When you were 17....

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  • significance
    significance Posts: 436 Member
    When I was 17...
    I weighed 50kg (110 lbs) and thought I was fat.
    I was a prissy teenager, but thought I was a grown up.
    I was loving all my first year uni subjects, and studying 50 hours a week.
    I printed my essays on a dot-matrix printer. I hadn't heard of the internet.
  • ESVABelle
    ESVABelle Posts: 1,264 Member
    When I was 17...

    - I was just starting college
    - I got drunk around people that were not my family for the first time
    - I changed my major 3 times
    - I was a counselor for Type 1 Diabetics at a camp in Pennsylvania
    - I wrecked my first car (96 Mazda MX6, manual trans)
    - I was sexually assaulted (see bullet point #2)
    - I dated a Marine who cheated on me and married a girl who looks just like me because he got her pregnant.
  • JoyceJoanne
    JoyceJoanne Posts: 760 Member
    When I was 17...

    I was already back to being a good girl!! I had been dating my now husband for about a year.

    It was the two years before that I was trouble!! Out drinking my friends, throwing parties wherever I could, ditching school more than I was in it, accepting rides from boys I didn't know...

    ..... you know, having a good time!! :bigsmile:

    Oh yeah, my bikini top was a PERKY size D, the bottom a FIRM size 5... THOSE were the days!!

    Not sure how I survived some of those stories!! hahahaa
  • silvafan
    silvafan Posts: 147
    When I was 17 I had a 3 year old,
    I had been with my boyfriend (Now husband) for 4 years,
    completed highschool in 3 years,
    Worked 30 hours a week at JCPenney,
    Drove an 82 chevy cavalier,
    Weighed a whopping 124lbs (thought I was fat)
    wore a size 7,
    Rode my skateboard and skated half-pipes (sometimes)
  • RhonndaJ
    RhonndaJ Posts: 1,615 Member
    When I was 17
    I was already out of HS a year
    Working full time hours and primarily running the family business.
    Going out to the bars on the weekend.
    A good girl even though my rep said I wasn't.
    I thought being a secretary was a good idea (It wasn't, but the skills took me places).
  • elliecolorado
    elliecolorado Posts: 1,040
    When I was 17...

    I drove an awesome Jeep Cherokee that I wish I still had

    I was a senior in HS and worked pretty much full time

    I ran 2-3 miles a day, played soccer and volleyball and was in awesome shape, but thought that I was fat because I was muscular and curvy and wasn't a stick figure like most of the other girls... ha now I am working my *kitten* off to get back to looking like that

    I skipped a lot of school and got away with it ;-)
  • brittanyscherich
    brittanyscherich Posts: 355 Member
    When I was 17, my life was a chaotic hell. Would never go back there.
  • SuperMoniMonk
    SuperMoniMonk Posts: 467 Member
    When I was 17, I was 6'4' and 155 lbs. people mistook me for string.

    I lived with two collage roommates.

    I wrote a term paper the night Cherise Stone slept over, no one else was in the house and she kept coming out to talk to me with less and less clothing on. (still causes me to bang my head on the desk due to my lameness)

    I lost the "who gets drunk first" game and my friends poured peroxide in my hair. in their defense, I did so much worse to them when they lost the game other times.


    LOL !!!!
  • SuperMoniMonk
    SuperMoniMonk Posts: 467 Member
    When I was 17, I drove a car that was a year older than I was. It was a 1966 Datsun stationwagon. It burned oil. It had been brush painted the same color as a green m&m. I was teased mercilessly. I didn't care. Most of those that were making fun of me had NO car! Thanks. You made me remember some fun times driving my GREEN MACHINE!



