Those of you who never went out to parties or got drunk when you was a teenager do you sometimes...

[Purplelove010]

wish you did?

Do you sometimes wish you had more fun when you were a teenager instead of being the goody two shoes?

Right now I'm watching lifetime & sometimes I watch reality shows & I be looking back on my teen years & wish that I would've made more friends & had fun more.

I never got drunk & didn't party like normal teenagers do. Sometimes I wish I could go back to my teen years & do it all over again. These girls on TV are portrayed as popular & have so much fun & great sense of humor. I wish I had that my teen years. I'm in my senior year of college & still haven't had that much fun. I mean have friends, but we don't do stuff like that. Plus it's my senior year & I'm going to be taking a load of classes & I'm not going to have time to do all that fun stuff that normal teenagers & young adults do. I'm afraid that when I get older I'm going to look back on my young days & regret not having a lot of fun.

Do you ever feel this way?

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+1 y

well there are other ways to have fun. I'm not really into the drinking & partying thing unless I was going to have my own party. I don't feel comfortable in clubs so clubs are definitely not my thing.

[sa230e]

All the time. Well, party, yes. Get drunk, not so much.

I was kind of an awkward teen. I had social anxiety (and still do) and situations with lots of people like parties, even if they were people I wanted to get to know, and talking to girls was something I just couldn't bring myself to do. Therefore I spent more time alone than any one person should. Not that I was bored. I have lots of solitary activities that I greatly enjoy. But when you think back on all the best moments, the highlights of your life, they involve people, not sitting at your computer writing programs in C. I did have good friends as a teen and I did go to some parties but I was never very popular. I had some great times but I reckon about 90% of it to be wasted time. I have lots and lots of regrets and my 20s have been turning out even worse. I got into a big rut as a teen and I still haven't found a way to dig myself out.

As for drinking, I never liked alcohol, really. Never enjoyed the feeling of being drunk. Getting smashed on puking isn't my idea of a good time. I just want to be more social, go out with friends, have girlfriends, sh*t like that. Drugs and alcohol I could care less. I'm not going to be laying on my deathbed wishing I drank more beer, you know?

How's that for TMI?

[Purplelove010]

Yeah that's how I feel. I'm not really into the drinking thing, but I love to have a good time & I just wish that I would've gotten out more & made more friends in my teens.

[EnglishArtsteacher]

I was one of those "goody-two-shoe" teenagers, but you have to be kidding me if you think these television shows, and/or movies show an accurate portrayal of the teen years.

I went to a slightly "rough" high school, and even then, I rarely heard about parties going on. Sure, many of my peers got drunk, and smoked weed, but I never saw the "big house party" that's shown in movies (think of the movie "Project X", and how absurd that is). Even in college, it's grossly exaggerated.

So, do I regret it? Not really. Oddly enough, I went through a similar regret-phase when I was 19/20 years old. I remember regretting being the "good kid", and never do anything fun, but then I snapped out of it in my latter college years (22-24), and realized that life is too short to regret something that actually isn't that common, or important. To this day, I've never had the urge to drink alcohol, or impair my mind. I do wish I could have had casual sex, but only the rich, and popular guys were that fortunate.

My overall point being: You're regretting a life that is actually a little unrealistic, and isn't as common as you think.

[britannny]

I don't regret not partying a lot in high school. I DID go to a couple of parties, and I did get drunk. To me it was really overrated. It just really wasn't really my thing. It probably wouldn't have been your thing, either.

[Purplelove010]

I know it wouldn't have been my thing. But I just wish I would've gotten out more & made more friends. Since my graduation from high school I can't call not one friend that I still talk to. My friends from high school are in their own little world. My true friends are in college.

[Anonymous]

I really regret not partying and being more outgoing. If I knew then what I know now I would have made the most of my school years socially. It's an important part of development

[Anonymous]

well I had so much fun with my teenage life without getting drunk or go to parties mostly going to places all over Egypt and used every second to have fun so I don't regret it and I won't replace it because as I said I had fun with the minimum damage that could have came with this dangerous period of my life.

[trouty42]

Yes, I do feel that way pretty often. But you are still young. You still have time for reckless youth. If you have this urge, do something about it.

[Anonymous]

No, I never wished I went there. I have more better times with my own and go to more sociable events like theatres, business settings, movies, and sport arenas.

[Anonymous]

Absolutely not. While I did go to parties, I didn't drink...I was the responsible one especially because I didn't grow up around drinkers (my parents don't really drink). I didn't care. I wanted to be me!

[Janson]

Well there's still lots of time for that sort of thing.

[Lj238]

Nope. I have no desire to go to parties and get drunk or whatever

[Anonymous]

I haven't really gone to many parties. I always thought going crazy and getting hammered was a dangerous idea.

[CindiluvsFriends]

No because my Dad would have killed me. Lol