So, your last 5 years of life

[Benjamin]

Ok, it;s time for one of these rare sentimental and actually intelligent threads from me. I was just sat here listening to a song (What's My Name - Rihanna) and it reminded me of sitting in my room back in Exeter high as a kite (when I smoked weed) and walking in the snow, lying in it then coming back into my room with the blue (christmas) lights and messing around on TiBB and hosting The Mole 3.

It was so weird to suddenly realise that this was two years ago, I was at the start of my planning in getting to new Zealand. So much has changed.

In the last 5 years I've done so much, been so many places, changed for better and worse at various times, learned and forgotten a great deal, and crossed and shared paths with so many people.


This time 5 years ago I was in my third year of uni, actually I would have been in Portugal working on my dissertation, I was engaged, and I hadn't yet encountered TiBB.

This time 4 years ago I had been on TiBB 5 months, had broken up from my fiance, been made redundant as the business I managed had gone into liquidation which in turn meant I had to delay my Australia travels by a whole year as I had to spend all my savings to survive until I ended up getting a new job, I had graduated with a 2:1 and waved goodbye to a great lifestyle and some great friends. I moved from Totnes, to Paignton, to Torquay, back to Totnes and then to Exeter.


This time three years ago, I had finally made my savings back up and would have been leaving for Australia in 18 days! wasn't really well known on the forum as much as now, despite being a mod and I kind of left with no real big deal (except Marc who could barely live without me, who I forgot left for ages and only really came back onto TiBB properly to be in Mole 3 and then stayed :love: and glad he did). I'd made the mistake of going back to my ex, we had a fight and he gave me a black eye and chipped my tooth, lesson learned there, although I felt the lowest I had ever felt in my life.

This time two years ago, I had just got back from one of the most epic years of my life in Oz. Backpacking, travelling, chilling, just amazing. The people I met, the things I did and the places I saw were just incredible. I remember coming back and it was so cold and I was so jet lagged, I needed a wee at one of the London stations and didn't have a 20 pence piece (only Oz coins) and had to ask some little old lady for one and she gave me two, bless her. I came back to TiBB at what seemed to be a rather awful time full of fun sponges who liked to spam and bicker, and I remember trying my hardest to bring fun back to here (even though it pissed some people off, like me editing titles, lol) and I managed to somehow after a few weeks of being back and knowing very few people get to #15 in ML. My female friend got punched by a squaddie when I was out and I had to go court and testify, the wanker got what he deserved.

I also got to run my first TiBB game in the form of Mole 3, and it was so amazing ( and a lot of bloody hard work) to be a host of such an enjoyable game, and it was a really good cast of players.

This time last year I had moved to Bristol about six months before and was on my serious saving and working 60 hour weeks to get me to NZ. I was in the planning stages, had no social life, infact spent most of my free time not working on here high as a kite being a dick and messing around (which I miss immensely, fond memories), making silly videos, TC, games and just general banter with everyone. (Oh and my mass fall out with Scott). I remember my job sucked, one of thew worst jobs of my life yet the tips were so amazing so I tried to plough on through and get to the end goal (thank you btw to those that helped support me on here ad tell me to not give up). I was also quite drunk a lot iirc, which led me to Plug quite a lot and then to make more drunken videos.


And this time now. I'm here in Auckland. Travelled around NZ and had an amazing time. Got an amazing job, which offers great opportunities for what I want in life currently, I've quit smoking weed for nearly 8 months and it's been two weeks of not smoking after a bit of a health scare (which apparently is what it took for me to finally quit after 14 years) but quit I have! And I've started writing my poetry again and sending it off! :amazed:

And I'll be travelling again soon. Wow. Five years goes so quickly and so much happens. I keep remembering so many memories the deeper I think about it. The next five years should be exciting (even though I turn 30 (gulp)).


