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Who was a teen difficult child and what did you do to get the label? True confessions!
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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 463044" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>I was. But Ill only answer with some of the milder stuff as there is <strong>much</strong> my kids don't know, and I'd rather keep it that way. </p><p></p><p>I never did homework, with one exception. Homework to me was ridiculous. I had to go to school from 9am to 3pm. If teachers wanted to teach me something, they could do it between those hours. Home time was <strong>my</strong> time, not school time. Nothing teachers tried worked. No threat would get me to budge. Probably didn't help that mom never asked about homework, all she ever cared about was the end result. The one exception? Geometry. I don't think in 3d.....ok, that may not be an accurate description......but no matter how hard I tried those darn drawings never looked 3d to me so I couldn't think of them that way. Know what I mean?? (3d movies look the same as any other movie to me too, if there are effects, I don't see them) But I happened to have a teacher of the old school who was determined I'd not only pass her class but I'd pass with an A. I spend both studyhalls and lunches in her other classes, I was with her before and after school. So I did "homework" for her. I figured if she cared enough to do all that for me, the least I could do was try at home. </p><p></p><p>Regardless of my philosophy of homework I made very good grades especially in high school. Drove the teachers nuts.</p><p></p><p>I started smoking at 12 yrs. </p><p></p><p>I helped a friend runaway......and went with her......3 different times. Same "friend" tried to murder me after murdering her boyfriend.</p><p></p><p>I tried pot, didn't do squat for me, didn't see what all the fuss was about. With a mom and sis that were nurses, whom I'd helped study when they were in school......I was bright enough to know street drugs were script drugs and I wasn't touching them. </p><p></p><p>Skipped half days in school and got drunk on vodka. Whole days were more noticeable and they called your parents.</p><p></p><p>Ran with a motorcycle "club" for 2 yrs. They looked like pure terror on 2 wheels but were actually some of the nicest guys you'd ever hope to meet. </p><p></p><p>Told my mom that my 18th birthday would be a drinking party and I planned to get rip roaring drunk. Big sis had it at her house......and I downed more everclear punch than anyone had ever seen before....and a couple of bottles of lord knows what else until she finally cut me off. That's when we discovered I never get sick (which is dangerous) and I never get hangovers. Not to mention I can drink most people under the table.</p><p></p><p>Ran away to chicago once......that turned out very badly. Which also turned out to be my turn around point. </p><p></p><p>Yet I still managed to graduate with twice the credits of my classmates. Someone neglected to tell me I could graduate early.</p><p></p><p>Other than the smoking.....I was fairly easy child until my grandma passed away. It went straight to hades after that for about 3 yrs. </p><p></p><p>And still, I was a virgin until the age of 18. I also didn't get pregnant before I got married, which every other female in my family did, including my mom and grandmother.</p><p></p><p>My poor mom thought my difficult child bros had put her through heck, until me. Which is why my own kids got away with very little. I'd already been there done that and knew all the tricks. If I hadn't done it one of my friends had.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 463044, member: 84"] I was. But Ill only answer with some of the milder stuff as there is [B]much[/B] my kids don't know, and I'd rather keep it that way. I never did homework, with one exception. Homework to me was ridiculous. I had to go to school from 9am to 3pm. If teachers wanted to teach me something, they could do it between those hours. Home time was [B]my[/B] time, not school time. Nothing teachers tried worked. No threat would get me to budge. Probably didn't help that mom never asked about homework, all she ever cared about was the end result. The one exception? Geometry. I don't think in 3d.....ok, that may not be an accurate description......but no matter how hard I tried those darn drawings never looked 3d to me so I couldn't think of them that way. Know what I mean?? (3d movies look the same as any other movie to me too, if there are effects, I don't see them) But I happened to have a teacher of the old school who was determined I'd not only pass her class but I'd pass with an A. I spend both studyhalls and lunches in her other classes, I was with her before and after school. So I did "homework" for her. I figured if she cared enough to do all that for me, the least I could do was try at home. Regardless of my philosophy of homework I made very good grades especially in high school. Drove the teachers nuts. I started smoking at 12 yrs. I helped a friend runaway......and went with her......3 different times. Same "friend" tried to murder me after murdering her boyfriend. I tried pot, didn't do squat for me, didn't see what all the fuss was about. With a mom and sis that were nurses, whom I'd helped study when they were in school......I was bright enough to know street drugs were script drugs and I wasn't touching them. Skipped half days in school and got drunk on vodka. Whole days were more noticeable and they called your parents. Ran with a motorcycle "club" for 2 yrs. They looked like pure terror on 2 wheels but were actually some of the nicest guys you'd ever hope to meet. Told my mom that my 18th birthday would be a drinking party and I planned to get rip roaring drunk. Big sis had it at her house......and I downed more everclear punch than anyone had ever seen before....and a couple of bottles of lord knows what else until she finally cut me off. That's when we discovered I never get sick (which is dangerous) and I never get hangovers. Not to mention I can drink most people under the table. Ran away to chicago once......that turned out very badly. Which also turned out to be my turn around point. Yet I still managed to graduate with twice the credits of my classmates. Someone neglected to tell me I could graduate early. Other than the smoking.....I was fairly easy child until my grandma passed away. It went straight to hades after that for about 3 yrs. And still, I was a virgin until the age of 18. I also didn't get pregnant before I got married, which every other female in my family did, including my mom and grandmother. My poor mom thought my difficult child bros had put her through heck, until me. Which is why my own kids got away with very little. I'd already been there done that and knew all the tricks. If I hadn't done it one of my friends had. [/QUOTE]
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