What things did you get away with as a teen?

 plus if I put even some of it in writing I may not have passed the statute of limitations so let's just say I got away with a whole lot and got caught from time to time.

I did almost absolutely nothing, because I wanted to live. Never even swore.
Even a hint of something wrong got a beating.
That wasn't enough, they locked me away at a private nursing school with absolutely no money and the dorm mother was a friend of theirs. They told any friend that tried to find me that I moved away and they didn't know where.

The only thing I did was forge a teacher's name constantly. He didn't care.


Ha when I finally got on my own...., that is a other story, and I swear now.

Let's just say that all the evidence was smoked or ingested in some form.  

The list is too long! My Mom worked nights and my Dad was deaf in one ear and slept on his good ear. I was a child of the 60s early 70s and that's all I'm going to say 

I was a nightmare from the age of 15 on. I wasn't having sex or taking drugs, but I was up to all other kinds of no-good. My parents found out about a few things, but, mostly they were completely clueless (like most parents during the 80's). I seriously get panic attacks thinking about all the stupid stuff I did and how if I would have gotten caught my life could have taken a very bad turn.

A year or two after I graduated HS I pulled my head out and got my $&%# together.
Ain't no way my teens are getting away with half of what I did. Like the quote says 'I will stalk you, flip out on you, lecture you, drive you insane, and be your worst nightmare....because I love you!'

Kids need to be able to make mistakes, but not ones that put their future in jeopardy. Not on my watch.

Erin

As much as I hate to admit it...nothing. I was the good girl. I skipped school one time and was so nervous and upset with myself that I didn't enjoy one minute of it! I always did everything in my power to do the right thing and to never disappoint my parents.

As an adult I am pretty much still the same way. I guess in reality I am pretty boring.

The funny thing now is to confess to our Mom (almost 40 years later) all of the stuff that we did when she thought we were her sweet lil' angels, all tucked in bed.... 

I snuck out *all* the time. I never got caught. I would wait until the AC or Heat kicked on (older unit and was very loud) then sneak past mom's room. We had a manual garage door, so I'd roll it up just enough to slide under. Sneak back in the same way a few hours later. I can't believe I never got busted. 

I had a 'spare' phone that I bought at goodwill and kept hidden in my closet for those times that I got put on phone restriction. I got busted with that one night because mom got up to go to the bathroom and my bedroom was on the other side of the wall and she heard me talking. 

I NEVER got away with smart mouthing or back talk. NEVER. (mostly the reason for the phone restriction above)

I also drank a lot and never got caught doing that either, but my mom never drank in her life and wouldn't know what it smelled like even if she had suspected. 

I won't tell anymore stories, y'all will think bad of me LOL! I will say that despite sneaking out, underage drinking and sex, I never did drugs and graduated in the top 20 of my class with honors. SO I wasn't all bad.

I never got busted. 

My high school officially recorded attendance at 2nd period. If you were in class then, the records showed you in for the day unless a teacher notified them. Most of the teachers couldn't give two shits if you skipped or not, as long as your grades were good and they didn't get any static from administration for too many failing students. There was a public library across the street from my school, and a city bus stop in front of it. Once a week I'd tell my parents that after school I was going across to the library to work on a project or catch up on homework, and could my dad come pick me up at 6 when the library closed. So come 10 a.m. when 2nd period ended, I'd book it on out the gate and onto the bus and go downtown or some other side of the city, somewhere far from my neighborhood, where nobody I knew might see me out walking around. Sometimes I arranged to meet friends from other schools who were also skipping for the day at a mall to shop and see a movie. But most of the time I was just out exploring the city on my own. I looked a lot older than I was, and if I was out on my own, I passed for a young adult and nobody ever questioned me. I always made sure to catch the bus back home on time and be sitting on the library steps at 6 when my dad came to pick me up. I wasn't doing anything bad, just being sneaky. 

Also, we occasionally ran the "I'm spending the night at her house" and "She's spending the night at my house" scam so that we could get ourselves down to the beach, where somebody was having a bonfire party. 

The only truly sketchy thing was because I looked so much older, I was the designated tobacco and alcohol runner for my friends because most of the local convenience stores didn't check ID as long as you looked remotely of age and didn't act hinky while making the purchase. Back then it was all cash sales anyway, so no paper trail, and security cameras weren't common either. The clerks just wanted to make the sale. 

But I never got busted. I learned that if you keep your cool and act like you belong wherever you are, nobody pays much attention to you and you can pretty much do whatever. 

Apparently my only vice was talking back. I was a pretty good girl and hung out with good people and had a nice boyfriend. I did get a mouse and kept it in my room.