I'm not drunk btw, just felt the need to share that with you all. I promise you won't get any of this sentimental mush for another good 6 months. ;)

[mizzy25]

so do we tell about the last 5 years of our lives? yours sounds as if it was very very busy. mine hmmm 5 years ago, well i moved into my current house after my partner inherrited a bit of money we moved here as it was bigger. i love the house but i liked where i used to live better. i hated my neighbours then and i hate my immediate neighbours now. i packed in a job i had done for 9 years as it was taken over by contracters and they were ****e to work for. i mated one of my doggs she had 3 pups but 2 died we kept one. i then lost 2 of my dogs. we got kennels built outside and the pup and my mad dog went to live in the garden. then i went to work @ a solicitors but i was only there 2 weeks as i developed chrones disease wihich took a few months to diagnose in which time i lost 2 stone in weight and hardly ate becoz i cudnt, then i got put on medication and began to feel much better and got another part time job which i loved, my social life looked up then my sister came to work with me and it was good. 3 years in january my gran died aged 96!!! i was @ that job for 3 years and just left in oct due to once again being taken over by ****ty contract cleaners. when we bred those pups with only having one left we bought another one to keep her company. 2 years ago we bred off my mad dog nikki she had 9 puppies 6 boys and 2 girls she had a c section and didnt take to them to i hand reared nine puppies (whippets i race them as a hobby) sadly 2 of them died one @ 6 weeks and one @ 10 weeks. i kept 2 who live outside mad dog came back in.in oct of this year my mam passed away. last may my niece had a baby girl. on wed i kind of start a new job but its only 3 hours once a fortnight @ the minute. im going to see a fortune teller on thurs just to see wot the future holds for me.

[Benjamin]

Oh, yeah, that was the intention of the thread, I kind of forgot to say that, just rambled about my life, lol. You seem to have had an up and down five years too. Sorry to hear about your mother, she's in a good place though with your gran. Good luck with the new job and you need to let us know what the fortune teller says. I've never been to one before.

[Princess]

This time 5 years ago I was in my last year of school, now I'm in my last year of uni. People dying and course changing drama aside, it's been a pretty good five years. I've seen Take That live 14 times, I met one of them! I've been to England so many times I've lost count, had epic times with my friends here and in England, I've read books and laughed loads and baked too many cakes, overall I've been really happy and that's nice.

[Raph]

What a wonderful thread, i'll give this some thought and post a little later today :)

[Kizzy]

Wowee! some turbulent times there, i'm so pleased that you both are now at a good place.
It's funny how you do look back on even the blackest of times with fondness sometimes.
Hmmm, 5yrs ago.... I was in a job I hated with people I loathed.
My sis was ill (undiagnosed coeliac) and doing a masters but always made time to come round and cheer me up.
I felt very trapped but she convinced me to go to college, I thought it mad at 36 but in 08 took a mature access course 5 GCSE's in a year!
My daugher was doing hers at the same time so we helped each other, it was great!
I passed all 5 with a-c grades, having a big head about that (haha) I decided to do a foundation degree in 09 and graduated in october last year.
I was so proud of myself :)
This year I have done some further training and am now desparate for a career!
My daughter went to uni last month and I miss her like crazy...
I still have the boy here though (yey)...lol
So yeah, thats it discovered TIBB in jan and have been the bain of your lives since :D

[Raph]

Wowee! some turbulent times there, i'm so pleased that you both are now at a good place.
It's funny how you do look back on even the blackest of times with fondness sometimes.
Hmmm, 5yrs ago.... I was in a job I hated with people I loathed.
My sis was ill (undiagnosed coeliac) and doing a masters but always made time to come round and cheer me up.
I felt very trapped but she convinced me to go to college, I thought it mad at 36 but in 08 took a mature access course 5 GCSE's in a year!
My daugher was doing hers at the same time so we helped each other, it was great!
I passed all 5 with a-c grades, having a big head about that (haha) I decided to do a foundation degree in 09 and graduated in october last year.
I was so proud of myself :)
This year I have done some further training and am now desparate for a career!
My daughter went to uni last month and I miss her like crazy...
I still have the boy here though (yey)...lol
So yeah, thats it discovered TIBB in jan and have been the bain of your lives since :D

Wow congratulations for doing that, Kizzy, I think that's fantastic! What exactly did you study? But yeah I think it's formidable that you chose to go back to school :)

[Raph]

5 years ago (2007) - I was a bit of a rascal, I had just gotten into 8th grade and I got into trouble all the time with the teachers at school. I had just started at a new school and I was right in the middle of the 'popular' crowd. Definitely wasn't a nice kid though. I was very much against alcohol and drugs though, just attitude wise I was very stubborn and arrogant. :bored:

4 years ago (2008) - 8th grade going on to 9th grade. I had a great year. I named myself 'the lucky kid' cause everything went my way - I won a plane ticket to Japan and a Nintendo DS in two separate raffles. I remember that's the year when I first really got into TV. And that was the year where my lovely Rachel won Big Brother 9. She was inspiring to me, and after watching her on the show, I was inspired to become a better person - someone who was more considerate and caring. I also had my first girlfriend in 2008, well like a 'real' one.

