How Old Were You When You Started To Understand "Grown Up" Stuff?

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feeds@yuku.com (Eric in San Diego) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:29:12 GMT

When my mom left me (age 5) and my little brother (age 3) in the house alone for a weekend and then got mad at me for making a mess in the kitchen. I took my brother and ran to the neighbors house and spilled my guts about everything I could think of. The state took us away about two days later and I never spent another minute in my mom's house. I guess that's why I act immature now...I'm making up for having to make adult decisions at a very young age. That's my story and...

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feeds@yuku.com (Anne Boleyn) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:37:54 GMT

When the dog next door ate Toby the cat.

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feeds@yuku.com (Omnipponit) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:21:45 GMT

When a snake ate my pet dog named "elephant."

Thanks a lot, bitch.

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feeds@yuku.com (PassionatePiscesMan) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:07:02 GMT

First paycheck as a teen when the govmint took money from my pay, for what????

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feeds@yuku.com (Kimbob the Magnificent) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:59:11 GMT

It is?

Well that's a shocker.

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feeds@yuku.com (WiscBadger95) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:57:40 GMT

Kimbob the Magnificent wrote:
It's not a hat. It's a boa constrictor digesting an elephant (proof of my ongoing innocence)

And it's from The Little Prince. A truly great book.

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feeds@yuku.com (Kimbob the Magnificent) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:01:56 GMT

It's not a hat. It's a boa constrictor digesting an elephant (proof of my ongoing innocence)

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feeds@yuku.com (Pseudo Propaganda) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:22:53 GMT

CBRetriever wrote:
9 - my mother made me her confidante

Same with me. Except I think I was about 6.

Re: How Old Were You When You Started To Understand "Grown Up" Stuff?

feeds@yuku.com (Nat57) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:18:41 GMT

I totally get that dawg. I was actually mad when I found out that santa wasn't real. It was the start of my disbelief that there was a god.

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feeds@yuku.com (WylDawg) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:10:12 GMT

As stupid as it sounds, learning that there was no Santa really triggered an avalanche of second-guessing and questionning for me.

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feeds@yuku.com (2old4MTV) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:02:12 GMT

Bernard Wrangler wrote:
never.

Why should any one be frightened by a hat?

I love that book, but I think I was born a cynic.

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feeds@yuku.com (Nat57) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:56:30 GMT

ok...that's not funny

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feeds@yuku.com (ItsAlanisbitch) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:46:57 GMT

I found out when I was raped by my cousin at age 8.

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feeds@yuku.com (hollybear141414) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:45:33 GMT

I found out at 10 and I thought it was some sort of cruel joke

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feeds@yuku.com (Nat57) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:45:24 GMT

I know, I'm pretty funny

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feeds@yuku.com (ItsAlanisbitch) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:44:07 GMT

Nat, you really make me laugh out loud.

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feeds@yuku.com (Nat57) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:43:17 GMT

omg...this thread is making me really laugh out loud...lol

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feeds@yuku.com (ObservingEgo) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:20:48 GMT

BPD is not commonly known, but it is [cough] common ...

Oh ... and 5 or 6.

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feeds@yuku.com (frisbeehead) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:26:16 GMT

I had never heard of Borderline Personality Disorder until recently, it's not a popularly known mental problem, but I know at least one person with it and possibly another.

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feeds@yuku.com (Bernard Wrangler) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:25:35 GMT

never.

How Old Were You When You Started To Understand "Grown Up" Stuff?

feeds@yuku.com (frisbeehead) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:36:20 GMT

AKA the big jump from naivete to cynicism.