When I was 7.... i was a bit of a crybaby XD. I would cry over most things (my sister would change the TV channel while i was watching spongebob, my friends would beat me in a game several times, or i would get a detention in school, fearing my parents would jakie chan my ass if they knew). I was probably one of the only kids in my school who was artistic, and I got a lot of attention and praise because of it (though they were pretty fucking terrible. Overall, when I was 7, I was a over-reacted, small, chubby crybaby :I.

Now that I'm 14, I've taken art and design as an GCSE and considered one of the best in the whole of yr 9. I am a bit shy (I asked a couple of girls out and they all rejected me quite badly in cruel ways), I have greatly matured and never got into any fights with someone. I also started going to the gym so i slimmed down and now I'm a kind, shy, matured teen :3

Quote from Xero

I'd probably pin myself against the wall and call myself a cheeky cunt, and grow the fuck up.

You mean like I would?

7 years ago, I did this:

Quote from Tamen

7 years ago, I did this:

Oh you FUCK!

Back then:Faggot
Now:Faggot

Before: Christian (that means I was a bigot huehue), hardcore heavymetal-exclusive music taste
Now: Atheist and now a lot more open-minded and tolerant, a little more diverse musical genre preferences

I would change nothing. If my christian school didn't make me a homophobic, sexist asshole back then, I wouldn't realize how much all of it is fucked up and I wouldn't turn atheist.

Fucking hell, a lot has changed for me.

Then: Naive, like half the people here have mentioned. I was THE main target for bullying in my class because of this, and I didn't have the guts to stand up for myself. It was pretty bad back then.

Now: I'm a completely different person; physically (lol) and mentally. Thanks to FA and all the other animation sites I've been on. They're the ones that helped me develop a lot of my current social skills. I'm still not as social as I'd like to be but without FA I would have still been nearly as naive (if not AS naive) as when I was like 10 years old (7 years ago). The online communities also taught me how to sensibly type and speak to people. I was one of those kids where I would do this if I introduced myself here back then:



Embarrassing memories. My goodness.

lol in the time I had no shape and got bullied a lot...

now I still have no shape but when I went from elementary to high school I changed my attitude and now people who could probably handle me just don't want to get on me cause I pretend to be strong lol

Seven years ago was before StickPage. I'm in the same boat as Sacred; StickPage is the foundation of my social skills. On the internet you can reword what you say two or three time before you say it, and that gave me the practice to be able to say the right stuff in real life. I would not like to have a conversation with seven-years-past me.

Before: I was very animated and did anything to get people's attention. I was very shy and always held back my feelings.
Now: I'm still a little animated but I can control myself. I understand things I used to never understand. I'm still a little shy tho. :I

I was 7 years old ._. Not much really.

I WAS FAT. I WAS REALLY REALLY FAT. Sure I was young, but still... I don't think I should have been that fat.

Anyway:

Then: Extremely shy... I couldn't go anywhere without having some sort of fear wash over me... I was also one of the nerdiest kids in my school... Even the geeks wouldn't really talk to me... Yeah, it was that bad...

Now: I'm a runner, swimmer, and I play other sports for fun. I'm an honors student at my school with great grades. I can speak to anyone without freaking out. So yea... I have changed a freaking lot

Seven years ago?
I had just moved here, I probably would have acted just about how I do now, just now more thoughtful about my actions and the implications of how I might word things might sound to others.
Only thing I would change?
Perhaps telling myself to get into art faster, pay attention in school (Obviously) and not make such an idiot of myself by being a snitch about weed.
Really...fucking stupid idea there 7 year ago self.

Funny you chose 7 years. The average age here is 15, so 7 years ago I was as old as most of you guys are today.

I think there's something toxic that happens when you're about 15-18 years old. I personally had more freedom, started learning more about the world, became more intelligent, and started feeling less like a kid and more like an adult, etc.

Which is great, except 15 year olds are still clueless, stupid fucking kids, but now they don't believe it anymore. Your brain has about 5-7 years of developing left to do. You feel like an adult, but you barely understand what that means yet. You feel like you have life experience, but you don't have enough to know how little you actually have. It all makes for a really shitty combination of arrogance and ignorance. ARRGNORANCE.

It shows in the behavior of most people around here, especially when younger members post in the debate section. It takes a lot to get someone to admit they're wrong, even when they're arguing about something they clearly know nothing about. But then again adults tend to do that too, maybe it's more of an intelligent thing, but in some aspects I used to skip the "learning about it" stage and go straight to "I think I understand it". fuck. I'd kick 15-year-old me's ass if I could.

Quote from Exilement

Funny you chose 7 years. The average age here is 15, so 7 years ago I was as old as most of you guys are today.

I think there's something toxic that happens when you're about 15-18 years old. I personally had more freedom, started learning more about the world, became more intelligent, and started feeling less like a kid and more like an adult, etc.

Which is great, except 15 year olds are still clueless, stupid fucking kids, but now they don't believe it anymore. Your brain has about 5-7 years of developing left to do. You feel like an adult, but you barely understand what that means yet. You feel like you have life experience, but you don't have enough to know how little you actually have. It all makes for a really shitty combination of arrogance and ignorance. ARRGNORANCE.

It shows in the behavior of most people around here, especially when younger members post in the debate section. It takes a lot to get someone to admit they're wrong, even when they're arguing about something they clearly know nothing about. But then again adults tend to do that too, maybe it's more of an intelligent thing, but in some aspects I used to skip the "learning about it" stage and go straight to "I think I understand it". fuck. I'd kick 15-year-old me's ass if I could.

Uhm...Is it just me or did Exilement purposely use this thread as a sort of gateway to rant about how he has a notable dislike for 15 year old kids on this site.And how they act like arrgorant little bastards?

I think its just me.

Quote from Alien

Uhm...Is it just me or did Exilement purposely use this thread as a sort of gateway to rant about how he has a notable dislike for 15 year old kids on this site.And how they act like arrgorant little bastards?

I think its just me.

haha, see what I mean?

you don't want me to be right, but you can't argue against anything I said, so instead you're trying to divert attention to me without bringing up a single thing I said. no, no, I wasn't speaking from experience or anything, I'm just butthurt and want to "rant" about my notable dislike of 15 year olds. I hate you fuckers so much that it's noteworthy, and that's the only reason I have for saying any of that stuff.

I used hyperbole to get my point across, I tend to do that, but apparently you think I'm only talking about people on this forum, and think my reasons for disliking them are limited to their age and nothing else. that's a pretty big accusation considering I didn't say that at all. if you're going to read my post and think I mean something else entirely, you can ask me for clarification, or at least respond to what I said. don't be a passive-aggressive douche by building a fucking terrible straw-man and then asking everyone else if it's any good.