3 years ago (2009) - This year really wasn't all that eventful. I guess though it's when I started to learn more about myself, whilst being confused about myself too. I wasn't really sure about my identity. I signed up to TiBB then too, but being confused about who I was and all, made optimal effort to hide my identity. I think it was the first time in my life where I started to feel drifted away from my friends and the 'popular' crowd. I just didn't want to ruin my life with alcohol and all that.

2 years ago (2010) - I got addicted to TiBB, so I left the site for a good two years. I got way too into it. But that wasn't all. 2010 was just a really difficult year as a whole. It was the worst year of my life. And to avoid my personal problems, I spent so much time on TiBB. It was the year when I had many family emergencies, which weren't easy at all. I lost the presidential elections at my school which crushed me because my opponent was such a malicious person. I first realized that I might be interested in guys too and was very confused. At the same time, I was dating a girl, a wonderful girl. But because of all my problems I was stuck on TiBB, began drinking alcohol with some of my friends, skipped school etc. And then she broke up with me. I then realized how much she had actually meant to me. I spent the rest of the year trying to fix myself to win her back. It wasn't until 2011, until she actually spoke to me again though..

1 year ago (2011) - Was a good year. I wasn't on TiBB for the whole year but I shaped my life around. I became the closest with a guy called Dan who is now my best friend. I worked really hard in school, determined to get into a good college. I got back together with the girl that I had loved for so long. One crazy thing that happened though was that I was in Malta with my dad and we almost got killed in this crazy wave thing. It was really scary, and since then I've really grown to appreciate every moment in life.

This year (2012) - Has been amazing, just as good as 2008 if not better. I got accepted into an amazing college in the US. Dan became my best friend, and such an ally for life. I lost my grandfather but I let that be a positive thing and let it inspire me to carry on trying to be the best person that I could be. I did start to smoke weed, but I think in general I just became more open in life. When I say smoke weed though, I only mean once in a while. I then had to leave to college, which was very difficult - going all the way to America. But coming here has been extraordinary. I feel as though I've grown so much as a person. I work hard in school, I play sports, I try to be nice to everyone, I'm the freshman rep of my dorm, I have a job as a store model in Abercrombie and i'm seeing a guy called Austin - i'm trying that side of life out. It's weird cause it's new, but it's really nice. I'm excited to see how life continues, and it's crazy to see how much that has happened in the last 5 years.

Thanks for such a great thread, Ukturtle :hug:

[Brother Leon]

5 years ago I was 14 and in Year 10(Probably my fave School year)...oh the good days :(

[Jake.]

You've had a few rocky years but you've made it!

[Raph]

What made you so interested in Australia and NZ, Ben? Also sorry to hear about your partner, that sounds like it must've been extremely difficult for you. I'm really glad you're in a better place now.

[Livia]

Five years ago I was working in Washington DC. In fact I was just coming to the end of my stint over there and I got back just before Christmas.

[Benjamin]

5 years ago (2007) - I was a bit of a rascal, I had just gotten into 8th grade and I got into trouble all the time with the teachers at school. I had just started at a new school and I was right in the middle of the 'popular' crowd. Definitely wasn't a nice kid though. I was very much against alcohol and drugs though, just attitude wise I was very stubborn and arrogant. :bored:

4 years ago (2008) - 8th grade going on to 9th grade. I had a great year. I named myself 'the lucky kid' cause everything went my way - I won a plane ticket to Japan and a Nintendo DS in two separate raffles. I remember that's the year when I first really got into TV. And that was the year where my lovely Rachel won Big Brother 9. She was inspiring to me, and after watching her on the show, I was inspired to become a better person - someone who was more considerate and caring. I also had my first girlfriend in 2008, well like a 'real' one.

