Do you miss being a teenager?

[FinalFantasyBro]

I personally don't miss my teen years, and I wouldn't want to go through it all over again.

Yes

No

Sometimes I Do

[WhiteSteve]

Definitely. Great years of my life. Awkward like pretty much anyone, and maybe I’d do a few things differently, but all in all it was a good time. Especially like 18, 19... I’d give anything to experience that feeling of newfound freedom again. Earlier teen years are a little more restricted and angsty, I guess I don’t miss the insecurities of adolescence, but life was good, and a free ride. I’d love to do that all over again with the benefit of hindsight. And also, the most important thing in my life has always been athletics, I’ve played sports every decade of my life, but your teenage years are probably the best for it, those of us who don’t play professional sports or big-time college sports, anyway. I was free to devote my life to it, and I wish it could always be that way. People gave a shit too. I was on a NATIONAL CHAMPION semipro football team two years in a row in my early 30s... there were like 30 people at the championship games, and sometimes like 6 during the regular season lmfao. We had hundreds at my high school games, the atmosphere was way better. Now I’m learning to play hockey and will eventually end up in the beer leagues, even less people will be there, maybe a couple dudes’ wives or girlfriends, haha. All you play for now is fun, exercise, and personal pride, which is fine, but sports are definitely cooler when people are supporting you and you feel like you’re playing for something, your school, your community, etc.

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[FinalFantasyBro]

I had never played a sport but that sounds excellent.

[ChrisMaster69]

Nope simply no, it was a great time cut through with horrendous things.

while some was utterly amazing some was pretty much waiting to bleed out.

[Xoxocutekitty]

Heck no. As a teenager, you're treated a lot more by your potential than by who you actually were.

Parents have this idea that you're supposed to be living up to a standard, only to harp on your ass for normal bouts of cynicism, skeptical, and desire for autonomy.

As a teenager, I was criticized for how I dressed, how I did my homework, for looking at social media, listening to 'poor musical choices', and what my general dislikes were.

Didn't like collard greens - stop being stubborn you're better than that. As an adult, people can just accept that you have natural preferences, likes and dislikes, and they aren't correlated to how agreeable, intellectual, or complain-y you are etc.

As an adult,, You don't like something, Dont do it. You want to do something, so do it.. People respect your preferences.

[Anonymous]

There are parts of it that were really fun. I loved hanging out with my friends and playing school sports. However, on net I think I like being an adult better. For one thing I've got a lot more control over my life. I also have a way better relationship with a way better guy then the idiots I dated in high school. Moreover, I'm a lot less self conscious, a lot more self confident, and genuinely feel better about myself.

[molonski2]

I do now that Im an old fart 5555 , but if I could go back it would have to be with my knowledge now , Id certainly have done a number of things differently indeed :)
Not that I can complain , it was a quite simple time , but some decisions would change for sure..
I ticked " Sometimes " because there is lots to like now.
I had a fan club of girls , I looked younger , so all that was a little embarrassing , especially at the football club , you can imagine the locker room , Oh dear , no wonder I took up golf :) 5555555

[GoRedSox]

Yes/ no
Yes: Spend more time w/ parents, especially going and TRULY appreciating going fishing with dad. I would get into hunting sooner as well and maybe change my college major, knowing what I know now
Also, I would NOT jerk off because that started a bad string of it back then.

No: Everything is a lesson, and I and I am a better person because of those years

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

Nope, the whole time I had to deal with bullies from school and coming home to a dad who was drunk from being out drinking all day then he couldn't hold his booze he would be sicker than a dog well he did it to himself then we had to deal with his verbal abuse

[FatherJack]

Teen years are difficult for most , life for me began at the end of my teens & into my 20's. Had to deal with bullying @ school & was a late developer , the end result was turning myself into an effective fighter , plus I ended up bigger & stronger than those that picked on me when I was smaller. Joined British Army at 18.

[WhiteWolf69]

HELL NO!!! I was miserable, bullied, depressed, suicidal, hated, hated myself, when I was a teenager. It was literally the worste time in my life. I never want to go back no matter what. I love who I am now and what a great man I have turned myself into. Why would anyone want to regress in their lives? Just to be popular again or because they never really grew past high school and they are stuck there?

[victoria5475]

I'm only 18, but if my teenage years were a place, I'd hit the gas and not look back. My teens have been nothing short of a dumpster fire.

[Alyssa11]

Absolutely not. I hated school. Hated being restricted all the time.

[rainbowbi]

my teen years were so bad. depression , ED , parents fighting , only studying so I can have straight A , strict parents and etc.
so yeah mine sucked

[SoWhatHuh]

I had less to worry about so of course yes. And I'm only 2 years out of it, can't imagine how much worse it'll get

[Prettygurl12]

No, I don't. Life was easier then in terms of financial responsibility. If I could go back knowing what I know now, I would certainly appreciate things more, but my life is pretty good, I'd say.

[ImSparkly]

I don't feel like I was ever really a teenager, I feel like I went from 12 to 32 overnight. So All in all, there isn't much of anything to miss.

[DeeDeeDeVour]

Although I had an incredibly fun & memorable teenage life, I no longer miss being a teenager.

[IAMNathanael]

I do NOT miss my early teen years. Awkward as hell. Later was pretty good.

[I-C3_ME]

I was depressed, fat, lonely, had incredible amount of zits (had to take hard medication for them), didn't feel good about myself, didn't know what to do with my life so I'm good. Don't need to go back XD

[45Fstraight]

No. I like being an adult much better. It's tough being a teen. You're not an adult, but you're not a child either. I think those are the toughest years in life.

[exitseven]

I miss being able to a lot of the physical stuff I could do as a teenager.

[TheSpaceGnome]

I'm the same both physically and mentally at 35 as I was at 14, so nothing to miss.

[collie22]

so many bad things happened never want to do that again. i'm copping with it okay and feeling good too, thank god

[ArrowheadSW]

I really don't miss my teenage years. Sometimes it is fun to look back at those years but I do not miss them.

[Wiredone]

I do miss being a teenager sometimes. It was a much easier and simpler time.