Poll: Describe yourself at age 13 in one word

[silverwhisper]

vixandra: hey, fellow gamer over here! [waves]

i voted sex maniac, geeky & shy.

some things never change. :>

ed

 

[jerseyman1963]

Terrified. Curious, like most everyone at that age, but terrified. From age 10 to about 12-13 my best friend was a girl, and at about 13 I stopped talking to her, because when we hit junior high school she had no fear, and became one of the cool kids. I, on the other hand, was terrified, and became a nerd. Since she was too cool, or since I thought I was not cool enough, I stopped talking to her and we didn't reconnect until senior year of high school. Looking back, I think that's completely bizarre, that I could be totally tight with someone and then pretend I didn't see them for 6 years, even though I actually saw her every day. When I think about the enormous amount of crap rumbling around in a 13 year old's head, it's amazing anyone survives with any amount of sanity. Fortunately, I know a lot more about myself now than I did then, and we are still friends to this day, 20+ years down the road. Now, as an adult, whenever I have moments (OK, days, weeks) of self doubt or insecurity, I try to rehash that time in my mind and remind myself that I now know it's all in your head and your attitude, I'm the only one who thinks I'm still a nerd, or thought I ever really was one, and I try to at least project cool, so people will respond accordingly, and I can feed on that. Good question, E. Think I'll go out today and remember to pretend I am cool. Thanks.

 

[jadefirefly]

I chose somethin' else, because I could have chosen shy, but that doesn't cover it.

I was, completely and totally, ignorant.

Not uneducated. Just totally ignorant of people doing it, wanting it, talking about it, or the thought that I myself may someday want it.

My parents pulled me out of sex ed when I was 12, due to the teacher sharing demonstrations and details that the school board and my folks thought were -completely- unnecessary and far too graphic; anything I learned in school, I learned by gossip, and reading 2-year-old issues of Cosmopolitan when I was 17.

Don't believe me? When I was 16, I was at a small party, and the entire group was chatting with this girl, who was talking about her first experience giving a blowjob. I kept my stupid mouth shut, but all the while I was thinking "EW! People actually do that? Who wants to put that, -there-? Gross!"

Ayup. Totally, helplessly ignorant.

 

[onlyerics]

Geeky and shy...I was such a nerd because all I cared about were my grades...and I played the clarinet in yhe school band. (Yup. Definitely a geek)...and it wasn't until I was 14 when I had my first BF...and my first kiss.

 

[jadefirefly]

Yay, band geeks!

14's not so bad. I was 15.

 

[onlyerics]

Yay, band geeks!

14's not so bad. I was 15.

Cool!!!

 

[Denae]

I chose something else because I was into sports & had no desire to even kiss a boy yet.

 

[Willing and Unsure]

I was such a geek and really shy. I'm still a geek now, but nowhere near as shy.

 

[Munachi]

geeky, shy, terrified, mainly just weird. i can't decide between those.

 

[Hisbabydoll26]

I was such a little minx. Had boys on the brain just about 24/7. Still do, 'mafraid.

In regards to the other sex, unaware, in regards to everything else...much more outgoing that now.

 

[webbo1]

I was somethin else

Wasn't a geek but wasn't a full jock either....somwhere in between but still had one thing on my mind ........boobs....(still do for that matter)

 

[Programmer Cat]

I was worthless at the age of 13. I couldn't work to earn a living, I couldn't dress well, I didn't know how to take care of myself, and I couldn't fight. Hell, all I could do well at that age was read.

 

[velcroktty]

naive

 

[flamesofdesire]

I was very shy, and also geeky. I was skinny and alot taller than most of the kids my age.

 

[Monazwx]

Naive.

 

[Monazwx]

naive

Hey, a kindred spirit!

 

[sailboatracer]

naive And another one!

 

[Samuelx]

The most exciting thing I did at the age of 13 was kiss Bobby during Hyde Park Summer Camp, 1998 in Boston. There was also a pretty gril named Mara. A lovely, black-skinned girl with a big booty. We fooled around. No condoms. I lasted 7 minutes...lol.

 

[Guest]

In one word? I was a spaz.

In many words, I was an angry, scared, antisocial, maladjusted, too-smart tomboy of a little girl. I had the misfortune of moving to a kind of hostile place in my t'ween years, and I found myself in the unfortunate position of being about a half a foot taller than the class bully. It took me a few years to adjust.

 

[HornyHenry]

In a word

Ignorant

 

[bean_411]

At 13, I was really overweight and grounded all the time so I turned really out of control about a year later when my grades went up and I lost the weight!!!!!

 

[SEVERUSMAX]

Opinionated. (Then again, that still sums me up.)

 

[Straight-8]

It was the late sixties. The culture of free-love...and I didn't have the price of admission (being 13)! So I guess I was 'wanting'.

 

[BigM]

.... About the same time I discovered my father's major stash of back issues of Playboy and began my life's work of memorizing all the "vital statistics" of all the Playmates of the Month.

It is frightening that, to this day, I can spot a photo of a Playmate from the 1970s and tell you her name and what month she appeared. While most my friends at 13 were memorizing batting averages and on-base percentages of their favorite players, I was stuck in the bathroom fixated on entirely different things.

No wonder I'm at a loss these days during poker games when talk turns to the best and worst baseball trades of all time. But ask about the turn-offs for Miss April 1973? Sheesh, I'd blow 'em away.

 

[adina5]

Honestly, at 13 I was pretty asexual. yeah, I masturbated, but i was totally uninterested in guys or girls. Now that I've hit 20, that's changed (boy howdy, has it ), but I'm still a bit shy and really nerdy. But I'm cute, and I pay more attention to my appearance (not much, but I'm not the slob I once was) so that seems to balance everything out.