3 years ago (2009) - This year really wasn't all that eventful. I guess though it's when I started to learn more about myself, whilst being confused about myself too. I wasn't really sure about my identity. I signed up to TiBB then too, but being confused about who I was and all, made optimal effort to hide my identity. I think it was the first time in my life where I started to feel drifted away from my friends and the 'popular' crowd. I just didn't want to ruin my life with alcohol and all that.

2 years ago (2010) - I got addicted to TiBB, so I left the site for a good two years. I got way too into it. But that wasn't all. 2010 was just a really difficult year as a whole. It was the worst year of my life. And to avoid my personal problems, I spent so much time on TiBB. It was the year when I had many family emergencies, which weren't easy at all. I lost the presidential elections at my school which crushed me because my opponent was such a malicious person. I first realized that I might be interested in guys too and was very confused. At the same time, I was dating a girl, a wonderful girl. But because of all my problems I was stuck on TiBB, began drinking alcohol with some of my friends, skipped school etc. And then she broke up with me. I then realized how much she had actually meant to me. I spent the rest of the year trying to fix myself to win her back. It wasn't until 2011, until she actually spoke to me again though..

1 year ago (2011) - Was a good year. I wasn't on TiBB for the whole year but I shaped my life around. I became the closest with a guy called Dan who is now my best friend. I worked really hard in school, determined to get into a good college. I got back together with the girl that I had loved for so long. One crazy thing that happened though was that I was in Malta with my dad and we almost got killed in this crazy wave thing. It was really scary, and since then I've really grown to appreciate every moment in life.

This year (2012) - Has been amazing, just as good as 2008 if not better. I got accepted into an amazing college in the US. Dan became my best friend, and such an ally for life. I lost my grandfather but I let that be a positive thing and let it inspire me to carry on trying to be the best person that I could be. I did start to smoke weed, but I think in general I just became more open in life. When I say smoke weed though, I only mean once in a while. I then had to leave to college, which was very difficult - going all the way to America. But coming here has been extraordinary. I feel as though I've grown so much as a person. I work hard in school, I play sports, I try to be nice to everyone, I'm the freshman rep of my dorm, I have a job as a store model in Abercrombie and i'm seeing a guy called Austin - i'm trying that side of life out. It's weird cause it's new, but it's really nice. I'm excited to see how life continues, and it's crazy to see how much that has happened in the last 5 years.

Thanks for such a great thread, Ukturtle :hug:



Every so often I have a good thread. :hugesmile:

But it's interesting to put it down to see about our lives. So much happens and comes and goes, it's so easy to forget everything that happens to shape us to who we are and who we become. At one point in time we all feel as if our lives are crap and at rock bottom, but life fixes itself in the end, sometimes we just have to give it a gentle nudge to encourage it.

Glad to see this year is going well for you, and you too Kizzy, great to see you went back into education and want to do something with it.

[Benjamin]

What made you so interested in Australia and NZ, Ben? Also sorry to hear about your partner, that sounds like it must've been extremely difficult for you. I'm really glad you're in a better place now.

Nay bother about my partner, we live, we learn (most of the time).

And honestly, I've always wanted to travel the world since I was a child. My grandparents on my fathers side travelled all the time after they retired early and every summer i would spend a week with them and they would show me all their travel slides. I was captivated (my sisters however were not). Funnily enough I had never been bothered about Australia, it was always my intention to hit NZ, but when applying for my visa I saw that Oz had better opportunity for work so I figured I'd try there first. Best decision of my life, it was amazing.

I plan to hit Antarctica one day as it looks spectacular and so I can claim to have been on all seven continents. :hugesmile:

[Raph]

But it's interesting to put it down to see about our lives. So much happens and comes and goes, it's so easy to forget everything that happens to shape us to who we are and who we become. At one point in time we all feel as if our lives are crap and at rock bottom, but life fixes itself in the end, sometimes we just have to give it a gentle nudge to encourage it.

I think that's absolutely true. After rain, always comes sunshine. I think the saying goes something like that :p I also think the bad moments in life are actually extremely important - they help you appreciate the good moments and also help shape you as a stronger person.

It's crazy to think how quickly time passes by. Isn't it weird to think that Hira being on Big Brother for example was 2 and a half years ago? It feels almost like yesterday. I think that's partially also to do with the internet and the fact that we can re-watch stuff from the past, as though they did actually just happen. It's always interested me to think, how our conception of time would be different if media and the internet didn't exist!

