Remember when we were young and couldn't wait to grow up?

[Lil Missy]

What the FUCK were we thinking??

[HopeHoops]

1. Figuring out what a girl was hiding and wanting to drive a car - that's what I was thinking.

I found out about girls - that was good. REALLY good.

I found out about cars - that was good, at least until I had to pay for a repair. It got worse from there.

Otherwise, yeah, it was pretty dumb.

[Xipe Totec]

10. The former, I figured out at age five.

The later at 16.

[Crystal Clarity]

2. I've got another B-day coming up in less the 3 weeks

and lately I've been thinking about this very same question. x(

[Arkansas Granny]

3. We weren't thinking, just anticipating what looked like fun in the grown up world.

[Lil Missy]

5. I thought drinking alcohol looked pretty grown up.

Boy did that backfire.

[MiddleFingerMom]

4. We were thinking "Fried chicken with Oreo breading"...

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[rbnyc]

6. I was afraid of growing up.

I was pretty sure I would be entirely unable to cope. I am doing way better than I ever thought possible.

[seaglass]

7. It was all about the candy. My mom used to hide bags of spearmint leaves

that she did not share with us and she said when I grew up I could buy all the candy I wanted - and it's TRUE!!!

[elocs]

8. I reminded by 19 year old goddaughter about this

since she is now responsible for herself and paying bills. I told her, "Remember when I used to tell you when you just turned 13 not to be in a hurry to grow up?" Because now she understands, but she was no different from the rest of us and wanted to grow up in a hurry. Growing up happens so quickly anyways, but it's nice if you can enjoy and appreciate being a kid while you still are a kid.

I can remember the summer when I was 16 and hanging out at the neighborhood park, bemoaning to the park director how my friends were working summer jobs and I didn't have one. He said to me, "Chee (my nickname was Chi Chi, which got shortened to Cheech--too many Steves), you're going to be working for most of the rest of your life after you get out of school--enjoy your summers off while you can". And he was right.

[Skittles]

9. I was thinking, I could not wait to get away

and I was CORRECT

[madrchsod]

11. i`m so old i forgot what it was like.....

ya what the fuck were we thinking......

[femmocrat]

12. I just wanted to be free to do whatever I wanted to do.

I was a rebellious teenager!