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LinkPizza
02/10/21 2:58:19 PM
#51:


Mead posted...
She lived with us and is only a little bit older than me so I talked to her a bunch. I think she was around 16 or so at the time

Oh. I see. That makes a lot of sense, tbh...
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Lokarin
02/10/21 3:02:01 PM
#52:


LinkPizza posted...
Oh. I see. That makes a lot of sense, tbh...

I had no filter as a kid so I also told my aunt stupid sick stuff :V

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LinkPizza
02/10/21 3:03:35 PM
#53:


Lokarin posted...
I had no filter as a kid so I also told my aunt stupid sick stuff :V

This also makes sense...
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YoukaiSlayer
02/10/21 5:50:53 PM
#54:


The time was tough but not because of puberty. Of course, given hindsight, i long to go back to then before I got cripplingly ill.

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LinkPizza
02/10/21 5:51:23 PM
#55:


YoukaiSlayer posted...
The time was tough but not because of puberty. Of course, given hindsight, i long to go back to then before I got cripplingly ill.

What made it difficult?
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DrPrimemaster
02/10/21 6:02:10 PM
#56:


Jen0125 posted...
Well, yeah I mean you guys don't have to deal with the pain and messiness of periods. You guys don't have it that difficult. The most difficult thing for men is the embarrassment of their voice cracking it seems like.

I'd say unwanted erections would be worse than voice cracking for men.

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LinkPizza
02/10/21 6:02:40 PM
#57:


DrPrimemaster posted...
I'd say unwanted erections would be worse.

I wouldn't... At all... I'd go as far to say they weren't really even that much of an issue...
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Mead
02/10/21 6:03:25 PM
#58:


DrPrimemaster posted...
I'd say unwanted erections would be worse.

lol

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DrPrimemaster
02/10/21 6:19:24 PM
#59:


Mead posted...
lol

LinkPizza posted...
I wouldn't... At all... I'd go as far to say they weren't really even that much of an issue...

I thought the stereotypical humiliation was getting called up to the front of the class when you're sporting

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Jen0125
02/10/21 6:21:20 PM
#60:


DrPrimemaster posted...
I'd say unwanted erections would be worse.

Worse than menstruation? No. Absolutely not.

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LinkPizza
02/10/21 6:24:49 PM
#61:


DrPrimemaster posted...
I thought the stereotypical humiliation was getting called up to the front of the class when you're sporting

Personally, Ive never actually seen that happen. And honestly, everyone gets them. It might not actually be that bad. Also, they could hard to see depending on your pants. Like if you wore shorts of sweatpants, they could be visible. If it wore jeans, they could harder to see... Either way, I dont think they are worse that the stuff Jen described...
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DrPrimemaster
02/10/21 6:27:50 PM
#62:


Jen0125 posted...
Worse than menstruation? No. Absolutely not.

Oh no, I misphrased it, I meant worse than voice cracking. Menstruation obviously wins (or loses rather)

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Jen0125
02/10/21 6:31:20 PM
#63:


DrPrimemaster posted...
Oh no, I misphrased it, I meant worse than voice cracking. Menstruation obviously wins (or loses rather)

Oh, yeah I can see that

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LinkPizza
02/10/21 6:31:58 PM
#64:


DrPrimemaster posted...
Oh no, I misphrased it, I meant worse than voice cracking. Menstruation obviously wins (or loses rather)

I'm not sure about that, either... I mean, even if I got embarrassed about a boner, it was easy to hide. Don't wear shorts or sweatpants. Wear jeans. And nothing to baggy or tight... Not to mention the many other ways people have of hiding boners... But voice cracking will just happen. And can be much harder to hide. That being said, neither was really a problem in my school. People knew it would happened. And mostly laugh it off with friends...
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Mead
02/10/21 6:39:24 PM
#65:


Menstruation is something girls have to deal with for decades also which seems like a major pain

As dudes though we eventually stop being embarrassed and become very proud of our boners

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DrPrimemaster
02/10/21 6:39:37 PM
#66:


LinkPizza posted...
I'm not sure about that, either... I mean, even if I got embarrassed about a boner, it was easy to hide. Don't wear shorts or sweatpants. Wear jeans. And nothing to baggy or tight... Not to mention the many other ways people have of hiding boners... But voice cracking will just happen. And can be much harder to hide. That being said, neither was really a problem in my school. People knew it would happened. And mostly laugh it off with friends...

