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I was awful emotionally. I didn't do drugs, have sex, drink or anything but I was severely depressed, suicidal, self-harming, and dealt with eating/weight issues. It was a really rough time for me and not one I look on fondly.

Depression runs in my family, and my mom still suffers with it occasionally. I think it would be devastating seeing my child go through that because there really is nothing you can do bit kist 'be there', especially if they don't want help.

I just pray that family history of depression ends with me.

I was a difficult teenager in many ways. I didn't drink or smoke, always earned good grades, and was really active in my high school's show choir, but I was incredibly depressed, moody, suicidal, and just plain nasty to my parents a lot of the time. I worry a lot about my future children inheriting my depression and/or nasty disposition.

I also totally lied to my parents and snuck out of the house all the time senior year to go sleep with my boyfriend or hang out with my friends more after my check-in at curfew. What if my kids do that? Aaaah! The only thing I tell myself is that I won't be naive enough to think that my kids aren't sneaking out and doing stuff without my knowledge even if they're "good," so hopefully I can try to prevent it.

I was just talking to my mom about this topic this morning. My sister and I were very good, so my mom doesn't get why id be worried.

I was a goody-two-toes - straight A's, varsity tennis, choir and pretty much a complete dork. Staying out of trouble was pretty easy, since all my friends were also dorks. I don't think we would have been able to find a party if we tried!
When I got to college, I definitely drank too much (and paid for it with 2-day hangovers), but was still a dork. Besides underage drinking (in college) the worst thing I did was get my belly button pierced. Yep - bad ass.
I'm hoping our daughter is more like me, because although DH did well in school, he was definitely more of a "social butterfly".