    LOL :drinker:
  • SuperMoniMonk
    SuperMoniMonk Posts: 467 Member
    When I was 17:

    I thought I had it all figured out...I hadn't a clue:laugh:

    I thought I was fat, but now am working HARD just to get CLOSE to that weight:frown:

    I could eat anything and not gain a pound, now I can't eat anything without gaining a pound:grumble:

    Thought the idea of having kids would be easy, because, ya know, it's kinda like babysitting...right?:huh:

    I drank and smoked and liked feeling like an adult, now I don't drink, don't smoke and don't like feeling like an adult...:sad: (j/k)

    :happy: :happy: :happy: :happy: :happy: :happy:


    lol..I drank and smoked to feel like an adult..and now that I am ..I don't lol so trueeeeeeeeeeeee :laugh:
  • amandae79
    amandae79 Posts: 169 Member
    I turned 17 on November 25, 1997. I was a Junior in H.S., was a cheerleader (small school, not many to compete with lol), thought I was fat then....now i see My uniforms...I would love to be "that fat" again! When I was 17 I had a very strict stepfather (still have that same step dad, but i love him now) who wouldnt allow me to go out often. I worked at McDonalds and had crushes, but no b.f (somethings, NEVER change 'eh). When I was 17 I had frizzy hair and big glass and loved Billy Ray Cyrus :) Oh to be 17 again.......
  • ummlovelovesyou
    ummlovelovesyou Posts: 1,024 Member
    When I was 17 I had the confidence to wear a bikini (sort of!). I exercised twice a day and ate carbs all the time. I dated a different guy every other weekend. Maybe it was all those free dinners that made me gain weight? ;) lol
  • cdngirl71
    cdngirl71 Posts: 2,641 Member
    When I was 17................

    I graduated high school.
    Loved all the metal hair bands (Poison, Bon Jovi, Motely Crue, Warrant etc) LOL
    Had no curphew.
    Walked to the mall....................will only drive now-a-days, LOL
    Drank and smoked drugs.
    Always got in trouble for talking in class.......................even says so on my report cards :laugh: :laugh:
    Couldn't wait to be 19 so I could "legally" drink and go to clubs............
  • mrk34
    mrk34 Posts: 227 Member
    When I was seventeen I was slim, practiced karate, was in love and thought that life was beautiful.
  • mrk34
    mrk34 Posts: 227 Member
    I also thought that when I had my owns kids I would be a perfect parent.
  • cenafan
    cenafan Posts: 398 Member
    when I was 17 - I was looking after my mom who had been diagnosed with Cancer. It was actually a great time up until the end. We went on trips and shopping. And we went to the Cancer clinic.
    when I was 17 - I would go clubbing every night after my mom had gone to bed. didn't need ID...dating the DJ. LOL
    when I was 17 - I decided a straight edge lifestyle was for me. Have only had about 5 drinks since. never done any drugs.
    when I was 17 - I was finishing high school.

    I would not go back to that time.
  • wsheaf82
    wsheaf82 Posts: 248 Member
    When I was 17 I was a senior in high school.
    I was actually smart. I dreaded graduating and growing up. Who wants to get a job, pay bills, deal with stress, etc. Had it made in high school. :drinker: I enjoyed every minute of being 17.
  • AngelsKisses75
    AngelsKisses75 Posts: 595 Member
    Oh what fun! Wait a minute! :noway: I was big fat and pregnant with my son, and had my daughter on my hip. :laugh: It's all good I was lovin it! :heart:
  • Chiquita_Banana
    Chiquita_Banana Posts: 500
    when i was 17...

    - i stole my parents car almost every night and came home right before they woke up
    -it was reported stolen once n i was in biggg trouble
    -i smoked a pack a day
    -i was a pot head
    -bought at least 2 pairs of shoes a week... i now have over 250 pairs... i donated some
    -i lived with no regrets or thought of consequences
  • justkelley
    justkelley Posts: 53
    When I was 17
    -I was a HUGE band geek and totally loved every second of it
    -I was 20 lbs heavier
    -I was really insecure
    -I wore really thick glasses
    -i was in love with my gay best friend :-D
    -I saw my nephew being born and was the 2nd person to hold him <3
    -I didn't know how to drive
    -I stalked a guy I had a crush on lol

    I like the me I am now more than the 17 year old me :-)
  • SuperMoniMonk
    SuperMoniMonk Posts: 467 Member
    Oh my goodness...reading all your post , just brought so many memories...LOL

    When I was 17 I was a pothead
    When I was 17 I moved out of home , my parents asked me to go back- I did but it would be under new terms- No curfew ever.