[Jake.]

To have your will power and just go for it :love:

[Raph]

Nay bother about my partner, we live, we learn (most of the time).

And honestly, I've always wanted to travel the world since I was a child. My grandparents on my fathers side travelled all the time after they retired early and every summer i would spend a week with them and they would show me all their travel slides. I was captivated (my sisters however were not). Funnily enough I had never been bothered about Australia, it was always my intention to hit NZ, but when applying for my visa I saw that Oz had better opportunity for work so I figured I'd try there first. Best decision of my life, it was amazing.

I plan to hit Antarctica one day as it looks spectacular and so I can claim to have been on all seven continents. :hugesmile:

What interests you about NZ though? It's just so far away, even though I love travelling, I would be feel very hesitant about going so far. Antarctica does sound amazing though. I've seen photos from my friends going and stuff and it looks spectacular - so different from any other place in the world :blush:

[Jake.]

Like, I know it's completely unrelated, but yesterday I was watching Piers Morgan's Life Stories... With Kelly Osbourne, and it was on about the song Changes which her and Ozzy covered. That was six years ago, but once I heard it again, it was like it was released yesterday. Life goes so quickly.

[Benjamin]

What interests you about NZ though? It's just so far away, even though I love travelling, I would be feel very hesitant about going so far. Antarctica does sound amazing though. I've seen photos from my friends going and stuff and it looks spectacular - so different from any other place in the world :blush:

I love England, beautiful country but I'm not one to be tied down for too long in one place. Too much to see and not enough time to do it. New Zealand just looked so different and had so much varying nature and scenery to offer, which over time will no doubt be destroyed by humans. I aslo don't have much connection with my family, so leaving them behind and being far away has never bothered me (luckily).


Like, I know it's completely unrelated, but yesterday I was watching Piers Morgan's Life Stories... With Kelly Osbourne, and it was on about the song Changes which her and Ozzy covered. That was six years ago, but once I heard it again, it was like it was released yesterday. Life goes so quickly.

I was listening to t.A.T.u. - 'All the things she said' yesterday, that was ten years ago!

[Raph]

I love England, beautiful country but I'm not one to be tied down for too long in one place. Too much to see and not enough time to do it. New Zealand just looked so different and had so much varying nature and scenery to offer, which over time will no doubt be destroyed by humans. I aslo don't have much connection with my family, so leaving them behind and being far away has never bothered me (luckily).

Ha ha ok yeah I understand the later part. I'm really close to my family so I suppose that would be a little different for me. Is it true that New Zealand is quite similar to Wales though? Sheep and all? :hugesmile: I think personally I like to stick to one place because I like staying in my comfort zone but I think it's so cool that you're up for adventures like that!

[Glenn.]

Ben I'm not being funny or anything but I'm not reading that essay :idc:

[Kizzy]

What a difference 5 years makes eh lads?
It is crazy to sit there and think, I don't recognize that person back then...who were they?
It was public services I studied raph, which is why I get quite defensive of the police and fire service haha!

[Lee.]

5 years ago (2007) - I was a bit of a rascal, I had just gotten into 8th grade and I got into trouble all the time with the teachers at school. I had just started at a new school and I was right in the middle of the 'popular' crowd. Definitely wasn't a nice kid though. I was very much against alcohol and drugs though, just attitude wise I was very stubborn and arrogant. :bored:

4 years ago (2008) - 8th grade going on to 9th grade. I had a great year. I named myself 'the lucky kid' cause everything went my way - I won a plane ticket to Japan and a Nintendo DS in two separate raffles. I remember that's the year when I first really got into TV. And that was the year where my lovely Rachel won Big Brother 9. She was inspiring to me, and after watching her on the show, I was inspired to become a better person - someone who was more considerate and caring. I also had my first girlfriend in 2008, well like a 'real' one.

3 years ago (2009) - This year really wasn't all that eventful. I guess though it's when I started to learn more about myself, whilst being confused about myself too. I wasn't really sure about my identity. I signed up to TiBB then too, but being confused about who I was and all, made optimal effort to hide my identity. I think it was the first time in my life where I started to feel drifted away from my friends and the 'popular' crowd. I just didn't want to ruin my life with alcohol and all that.

