Ladies, do you remember when you were 15? I'm not a huge Taylor Swift fan, but her new song just cuts me to the quick every time I hear it, bringing back so many memories of what is a pivotal year in so many young girl's lives - it sure was mine.

Consider the lyrics: You take a deep breath and you walk through the doors Its the morning of your very first day you say hi to your friends you aint seen in a while Try and stay out of everybodys way
its your freshman year and youre gonna be here for the next four years in this town hoping one of those senior boys will wink at you and say
you know I havent seen you around, before

Cause when youre fifteen and somebody tells you they love you
youre gonna believe them
and when youre fifteen
feeling like there nothing to figure out
well count to ten, take it in
this is life before who youre gonna be
fifteen

You sit in class next to a redhead named Abigail
and soon enough youre best friends
laughing at the other girls who think theyre so cool
well be out of here as soon as we can
and then youre on your very first date and hes got a car
and youre feeling like flying
and youre momas waiting up and you think hes the one
and youre dancing round your room when the night end
when the night ends

Cause when youre fifteen and somebody tell you they love you
youre gonna believe them
when youre fifteen and your first kiss
makes your head spin round but
in your life youll do greater than dating the boy on the football team
but I didnt know it at fifteen

When all you wanted was to be wanted
wish you could go back and tell yourself what you know now
Back then I swore I was gonna marry him someday
but I realized some bigger dreams of mine

and Abigail gave everything she had to a boy
who changed his mind and we both cried

Cause when youre fifteen and somebody tells you they love you
youre gonna believe them
and when youre fifteen, dont forget to look before you fall
Ive found that time can heal most anything
and you just might find who youre supposed to be
I didnt know who I was supposed to be at fifteen


Do you remember feeling like this at 15? Wow - if I could go back and talk to the girl I was at that age would I give her a wake up!

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yea I just saw the video yesterday before even hearing it on the radio. She seems like such a good person, hope fame doesn't change her cuz she's a good role model.

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Watch your words; they become actions.
Watch your actions; they become habits.
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hmmm..not really a fan of hers, but as far as being fifteen....

I wish that was the way it was. When I was fifteen and now. I wish we could go back to when fifteen was as easy as first kisses, and laughing at girls who think they are so cool....

When I was fifteen I had already lost my virginity, worked 40 hrs a week and went to school, was hated by the "popular" girls because I was skinny and pretty....

And now we hear stories of fifteen year old boys lighting kids on fire over money....

I just wish kids could be kids again...scares me to death as my daughter nears the teens....kids are mean. The world is tough. And all I can do is hope I raised her (and my boys) to make good desicions, and hopefully enjoy the years they will never get back....

sigh.

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If everything is coming your way, then you're in the wrong lane.

Hmm I was a slow bloomer so at 15 I hadn't had a bf or a job and my whole life was in upheaval cuz my mom got remarried and I had to move, adjust to a stepfather and enter a new school, etc. Not my best year lol...

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Watch your thoughts; they become words.
Watch your words; they become actions.
Watch your actions; they become habits.
Watch your habits; they become character.

not a girl but I remember 15

do you remember good ol Mr Fender
Who ran the corner grocery store?
He would stroll the aisle with a big friendly smile
And say howdy when you walked in the door

Always treated me nice
gave me kindly advice
I don't know why I set fire to his place
oh I'll never forget the day I bashed in his head
Well you shoulda seen the look on his face......



*runs away before any Nana's bring out the pointy sticks*

PS I didn't write that myself, it's a weird al parody called good ol' days

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My daughter is 14 turns 15 in 2 months. She started 9th grade this year. She was terrified. But once she got over being terrified all I heard was I want a boyfriend. But she is not allowed to date. I told her she could date at 16, but it would be a double date. She would have to go with her brother and his girlfriend, or me and her Dad would be following them. She tried to bring up me dating and I told her I only dated 1 guy when I was 16 and I only went out with him once. He was all hands. I met her father when I was 17 and we have been together since. Her oldest brother didn't date until he was 17 (I wish he would have waited until he was 21) and the middle son didn't date until he graduated school, he was worried about his grades and didn't want the distraction.
Sweetpea

Wonderful sentiments and memories....wish mine were as pleasant.
At 15, my main worry was where would I sleep that night...my mom threw me out, because she viewed me as "competition"....(yes, my mother had "issues")

But, both of my daughters DO have these wonderfully sweet memories of being 15.

Judi Kay

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Livin', Lovin',Laughin'...Makin' Friends, & Lovin' Life, Rollin' Down That Big Road!!! Redneck Women RULE!! Hell, YEAH!!!!

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Heck I do remember me at 15yrs old. Funny though, my daughter is just like me. she just turned 17. and if my mother was right, she'll be more hell than i ever was. she is just like me in so many ways. at 15 to 18 yrs old,i was rebuilding dirt bikes,remodeling my mother's,my brother's and my sister's house in total destructive fashion. I liked boys but they were scared of me,because i could do as good if not better than them on motor cross,ramps,,and swimming. Being raised is south Louisiana,,swimming was a survival must. not recreation. i do remember trying out for a modeling agency at 17...aaah Barbazon....

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ALWAYS,BUT NEVER.

15 was weird for me. My dad has just passed from a long illness but at the same time I found the love of my life.......music!

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Two broken hearts
But not in vain...
No reasons why, no one's to blame
It's not the love, it's just the rain ...........Journey