As an adult - whats the craziest thing you have ever done?
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I was going through a rough time last year,it was a combination of becoming an empty nester, saying goodbye to my youngest, trying to find myself again (and feeling very lost). I suddenly felt like the world was moving without me and I was losing precious time.
One day (after my husband said he wasn't wanting to take a short trip to Paris) at my suggestion, I was feeling super edgy and literally bought myself a ticket to Paris for that night. Packed my bags and left for the airport bout the time my husband was coming home. I left him a letter telling him for once I was doing something for me, I was only going for 4 days. My son incidentally was away for a break with a family friend. I have never ever done anything like that and the Valium and martini I had right before boarding were very much needed as my liquid courage. I spoke on the phone to him as I was boarding, he was dumbstruck and I explained i just needed to do it. We spoke at length once I landed and I kind of unleashed of all I had been feeling for a long time, that he in his defense knew nothing about. He ended up being really cool and understanding about it. I spent four blissful days going to a cooking school I have dreamed about attending, eating in some of the restaurants I have had on a list for a long time, stayed at the Ritz, and treated myself to a few wonderful "souvenirs". I spent long days at the museums, walking along the Seine and room service last night there. It was heaven. I came back feeling totally recharged and like a new person. I never looked back, now I am so happy I acted on impulse as crazy as it seemed at that time. So much so I will do it again in Sept. but this time my husband has a heads up 
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Anonymous
| I love your story. I have done a fair number of crazy things but don't feel comfortable writing about them even in an anonymous forum (all were legal BTW). |
Anonymous
| That Paris thing happened in Marvelous Mrs. Maisel except it took her husband a few days to realize she was gone. |
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That is awesome. I never do anything even remotely crazy at all.
My idea of doing something crazy is like someone else's 3pm daily. Like looking up a boss's spouse's instagram, or putting on a temporary tattoo somewhere it's covered by clothes (I only did that once). |
Anonymous
| I almost did this two weeks ago. But I realized I had to pack, so I didn't buy the ticket. |
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I really love this!
Honestly I wish I did crazy things. The first thing that comes to mind is I decided I wanted a koi pond one day. My husband came home from work to find that I had dug an enormous hole in our yard and lined it in plastic. He wasn't even fazed! My mother was dumbfounded because my dad would have hit the roof if she so much as moved some plants without consulting him. |
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| I love your Paris story! |
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That’s an amazing story. I’m pretty impulsive and not at all risk-averse, which I now realize is not typical, and have done a lot of crazy things: last minute overseas trips, moved to a city sight unseen, got my nose pierced on a whim (to be fair I was a teen), and left an abusive marriage with kids and no money and no support - although that was a sane decision it was very risky.
Life has shown me that fortune favors the bold. |
Anonymous
| Spent the entire summer of 2007 coked up and boozing. Sleeping with as many women as possible. Finally came to and realized that’s no way to live. D&A free since. |
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Same vibe as you, OP. Except I booked a day trip down to Disney because I'd never been.
I wanted to see what I was missing. It was fine. I had fun, but I don't get the Disney adult hype. I now follow a woman on social media who does day trips from DC all over the US and gives an itinerary. My next day trip will be Nashville next week. I'm pretty much following her itinerary. |
Anonymous
LOL! I *considered* doing the temporary tattoo thing, but couldn't go through with it! And any browsing like that is done solely in incognito mode which means I can't do it for private accounts. So be happy someone is more square than you. 
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OP here for anyone who has thought about a short solo trip- cannot recommend it highly enough. I got to do everything I wanted (husband would not have wanted to take a cooking class, spends several hours in a museum or shopping) It was all about me and what I wanted to do and it was SO liberating.
The first time in a very very long time, I put myself first. My husband was shocked and angry at first but came around and when I really explained how I had been feeling he actually supported it- so much so that I am going back this Sept! |
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When I got the temporary tattoo, I was really angry at my mother (and in my late 20's and living across the country from her) and it was free at a fair. As a kid my mother never let us accept stickers from strangers or loose stickers and no temporary tattoos at all, because they could and probably DID have LSD on the sticky part and it would seep into our bloodstream when we put them on our skin. So this was my form of rebellion. |
Anonymous
| About a year ago my wife decided to go to Paris without telling me. In 4 days I slept with an old girlfriend, a neighbor and my administrative assistant. |
Anonymous
You're saying it like it's a bad thing. |