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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When someone is say 30 or 40 or whatever, saying they were immature at 16 and said stupid things for which they were deeply regretful is one thing.

When someone is 18 and said stupid stuff at 16 and offer no apology or reflection - that is something else entirely.  [/quote]

You know what? I'm 42.  When I was a teenager I did a couple of things that either weren't smart or I regret.  I accidentally dropped an F-bomb in front of my friend's toddler-aged sister and their mom. I quit a cashier job because I wanted to hang out with my friends more. I had shopping cart races in a back parking lot with friends (this is what I quit that job to do).

But I was never racist. I never stole or damaged property. I never bullied.  I never got drunk or did illegal drugs.  So I get really tired of hearing people trot out the excuse that "everyone does these things when they're a teenager" because I didn't, and the kids I was friends with didn't.  I had tons of fun and remember laughing a lot.  Like when my friend and I realized the toddlers we babysat for knew each other, and we tried to get them to talk to each other on the phone. Like when my friend and I painted a wall in her bedroom while speaking in thick French accents because we'd just learned the term "accent wall." Like when my friend came over so we could study for the SAT's together and she was rocking in my rocking chair and flipped over.  We just had fun and worked hard at school and life. [/quote]

:) you sound like the world's most awesome teenager - that accent wall story is hysterical!

and yes, your point is 100% correct: i did really stupid sh*t when i was a teenager and yet i managed not to threaten minorities or rape anyone

[b]amazing what some people think white boys should be entitled to try out as kids[/b][/quote]

+1000[/quote]

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