I never had problem with either, I just remember my voice cracking in junior high but it actually endearing me to people and not making me feel opposite. I can't think of anything positive about the other situation.

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LinkPizza
02/10/21 6:42:27 PM
#67:


DrPrimemaster posted...
I never had problem with either, I just remember my voice cracking in junior high but it actually endearing me to people and not making me feel opposite. I can't think of anything positive about the other situation.

If you had a big, people would know if you wanted them to. And that could be considered good for some people... Though, it just depends on the person and people around them. Like I've never seen a voice cracking as really endearing. Just part of growing up...
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DrPrimemaster
02/10/21 6:43:38 PM
#68:


LinkPizza posted...
If you had a big, people would know if you wanted them to. And that could be considered good for some people... Though, it just depends on the person and people around them. Like I've never seen a voice cracking as really endearing. Just part of growing up...

LinkPizza posted...
If you had a big, people would know if you wanted them to. And that could be considered good for some people... Though, it just depends on the person and people around them. Like I've never seen a voice cracking as really endearing. Just part of growing up...

I mean, I got made fun of but in the teasing good way that made me feel part of the group.

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SilentSeph
02/10/21 6:44:09 PM
#69:


In my experience, nobody cared about voice cracks but unwanted boners would make you the butt of all jokes for a long time. Teenagers are catty and spread rumors throughout the school instantly - they're also insecure so that type of embarrassment follows them everywhere.

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myghostisdead
02/10/21 6:48:24 PM
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Yeah, I hated it. The only thing worse is teaching those grade levels.

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LinkPizza
02/10/21 6:50:28 PM
#71:


DrPrimemaster posted...
I mean, I got made fun of but in the teasing good way that made me feel part of the group.

Yeah. That's what I was trying to say about laughing about it with friends. Especially when it's happening/happened/going to happen to everyone...

SilentSeph posted...
In my experience, nobody cared about voice cracks but unwanted boners would make you the butt of all jokes for a long time. Teenagers are catty and spread rumors throughout the school instantly - they're also insecure so that type of embarrassment follows them everywhere.

I guess it was never a big thing in my area. I don't really remember anyone getting made fun of, though I saw people get them often... But I think it was because it would suck to make fun of someone for something, when it's happening to you, as well... Like I don't think it makes sense for me to make fun of someone for getting a boner, when I'm also getting them... And would make me the bigger butt of the jokes...
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LinkPizza
02/10/21 6:51:42 PM
#72:


myghostisdead posted...
Yeah, I hated it. The only thing worse is teaching those grade levels.

It's probably worse for teachers... Especially the smell...
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SilentSeph
02/10/21 6:56:53 PM
#73:


LinkPizza posted...
I guess it was never a big thing in my area. I don't really remember anyone getting made fun of, though I saw people get them often... But I think it was because it would suck to make fun of someone for something, when it's happening to you, as well... Like I don't think it makes sense for me to make fun of someone for getting a boner, when I'm also getting them... And would make me the bigger butt of the jokes...
It doesn't make sense. Also I think I saw maybe 1 or 2 openly gay kids in my school and they were always mocked for no reason. Needless to say I had a bunch of douchebags for classmates lol

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LinkPizza
02/10/21 7:01:03 PM
#74:


SilentSeph posted...
It doesn't make sense. Also I think I saw maybe 1 or 2 openly gay kids in my school and they were always mocked for no reason. Needless to say I had a bunch of douchebags for classmates lol

Weirdly, it was different for me. When I finally came out as gay (at school), I became more popular. First with the girls, but with some guys, as well... I was also very widely known before that and had tons of friends. And had the backing of the wrestling team (which also made up have the football team). And the popular kids all liked me. And one of them was also gay... I was also in Maryland...
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SilentSeph
02/10/21 7:08:31 PM
#75:


Yeah we definitely had different experiences. Though it's nice to hear that your coming out experience was pleasant!

