Last year as a teenager.

I'm 19, and come September, I will be 20.

This is my last year as a teenager.

Strange, I don't feel old, but if I look back, if any of us look back..

you know that weird old guy who you always saw at the high school parties?

That'll be me.

The older brother or sister of your friend, who you look at and go, crap, I hope I'm not like him/her when I grow up.

That'll be me.

Or will it? I look young. Maybe I can fake being teenage a little longer.

At least until I'm 21 anyways. 20 is worthless.

So to make this into an actual topic for discussion, when the time comes that you're at your last waking moments of teenage life, what will you do?

If you're already past that point, what did you do? What do you miss? What do you not miss?

Should this be moved to Serious Chat or stay Random? Hell if I know. I'm only a teenager (for now).

 

I'll obviously be in denial, since I have a ridiculous fear of growing up.

 

Damn, I've never really thought about it before haha.

I still have a couple of years left myself though.

 

I'll be turning 21 in a few months' time but I still see myself as a teenager. I often sit and imagine myself back in high school. People complain about high school while they're in it but once they're out they wish they were back. I'm no exception. I guess I just don't want to grow up.

 

I don't really feel as old as I am. I still have the mentality of 18. It just seems like you know, by 20 I should feel what... wiser?

I remember being a kid at the bus stop, going, "WOW. Those guys are in 8TH GRADE. THEY'RE SO OLD!"

I don't really mind leaving the 'teenager' era of my life, but I'm not quite sure where I'm going afterwards.

I dunno, just random musing here.

 

Yup, the most clear paragraph i've seen !!
never try to fight the life just relax and try to go with it !
and i as i say to all my friend the best thing is to still healthy able to eat walk run lough this is the most important !

 

seen as though this is serious chat i'll go deep lol.

im turning 21 on 29th of this month. i felt exactly how you did Iceman, when i was younger i used to look up to my older cousin who was 21 at the time, and i thought to myself "damn.. he's really old, he's like a proper grown up" but now im reaching that age i dont feel like a 'proper grown up' at all.

when i was 16, my brother died. and as SeeMO said in the post above mine, the way i look at life now is, as long as your fit and well age doesnt really matter all that much. you've got one shot at life and it is too short to be thinking about stuff like that.. so dont think too much, and just get on with it the best way you can

it doesnt matter if your a teenager or 103 at the end of the day..

does that make sense? i've read it back but im still not sure lol.

 

I concur.

I'm sure you know this one dear, "I don't wanna grow up..."

 

To me it's just like... damn those 2 decades went fast.

My problem isn't whether I'm mature or not, it's just that I work with kids every day, and I feel older than I really should. Along with leaving the teenage decade, this definitely kills my feeling of being young.

When I talk about Ren and Stimpy or Rocko's Modern Life and get confused stares, I think, "damn that's old."

When I remember that SNES graphics were badass, and remember thinking, "WOW, you can jump on Yoshi's back. SWEEEEEEEEEEET." I feel like an old fart.

When the kids tell me that N64 is old, and then I realize it was released 12 years ago, I feel old as shit.

When I teach Least Common Multiple to 4th graders, and have trouble only to realize that when I learned that in school, they weren't even born yet, I feel ancient.

Is there anything that occurs in your life that makes you feel old as shit?

 

I'm in a similar situation since I turn 20 in June. It's most definitely a weird feeling.

Especially when you start talking to younger teenagers about how awesome you thought the original Starfox looked when it came out and you get the confused stares you mentioned.

That makes you feel like an old fuck.

 

Dude, I'm nearly 18 but it feels like I'm turning middle-aged or something.

I know exactly what you mean when you look back on stuff that was new like 5-10 years ago but is old as shit now. It seems like yesterday that I was collecting Pokemon cards, playing my N64 and Gameboy Colour and watching cartoons when in reality I've done none of those things in like 7 years.

It's also so weird when I go past my old school seeing the younger kids and remembering how it was to be that age. To be honest my childhood wasn't all that great as I got picked on alot and my family was quite poor back then but still it just seemed easier back then somehow.

In This Diary by The Ataris is exactly right: being grown up isn't half as fun as growing up because you charish your moments as a kid. Even though there are probably more negative memories than good for me, the good memories will never leave me because they were quite simply some of the best days of my life.

I still have my Pokemon card collection and a few old games and sometimes I just bring them out for old times sake and it brings a smile to my face because it's a constant reminder that we were all innocent kids once. I wouldn't say its depressing that I'm aware that in a few months I'll legally be an adult here because there are some great times ahead but there's still a sense of sadness knowing that those days have passed and a fear of perhaps not being ready to take the next steps in life. It's difficult to explain but things are just so much easier when you're young.

Here's me going on like a 45 year old explaining his life story to a psychiatrist.

 

Agreed.

I guess I'll be at university. I guess if I have a lot to busy myself with, I won't feel the change as much as I dread making it now.

 

I agree 100%. Maturity makes you older, not age. I'm not afraid to grow up. I actually can't wait til I can live my life my way, ya know?

And JJ87 is amazing for having a Prison Break signature.

 

I love my way of living, still playing the Xbox 360 and going crazy when a new game hits the shelves 19 years old, but feel like I'm 15.

I can be mature though..

 

I already miss being like 15 and 16. I knew so many people and had more friends than I do now. I'd say that's what I worry about more than actually growing up; losing the people who I've grown to know over the past 7 years. It's weird. This next years gonna be a big step for me as I'm moving away from home to go to University and no one else I know is going there so it's gonna be a new start completely. I just try not to think about it and just enjoy what I've got and what I'm doing at the moment.

 

I've been quite enjoying past 3 years since I've left home for university although I thought it would be awfully hard for me. I've met a bunch of new cool people, had a great time going out and having fun and also, living on your own rules. I think the worst comes when you finish university and have to start working every day

 

I'm not sure, but myself and a lot of my friends don't miss highschool. I find most people here like the lifestyle of university more, even if it is a lot of work.


And I'm 19 now actually. The only time I've ever even thought of it though was thinking "damn, I need to get a girlfriend soon so I don't miss out on my chance to date young girls!"

 

I don't care about turning 20 in September, I won't feel anything different. It's not the number that matters, it's the way you think in your head. I just go with the flow that is life. It's your own choice to decide to feel old or to feel young.

I don't miss my teenage years (never really had those anyway <.<), I miss my childhood. Those were the good days, no worrying about money, jobs, your appartment etc. because your parents took care of that.