Still chasing tail, still smart, still doing the minimum necessary to get by (I'm sorry to say).

I am quite proud that I've not grown at all since HS, exact same weight (thin/fit) now as I was 30 years ago.

My sense of humor is exactly the same.

I think at the core, I'm mostly the same as I was in high school. I was a pretty independent thinker, even back then. However, I have grown exponentially in my world exposure, confidence, and knowledge. So I think I'm the same person, just augmented.

i grew 5 inches

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Anonymous wrote:I graduated from high school 14 years ago. I'm more confident now, but less sure of what I ultimately want to do with my life. I have a job I enjoy, but when I was in HS I was probably *too* sure that I wanted to do this for the rest of my life. Now I know I don't want to be in this job forever, but I don't know what else I would do.

I think I'm more humble and less self-absorbed.

I still have trouble making and keeping friends because, while I enjoy hanging out with other people, I'm also pretty introverted. After a long day at work and taking care of my toddler, I really look forward to an evening messing around on my guitar. That hasn't changed.

I'm 48 and I still don't know what I want to do, so don't feel bad.

I also used to play the guitar, but now with two kids, I haven't touched that guitar in 20 years.

Thanks

You should pick the guitar back up! It's so much fun and is such a stress-reliever.

I am no longer painfully shy. I'm still introverted but now I don't die inside at the thought of speaking in front of people.

I am a lot more self aware. I was incredibly self absorbed as a teen, it impacted all my relationships and made my life a lot harder than necessary. I still have a huge selfish streak but nowadays I am aware of it and actually try hard to curb it.

I’m almost entirely different. My parents influenced me a lot in high school. Then I spent a lot of time in my 20’s questioning their belief systems — from religion, to politics, to sense of social obligation. It wasn’t until my 30’s that I figured out just how toxic my mother was and how her influence had caused me to be anxious, angry, and socially awkward as a teen. I had also taken on some of her more narcissistic and codependent traits. With self examination I worked hard to get away from being like that. I don’t blame anyone who found me judgmental, pedantic, attention-seeking, or oppressively depressive as a teen and young adult. I’m now much more outgoing with a larger and more diverse group of friends. I’ve shifted into a role where I tend to prefer listening to talking. I’ve grown a lot in my capacity for empathy, and I’m hardly ever irritable. About the only things I’ve held onto are a couple of talents and a couple of interests/hobbies that I developed in my time in high school. But even these have evolved some. As an example, I still love cars, but I’m not looking for thrilling races at this point in my life.

Anonymous wrote:I graduated from high school 14 years ago. I'm more confident now, but less sure of what I ultimately want to do with my life. I have a job I enjoy, but when I was in HS I was probably *too* sure that I wanted to do this for the rest of my life. Now I know I don't want to be in this job forever, but I don't know what else I would do.

I think I'm more humble and less self-absorbed.

I still have trouble making and keeping friends because, while I enjoy hanging out with other people, I'm also pretty introverted. After a long day at work and taking care of my toddler, I really look forward to an evening messing around on my guitar. That hasn't changed.

I'm 48 and I still don't know what I want to do, so don't feel bad.

I also used to play the guitar, but now with two kids, I haven't touched that guitar in 20 years.

Anonymous wrote:I'm more liberal minded in some ways. I grew up in a very strict conservative Christian household.

+1 same here.. and I'm much more self aware and less rigid. I am and have always been a type A personality, but my friends who have known me since I was in HS have stated how much more laid back I am now. My DH attributes it to being with him (probably), but I attribute it to having kids. It's too hard to remain that much of a Type A with kids and working. Something's gotta give.

I'm also less serious than I was when I was younger.

I graduated from high school 14 years ago. I'm more confident now, but less sure of what I ultimately want to do with my life. I have a job I enjoy, but when I was in HS I was probably *too* sure that I wanted to do this for the rest of my life. Now I know I don't want to be in this job forever, but I don't know what else I would do.

I think I'm more humble and less self-absorbed.

I still have trouble making and keeping friends because, while I enjoy hanging out with other people, I'm also pretty introverted. After a long day at work and taking care of my toddler, I really look forward to an evening messing around on my guitar. That hasn't changed.

I'm more liberal minded in some ways. I grew up in a very strict conservative Christian household.

21 years out of high school -

I'm more introverted, with less friends, and I'm find with that.

I'm more kind and relaxed. Teenagers can be such jerks, and even though I wasn't outright mean, I was still fickle, judgmental, and a bit snobby. I've been humbled.

I'm liberal, and not so closed minded. I grew up in a small town, Catholic school, in a red state. While I always considered myself a liberal, now my beliefs align with my environment. Example - having kids made me pro-choice, vice pro-life. I've obviously distanced myself from religion, even though I'm grateful for the foundation it provided me as a child.

I'm a whole lot more self assured in some ways (in public, socially I'm not cowed by anybody). I can talk to anybody now where I'd be shy in HS. I have plenty of friends, one BEST friend.

I'm still just who I am, pretty honest and upfront. Not that I try to be see-through, just the opposite, actually, but most people think I wear my life out in the open. I feel pretty confident in public, but I know I'm still off the mark a lot of the time.

The other thread inspired this topic.

Since high school, how much have you changed or not? In what ways? Why? Or are you pretty much the same?

I was totally socially impaired and awkward. I was the weird artsy kid who ate lunch in the cafeteria and had no friends.

As an adult I am still the same weird arty person who has trouble making friends. yikes!