more beer to try it again.

    I knew what I wanted and how to get it. And I always did.

    I was a daddys girl, so I knew how to keep what I didnt want thim to find out FAR AWAY!!!!

    I met this little stoner guy with awesome hair. (a few years after that we got married!~!)
  • ridiculyss
    ridiculyss Posts: 108 Member
    When I was 17, a mere 4 years ago, I was struggling in high school with my ADHD; the fittest I've ever been in my life; happy but socially awkward in my dance class/ classes in general in school; getting my driver's permit extended/license; dropping pre-calculus because I couldn't hack it; on my 17th birthday, I remember my dad playing his Beatles cassette (yes, cassette tape. go old school, yo.) and putting on the birthday song. I was also totally awkward in general, didn't talk much, didn't know where I was going in life, and pretty depressed. I was a good teenager though, no drugs or partying or alcohol for me. Not even any rebellion.

    Today, I'm not quite as fit, since I hit the freshman 10 a couple years ago. Still socially awkward, but more adept at conversation, still a dancer but not as often, still goofy, still struggling only this time it's in college and my career depends on my success here; commuting from home to school everyday (20 min commute) guzzling gas in my neglectfully dirty car; happy in my year-long relationship with someone I never talked to in high school because I was intimidated by his geekiness, which I now find endearing. I'm still relatively depressed, trying to finish up papers that are overdue, before I get an F in one or both classes. I'm steadily going crazy living at home with my autistic half-brother, after having had a taste of dorm-life and freedom for two years. *sigh* I have NO social life whatsoever, and I miss high school to pieces. I gave up alcohol 6 months ago and am waiting for summer to celebrate my first year with my boyfriend, and for school to be out. Still not a party animal, nothing worse than hookah once and never again. I am however, becoming more rebellious due to the pressures of living at home while wanting to be an independent adult who can get along without help and wanting to get away from a rather abusive little brother.

    Funny how things go! You can't wait to get on with your life and grow up, but then you get there and realize, "Crap! Take me back!! Do Not Want!" >< We had it so good and I knew it back then, too. Never wanted to leave my high school and face the real world. Shoot. -____-
  • Namaste1983
    Namaste1983 Posts: 603 Member
    When i was 17 i was 430 pounds. I rode the bus for 4 hours every day to attend a performing arts school. I auditioned to sing back up and was told i was too fat to make it as a singer. It's sad i got so big but it made me who i am and i am grateful for that :)
  • escadachic
    escadachic Posts: 395 Member
    When I was 17...I drove a Ford Escort, 1981, with a 1882, 1.6L Cortina motor in it. And when I sped, upto great speeds like 160kmph, the car shook so much I thought it would fall apart.

    I was a try hard girl racer. I was dating a younger guy. I was a bogan. I listened to Metallica and Pantera and my fav colour was Black.
  • escadachic
    escadachic Posts: 395 Member
    oh, and I also got drunk for the first time. I was a size 6(n.z sizing) and about 45kgs.

    I had not a care in the world and I loved to party.
  • xtinalovexo
    xtinalovexo Posts: 1,376 Member
    aww i loved being 17! it was all about me and dating, partying, friends and being 90lbs thinner than i am now!
  • xtinalovexo
    xtinalovexo Posts: 1,376 Member
    oh, and I also got drunk for the first time. I was a size 6(n.z sizing) and about 45kgs.

    I had not a care in the world and I loved to party.

    lol, i's from florida, wez not smart enuf to figure outz kgz
  • kristiek7
    kristiek7 Posts: 198
    complete loner.......shy and all that stuff........

    but loved my camaro and motorcycle.........*sigh*...........driving those things could take my mind off of anything
  • brewingaz
    brewingaz Posts: 1,136 Member
    When I was 17:

    Smoked a pack of cigarettes a day
    Was in a punk rock and metal band (bass for punk rock, guitarist metal)
    Was an honors student
    Was a manager at Dairy Queen ha ha
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    When I was 17, I was the perfect child. :laugh: Virgin... never even been kissed! Did great in school. Didn't cause trouble beyond some minor problems with the truant officer. I didn't skip school. I just had wicked bad allergies that made me miss a lot of time.

    When I was 17, I was skinny. Probably about 110 pounds, tops.