    I was not the best daughter :ohwell: But I asked them to forgive me when i was 21 for all the things I had put them through . I ca'nt believe I made it through alive with no injuries..lol .
  • tim_jennings
    tim_jennings Posts: 172 Member
    When I was 17..

    -Weighed 160 lbs (183 lbs less than I did in January of this year)
    -I met the love of my life
    -Drove a 1963 dodge dart which I hated because it was so old and uncool...
    -Graduated High school
    -Lost my virginity (see bullet point above)
    -Became a father (a pattern perhaps?)
    -Proposed to the woman above and married her just after I turned 18

    Next year on March 27th, we will celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary.

    Wish I still had the car though...
  • agdeierl
    agdeierl Posts: 378 Member
    When I was 17: I was an effortless size zero, (I ate SO much junk food and barely exercised!) so thin that my friends later told me their parents were convinced I was anorexic.
    When I was 17: I lost my virginity to my boyfriend simply because I was so flattered that he would actually want to sleep with someone as gross as me. (So sad.)
    When I was 17: I drove a sapphire-blue 1985 Mercedes-Benz 380 SL convertible that my family and I always referred to as "Baby". I loved it, and people constantly told me I had the coolest car in school...but I was still very shy and had only a few friends.

    I would never want to go back to being 17. For me and many others, it's just such a hard phase of life in some ways. But man I wish I could tell my 17-year old self a thing or two, like, "Hey! You're beautiful and awesome and capable, and you should NEVER settle for anything less than you deserve, which is a lot!"
  • healthyjen342
    healthyjen342 Posts: 1,435 Member
    there are like 45,000 things I could put here...44,998 of them would be things I would NEVER do now..It's amazing how a few years can change your life...Here's a few:

    When I was 17, I.....was "in love"...
    When I was 17, I....was mad at the world...
    When I was 17, I....broke up and got back together with my boyfriend that I was "soo in love with" probably 363 times in 365 days...
    When I was 17, I...went to college, got my first taste of freedom and did stupid college things...
    When I was 17, I...thought I was the shiz because I was in college and had older roomates that could buy alcohol...
    When I was 17, I...was probably one of the most selfish people I knew, but didnt know it back then....

    And of course...I realize now, my mom was right...and i say, "If I knew then what I know now..."...lol
  • jmruef
    jmruef Posts: 824 Member

    oh and when I was 17 I went away to college to get a degree in music education.

    Heh, me too! I taught for 2 years and decided it wasn't for me. I've worked in health care ever since. ;)
  • cszammit
    cszammit Posts: 26 Member
    When I was 17 I met my husband :heart:
  • LeanaJo
    LeanaJo Posts: 85
    When I was 17:

    1. I was a hot size 5 then.

    2. Could run 1 mile in 5:45 (less than 6 minutes)!

    3. I had long, light brown hair (down to my waistline).

    4. Owned at least 6 different types of bikinis.

    5. Swam like Esther Williams, famous swimming movie star (I could copy all her moves when I was at the pool).

    6. Had my first long-term relationship (by the time I was 17, we were on our 3rd year together, but I broke up with him after I graduated).
  • 24_jaycee
    24_jaycee Posts: 4
    When i was 17 i thought people in their 30's were way to old and boring.... lol I'm turning 34 this year.
    When i was 17 i thought i had all the time in the world to accomplish all my goals.
    When i was 17 i was 120lbs. ...played sports and worked out because it was fun!
    When i was 17 i begun my first year at SDSU.
    When i was 17 i had way to much energy!
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