what’s something you thought was cool as a teenager but now feel embarrassed about?

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just looking to be reminded of some lovely nostalgia

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  2. incruente Avatar

    Man, I’m not embarrassed by anything. Of course I’ve done dumb things in the past, but so has every other human alive.

  3. silenisse Avatar

    Getting drunk.

    I’m 29 and a parent now and my god…

  4. Yo_Mama_The_Llama Avatar

    I feel the other way around is more accurate to me. Stuff I thought was embarrassing or cringe or whatever as a teenager are really cool now that I’m an adult.

  5. hemibearcuda Avatar

    Glass packs, air shocks, mullets and razor blades.

  6. Left_Count_658 Avatar

    Being toxic to a grown men for fun , i was literally destroying their ego. I didn’t think it was a big thing, just having some fun as a minor , because they kept getting back to me , till too late realizing it was toxic & maybe abuse. I don’t know

  7. DingoFlamingoThing Avatar

    I made being a Doctor Who fan a big part of my personality. I was such a dork. Lol

  8. carrybeans Avatar

    not caring about school :/

  9. michaelswank246 Avatar

    Thinking that I would know everything after turning 18.

  10. zenos_dog Avatar

    How tight my jeans were.

    If you have to lay on the bed and use pliers, they’re too tight.

  11. Silent_Frosting_95 Avatar

    Drinking, gambling.

  12. bunkumsmorsel Avatar

    I don’t know that I could say. Worrying about things being cool or not being cool is so much more a teenager thing than a 50-year-old thing. I mean my teenage self thought lots of things were cool that aren’t cool anymore. But that’s OK.

    I’m trying to think of an example of that, but still not coming up with anything. Like remember in the early 90s when all the sodas were clear for some reason? I actually thought that was stupid back then too. 😆

  13. GreyBeardEng Avatar

    Almost everything I thought was cool at the time, except tacos.

  14. g_wall_7475 Avatar

    Chasing around women I found attractive

  15. Emotional_Ad5714 Avatar

    Going to strip clubs

  16. vulgarandgorgeous Avatar

    Thinking i was “mature” and “not like other girls” as a 16 year old because men over 25 wanted to date me. 😬

  17. Altruistic-Delay854 Avatar

    Being famous/ rich. They don’t tell you the rungs on the ladder to the top are made of other people’s throats you’ve stepped on.