10. We got a phone call today from some friends we hadn't heard from in awhile. They moved out of the area, but we used to do tons of things together. The 13 year old boy who incessantly teased me is now 18, married, and going to be leaving for Afghanistan in June. Aack! :-O
9. I just realized that when the little sister of some other friends turns 16 I am going to be 29.
8. My mom has a temporary job with the Census, which isn't going to last very much longer, but still- isn't it the TEENAGER who is constantly leaving and going different places??
7. I don't get into a lot of popular TV shows. They're ok..but kind of boring in comparison with a great book. I rarely watch TV. I live what Groucho Marx said: "TV is very educational. Every time someone turns it on, I go into the other room and read a book."
6. I'd say in general, for the most part anyway, my parents are highly trusting of me. They know that I'm not going to go out and drink, do drugs, or get myself pregnant. That's nice of course though, because trusting parents give a lot more freedoms.
5. I have occasionally been mistaken for Dad's wife when I'm out with him and Mom isn't there. Dad of course finds this incredibly humorous, and tells me it just shows that they think he has good taste! haha... okay, so I laugh about it too. ;-)
4. I've been mistaken for a college student (we live in a college town) since about age 10 or so.
3. I love classical music.
OK, I can't think of any more. Those are surely enough though. ;-) On the other hand, I can think of many reasons why I also feel really young. Like, for instance, I love a rowdy game of freeze tag. I also find other 'little kid games' like hide and seek (especially in the dark!)a lot of fun. I'm not in any particular hurry to move out of the house and assume adult responsibilities- though this might have something to do with not knowing what will happen to my horses! I still love being with family, which according to popular consensus is not cool for a teenager. Mom was worrying about my throat this morning, which has swelled up a little and is warm to touch, she thinks I might have mono or something like that. My reaction: how unfair to have the kissing disease and never been kissed!... though since that one has been my choice maybe it doesn't belong on the list.
what else...
*I still have a lot of my collection of breyer model horses.
* some movies designed for young kids I still love- like Veggie Tales, or Spirit. And I still listen to the kids radio program Adventures in Odyssey.
*sometimes I get in the drivers seat of a car and still go, 'wow, what am I doing here??'
*being around my older brother defenitely brings out the little kid in me. We banter back and forth constantly!
... maybe it all balances out after all. :-)
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Wow, we are so alike . . . well excluding the horse and . . . well never mind we're nothing alike actually. But I know how you feel. Sometimes I seem so old. I mean did I really just finish my freshman year of college yesterday? :-O I thought I just started my freshman year of high school yesterday! And I thought I was really getting old then. Tuesday I stopped to buy some gum on my way to school. I got back to the car opened the passenger side door started to get then realized I was driving and by myself! (I do a lot actually.) On the other side every chance I get I play kickball before church on Wednesday night. The high schoolers give me this strange look I come in all hot, sweaty and tired like they're way too cool to play a kids game. Or when turning down/setting up for church on Wednesday I'm totally bouncing off the walls and jumping over tables like their hurtles while I work while everyone looks at me like I'm nuts. (I might be--it seems passing up on food to work for free isn't a very common teen attribute.) On top of all that it's totally been over year since we met. How is that possible?
ReplyDeleteOh, but nothing makes me feel older than realizing that by the time VDT comes out I'll be only few weeks shy of 21. Sigh . . .
ReplyDeleteNOW I REALLY FEEL OLD! I just found out that I'm now have a new relative that I don't believe there is a relationship name for! I'm the cousin of proud new father, how is that? When the cousins you grew up playing hide-and-go-seek become parents you've hit a new level oldness I think. (Still shy of having siblings with children though, but as I'm the oldest that might be awhile--I hope at least!)
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