I managed my life to the point that at age 19 I was still in high school. I decided I was too old to be walking down those hallways.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I don't think I really realized what being an adult and being a real grownup was until I was at least twenty-eight.
When I look back at my life now, I'm not amazed by what I did at 16 to 21.
I was a strange kid in that, while most kids hate school and want to turn 18 or 21, I loved high school.
I went to a public high school that had a very small graduating class of 156 students. I lived a relatively normal childhood until I turned probably around 16. Things started to take off career-wise.
I was always a bit old for my age, then suddenly I'm on set, working alongside the adults, skipping school completely for two years.
Once I turned 40, my whole life changed in the most mature - not boring way but much cooler way. I feel much more like an adult.
My high-school years were so mediocre - I moved out when I was 16 and started living with my girlfriend who was 10 years older. Apart from that, I was just a video nerd.
I ended up dropping out of high school at 16 and getting kicked out of my home. My parents told me, sadly, that because I was so disruptive to the rest of the household, that I could no longer live under their roof.
I was out of the house at 16 by my own doing. It forced me to really grow up and take care of myself, and I learned a lot of things that your parents usually teach you, on my own.
My teenage years were exactly what they were supposed to be. Everybody has their own path. It's laid out for you. It's just up to you to walk it.