I didn't have a teenage or early-20s experience that was free and without worry. I missed the screw-everything, have-a-good-time phase.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I never really had a teenage experience. I went from childhood to maturity, and in some ways, it short-circuited me emotionally.
I hadn't been free from adult responsibilities since I was 12, and I needed to experience that. I really needed to just be a kid again.
I was raised with adults. I skipped knowing how to interact as a normal teenage person.
Being a kid during the '80s, I feel I didn't really get the full experience.
The best substitute for experience is being sixteen.
Personally, my twenties were a complete waste of time. Professionally, I hope some good came of them.
I love having first-time experiences. When you're past the age of 20 or so, there are less and less first-time experiences.
I just wanted to do something about the teenage experience; it's such a wonderful and horrible time of life.
I just wanted to fit in as a teenager, but it was hopeless.
You just have this freedom when you're younger - this lack of concern to fail or do anything wrong. It comes with an ease that I've found has kind of deteriorated over time.