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LinkPizza
02/10/21 7:15:26 PM
#76:


SilentSeph posted...
Yeah we definitely had different experiences. Though it's nice to hear that your coming out experience was pleasant!

It wasn't bad. Still kind of scary since I didn't know what to expect, though... I think I was lucky because of my social standing, not to mention that the other gay guy (very open) was also popular. We actually became good friends while in yearbook together. Which is when I became friends with the other popular kids, like the girl who loved all the same music as me. I brought my cds to put on the computers I worked on. And we would share headphones and listen.
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GunslingerGunsl
02/10/21 7:15:42 PM
#77:


Kinda I guess. My voice didn't change until sophomore year of high school. I don't remember it being much of a big deal though.
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LinkPizza
02/10/21 7:16:46 PM
#78:


GunslingerGunsl posted...
Kinda I guess. My voice didn't change until sophomore year of high school. I don't remember it being much of a big deal though.

I don't even remember when my voice changed, tbh...
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GunslingerGunsl
02/10/21 7:17:31 PM
#79:


I just remember because I was one of the last guys to go through puberty so it was noticeable lol.
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LinkPizza
02/10/21 7:21:37 PM
#80:


GunslingerGunsl posted...
I just remember because I was one of the last guys to go through puberty so it was noticeable lol.

Late bloomer?
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GrabASnickers
02/10/21 7:52:59 PM
#81:


GunslingerGunsl posted...
I was one of the last guys to go through puberty

Same. I didn't hit 5 feet tall til like 14 or 15, some people I knew hit that by the end of elementary school lol
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GunslingerGunsl
02/10/21 7:57:23 PM
#82:


LinkPizza posted...
Late bloomer?
Pretty much.
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GunslingerGunsl
02/10/21 7:58:12 PM
#83:


GrabASnickers posted...
Same. I didn't hit 5 feet tall til like 14 or 15, some people I knew hit that by the end of elementary school lol
I stayed pretty short. I'm 5'4" now but at the beginning of high-school I was probably like 4'11".
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LinkPizza
02/10/21 7:59:28 PM
#84:


GunslingerGunsl posted...
I stayed pretty short. I'm 5'4" now

Same. Though, Im somewhere between 52 and 54...
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GrabASnickers
02/10/21 8:11:14 PM
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I'm 5'11" now I'm gonna beat you guys up
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YoukaiSlayer
02/10/21 9:05:45 PM
#86:


LinkPizza posted...
What made it difficult?
Looking back, my illness, I just didn't realize thats what it was. I had lots of depression and brain fog and I was always exhausted. I also just hated doing work and my body does not function well on a 24 hour schedule. While some of my dislike for doing work is assuredly being lazy and depressed and cause most people don't like work, it seems obvious now that it was more than that. My head would just go blank after working for more than like 10 minutes.

Also my parents divorced and I switched schools like 4 times before dropping out. I was really stressed about the future cause I know you have to work but I couldn't see a life where I had to work that was worth living. Part of that was definitely just unrealistic expectations of what life is. I was raised with the fairly standard do well in school, get into a good college, get a high paying career and start a family mindset so when that seemed like it wouldn't work for me, it just seemed like I was doomed. Course now I realize theres a ton of ways to be happy and enjoy life and plenty of them don't require that path through life.

In school the difficulty also finally started to catch up to me. I'd always been considered extremely gifted academically when I was younger so naturally I never studied and rarely did homework. Around the start of highschool though it started to catch up and not studying in some of the advanced classes I was in was for the first time leaving me confused. After so many years of habit it was hard to switch up my perspective and it kind of felt like I was a bit of a fraud and not actually very smart at all when realistically I was still quite smart, I just needed to put in a little bit of effort here and there.

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Krazy_Kirby
02/10/21 11:41:56 PM
#87:


just don't wear sweatpants
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Extreme_light
02/10/21 11:54:19 PM
#88:


Aside from the voice crack, not really.


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GunslingerGunsl
02/11/21 12:24:08 AM
#89:


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KogaSteelfang
02/11/21 1:06:18 AM
#90:


It was fairly difficult for me. Not really because of the physical changes, but because I was insanely shy and it was really embarrassing.