    When I was 17, I was insecure about my small boobs, crooked teeth, and (mostly imagined) cellulite.

    When I was 17, I loved drawing, painting, sewing and bright red lipstick. Some things never change!
  • RoadDog
    RoadDog Posts: 2,946 Member
    When I was 17:

    Turned 17 in July of 1971.
    Began my Senior year in HS.
    Worked at a Ramada Inn (Busboy)
    Played Drums in a Garage Band
    Was madly in love with Diane
    Restored my first Car (1958 Plymouth)
    Wrecked my first Car
    Bought my second Car (1951 Plymouth)
    Graduated HS
    Joined Marine Corps (Went in 3 days after I turned 18)
  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
    When I was 17, I skipped my senior year of high school and went to college
    When I was 17, I thought I was hopelessly fat. My 33 year old self knows better.
    When I was 17, I couldn't wait to turn 18
  • tammyquinnlmt
    tammyquinnlmt Posts: 680 Member
    When I was 17 I drove a 74 plymoth duster. Blue with hot pink hubcaps and splashes down the side.
    I would spend the night at my best friends house so I could attend CYO dances with my boyfriend
    I lost my virginity
    I worked at Dairy Queen in Winnie TX
    and I couldn't wait to leave home.
  • zeeeb
    zeeeb Posts: 805 Member
    when i was 17 i moved out of home into a flat with my sister.
    moved from the country to the city
    we had no tv (and loved it)
    we had bean bags to sit on instead of a couch
    we used to eat pasta, pasta and more pasta (because it was cheap)
    we used to go clubbing together with the same id
    life was awesome (hey it still is)!!!
  • TexasNurseMom78
    TexasNurseMom78 Posts: 897 Member
    When I was 17:
    It was 1996, I thought I was chubby ( yeah right! If I could look like that now!), I wore a bikini, I started college, Went clubbing all the time, thought I was in love all the time, drove a junker pickup truck with no radio and no AC, used the internet for the first time, thought I knew it all, and boy was I wrong.
  • Mkleder
    Mkleder Posts: 289
    When I was 17....

    ...I wore Roller gear when I "partied" with my best friend.
    ...I still didn't have a driver's license.
    ...I spent as much time as possible hiding in my room from my dad.
    ...I would get home from school, bake a batch of brownies and eat the entire pan before my folks got home.
    ...I saw the original Star Wars 10 times and Grease 5 times.
    ...I did the gutsiest thing of my life; after my HS graduation ceremony, when the class was gathered in the auditorium for good-byes, I walked up and kissed the guy I had had a huge crush on for the previous two years -- we knew each other, but never spoke. He grabbed my shoulders and didn't let me go until the rest of the graduating class started cheering. I ran off embarrassed and I never saw him again, but it remains the best kiss I've had to date.
  • Egger29
    Egger29 Posts: 14,741 Member
    When I was 17...
    I drank some very good beer...
    I drank some very good beer that I purchased...with a fake ID...
    My name was Brian McGee...
    I stayed up listening to Queen...
    When I was 17...

    :-)
  • skittybang
    skittybang Posts: 1,525 Member
    When I was 17 -
    I snuck into a bar with some friends, was bought my first shot, that shot was called a blow j$#. :D
  • SarahWrittenThin
    SarahWrittenThin Posts: 595 Member
    When I was 17 I skipped senior year and went to college early.
    When I was 17 I weighed nearly 120 pounds less than I do now.
    When I was 17 I thought I found "The One"
    When I was 17 I was learning to drive in my first beat up car my dad bought me for 250 dollars.
    When I was 17 I wore a two piece bathingsuit and thought very little of it.
  • 3aBadkids
    3aBadkids Posts: 78
    When I was 17...

    I weighed 80lbs.
    I was a freshman in college.
    I went out clubbing every night.
    I was an assistant manager at a White Hen Pantry store.
    I was a hair model for Aveda.

    aahhhh...those were the good old days. :happy: :happy:
  • hroush
    hroush Posts: 2,073 Member
    When I was 17,

    I weighed 280 lbs.
    I was a band dork.
    I didn't have my driver's license (not until I was 20 :grumble:).
    I thought I would go straight off to a big college far from home (didn't happen till 4 years later :laugh: ).
    I actually had some school friends (first time since grade school).
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