I’ve been thinking a lot about my high school years lately. Specifically 15. I dont know why 15 stands out but it was just one of those ages where I feel I learned a lot of life lessons.
I listen to that Taylor Swift song 15 sometimes and while it makes me feel SUUUUUPER old I can also relate to so much of it.
“Cause at 15 when somebody tells you they love you you’re gonna believe them”
I can remember saying I love you with my boyfriend at 15…did I love him? Im sure as much as I could at 15 or as much as I understood what love and not major like was.
“And Abigail gave everything she had to a boy who changed his mind and we both cried”
I remember friends and myself going through things with boys…maybe we went too far maybe we didnt because we weren’t ready. Either way it always turned out to not be enough. I can remember making out with a friends boyfriend…she found out the next day and I felt awful. Was I drunk? Of course not I was 15 but I was stupid. I had the “Well he was my boyfriend first” attitude.
“laughing at the other girls who think their so cool”
I was NOT popular in high school. I was in middle school but in high school I did not drink, smoke or do anything bad so I was not cool by most standards. Yes I was a cheerleader but still I was not cool. Most of my friends were older or went to other schools. My best friend moved to a different high school for our freshmen year and that was tough. My other best friend was a year ahead and the other two went to a private school. I was with them on weekends but at school I only had a few real friends I could trust. My mom told me if you have two friends you can really count on you are lucky in life. That proved true then and now.
“In your life you’ll do things greater than dating the boy on the football team….I didnt know it at 15”
OH god is this true. Hey 15 year old Neely all those guys are douche bags….just an FYI
I feel like my life accomplishments now were so far out of reach of that awkward fifteen year old with braces. The one who thought gap sweatshirts were cool. Who wore platform flip flops and butterfly hair clips. Who thought Dawsons Creek was how real life should be.
I wish I had that girls innocence. I wish I was 15…actually no I dont.
But seriously go listen to that Taylor Swift song and really think about it….its so true at that age.
What were you like at Fifteen?
I haven’t heard this song.
I, like you, did things I wasn’t ready for. I also did stupid things, claiming it was because I was so sheltered. I wish I could go back and change what I did in school and life that year. Although if I did, maybe I wouldn’t be married to Aaron and have my precious angel, Emma.
Man I remember when I was 15… Let’s just say there were lots of feuds in my life
awwww, i love this! i was sooooo bad at 15. wish i could go back and change things!
Love this 🙂 And, its oh so true. I went on my first date when I was 13 with a 15 yr old boy (our Moms were friends) and after our second date his Mom made him break up with me. ha! Anyway, we reconnected 20 years later and are married now. So, he did break my heart then, but 20 years later he’s the best thing ever to me 🙂
LOVE this post! It’s so true. I did my share of stupid things in high school and cringe when I think back on them.
But, to be totally honest, I still kind of think Dawson’s Creek is what real life is supposed to be (die hard, life long fan here! haha)
15 was an awkward age for me, definitely. I was always awkward to begin with but 15 was probably where I definitely bloomed and boys ACTUALLY noticed me. I tried my first pixie haircut and was called a lesbian, etc etc. But, it really molded me to find the kind of person I really am. So, 15? Probably the stepping stone of my journey into adulthood.
I’ve been thinking about “high school me” lately. Not any age in particular but just the high school years in general. I wish I could be my own big sister back then dishing out proper advice when it mattered. All in all, things turned out pretty well but I think younger me would have liked knowing that it would all work out in the end 🙂
And Abigail gave everything she had to a boy who changed his mind <- One of my favorite quotes. When I was 15 I was getting bullied relentlessly in high school for my size and looks. Great times, right?
Gosh, was I something at 15. The artsy, dramatic kind. I used to wear overalls and bandanas. It was not pretty.
I was a Choir geek and I loved every second of that. I was also very, very shy. It is a weird combo then and now! lol
Must be the time of the year! I was thinking about HS too!