My brother kept teasing me over the changes, and my dad got a whole new set of ammo to use to shame me. Of course my classmates teased me over that stuff too. It totally sucked, but honestly I think it was mostly just me being way too sensitive.

Physically, it was fine, just a bit embarrassing. It was the change in atmosphere around me that bothered me. I don't think I ever felt more like an outcast than at that time.

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wwinterj25
02/11/21 2:05:13 AM
#91:


LinkPizza posted...
Was puberty difficult?

Nope. I didn't notice any difference in my behaviour or attitude.


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ZBug_
02/11/21 2:34:39 AM
#92:


Was this whole topic just for the bad joke in the opening post?

Personally I dont even remember puberty. I remember things that happened in my life when I was going through puberty. However I dont remember anything pertaining to puberty itself.

so either it was not difficult and ergo unmemorable. Or it was so difficult my brain is coping by blocking out the memories.
it really could be either one \_()_/

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LinkPizza
02/11/21 6:51:00 AM
#93:


YoukaiSlayer posted...

Looking back, my illness, I just didn't realize thats what it was. I had lots of depression and brain fog and I was always exhausted. I also just hated doing work and my body does not function well on a 24 hour schedule. While some of my dislike for doing work is assuredly being lazy and depressed and cause most people don't like work, it seems obvious now that it was more than that. My head would just go blank after working for more than like 10 minutes.

Also my parents divorced and I switched schools like 4 times before dropping out. I was really stressed about the future cause I know you have to work but I couldn't see a life where I had to work that was worth living. Part of that was definitely just unrealistic expectations of what life is. I was raised with the fairly standard do well in school, get into a good college, get a high paying career and start a family mindset so when that seemed like it wouldn't work for me, it just seemed like I was doomed. Course now I realize theres a ton of ways to be happy and enjoy life and plenty of them don't require that path through life.

In school the difficulty also finally started to catch up to me. I'd always been considered extremely gifted academically when I was younger so naturally I never studied and rarely did homework. Around the start of highschool though it started to catch up and not studying in some of the advanced classes I was in was for the first time leaving me confused. After so many years of habit it was hard to switch up my perspective and it kind of felt like I was a bit of a fraud and not actually very smart at all when realistically I was still quite smart, I just needed to put in a little bit of effort here and there.

Oh, man... Sounds like a lot of stuff was going on... I also grew up hearing the same standard of school -> college -> good job -> good family -> good life. But it didn't really go like that, anyway...

Krazy_Kirby posted...
just don't wear sweatpants

Not wearing sweatpants is an easier way to hide to boner...

Extreme_light posted...
Aside from the voice crack, not really.

That's good!

GunslingerGunsl posted...
I'll fight you bro

I'll help!

KogaSteelfang posted...
It was fairly difficult for me. Not really because of the physical changes, but because I was insanely shy and it was really embarrassing.

My brother kept teasing me over the changes, and my dad got a whole new sSo, itet of ammo to use to shame me. Of course my classmates teased me over that stuff too. It totally sucked, but honestly I think it was mostly just me being way too sensitive.

Physically, it was fine, just a bit embarrassing. It was the change in atmosphere around me that bothered me. I don't think I ever felt more like an outcast than at that time.

So, it was a social thing, but not just school... But I do understand...

wwinterj25 posted...
Nope. I didn't notice any difference in my behaviour or attitude.

Same. I actually didn't notice a change...

ZBug_ posted...
Was this whole topic just for the bad joke in the opening post?

Personally I dont even remember puberty. I remember things that happened in my life when I was going through puberty. However I dont remember anything pertaining to puberty itself.

so either it was not difficult and ergo unmemorable. Or it was so difficult my brain is coping by blocking out the memories.
it really could be either one \_()_/

No. The bad joke in the opening was so I would have to worry about the bad joke later in the topic. So, I just got it out of the way early... I mentioned that on the first page... But I don't really remember puberty affecting me, either. I don't think it's blocking anything out since I remember most of everything that happened (except for one party I went to)...
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