2 years ago (2010) - I got addicted to TiBB, so I left the site for a good two years. I got way too into it. But that wasn't all. 2010 was just a really difficult year as a whole. It was the worst year of my life. And to avoid my personal problems, I spent so much time on TiBB. It was the year when I had many family emergencies, which weren't easy at all. I lost the presidential elections at my school which crushed me because my opponent was such a malicious person. I first realized that I might be interested in guys too and was very confused. At the same time, I was dating a girl, a wonderful girl. But because of all my problems I was stuck on TiBB, began drinking alcohol with some of my friends, skipped school etc. And then she broke up with me. I then realized how much she had actually meant to me. I spent the rest of the year trying to fix myself to win her back. It wasn't until 2011, until she actually spoke to me again though..

1 year ago (2011) - Was a good year. I wasn't on TiBB for the whole year but I shaped my life around. I became the closest with a guy called Dan who is now my best friend. I worked really hard in school, determined to get into a good college. I got back together with the girl that I had loved for so long. One crazy thing that happened though was that I was in Malta with my dad and we almost got killed in this crazy wave thing. It was really scary, and since then I've really grown to appreciate every moment in life.

This year (2012) - Has been amazing, just as good as 2008 if not better. I got accepted into an amazing college in the US. Dan became my best friend, and such an ally for life. I lost my grandfather but I let that be a positive thing and let it inspire me to carry on trying to be the best person that I could be. I did start to smoke weed, but I think in general I just became more open in life. When I say smoke weed though, I only mean once in a while. I then had to leave to college, which was very difficult - going all the way to America. But coming here has been extraordinary. I feel as though I've grown so much as a person. I work hard in school, I play sports, I try to be nice to everyone, I'm the freshman rep of my dorm, I have a job as a store model in Abercrombie and i'm seeing a guy called Austin - i'm trying that side of life out. It's weird cause it's new, but it's really nice. I'm excited to see how life continues, and it's crazy to see how much that has happened in the last 5 years.

Thanks for such a great thread, Ukturtle :hug:

What an awfully nice person you sound :love:

[Marcus.]

my 5 year of life

19 year old - last year of wgcc
20 year old - job center/
21 years old - training couers/ask to marry my ex
22 years old - my fist work placement
23 years old - working at red cross

[Me. I Am Salman]

Like, I know it's completely unrelated, but yesterday I was watching Piers Morgan's Life Stories... With Kelly Osbourne, and it was on about the song Changes which her and Ozzy covered. That was six years ago, but once I heard it again, it was like it was released yesterday. Life goes so quickly.

Wasn't that released in 2003?

[Jake.]

Wasn't that released in 2003?

Omg :shocked: I thought it was 2006, I think it was because that's the date it was uploaded on the YT video I watched. Nearly 10 years! Just doesn't seem real!

[InOne]

5 years ago I was in 6th form, probably my best times. After that it all went horribly wrong

[Lee.]

Wasn't that released in 2003?

Yes it must have been Xmas 2003 as I was pregnant at the time and used to get all emotional when I heard it

[Jake.]

Yep 2003 it was, madness.

[Jake.]

A great song tbf

[Munchkins]

5 Years ago was a pretty boring year
4 years ago, was the year my eating disorder surfaced and got quite bad, resulting in my being 4 stone, and having to go to hospital and all that terrible stuff :L
3 years ago, i was recovering, and actually doing quite well
2 years ago i got my first ever boyfriend, and everything was fine, we went out for like 9/10 months..
1 year ago, pretty much i discovered he cheated on me :l, and we broke up, i also began my gcse exams, and a few months ago, i got excellent results

And now i'm Doing my AS year in college, very happy at the moment :D, predicted 4A'S and i'm just working hard and enjoying life :p

[LemonJam]

This thread made me think and realise how much I've changed as a person over the last 5 years. I don't really fancy stating stuff because I've done things I'm not proud of (no, not handjobs in public bathrooms) but wow... realisation.

It's always interesting to see everyone elses business though :evilgrin:

[MTVN]

I guess I was in year 10 this time 5 years ago, year 10 and 11 were pretty good but I was a bit of a dick at times and got in a fair bit of trouble, sixth form were probably my favourite two years, widened my social circle a lot, got on with pretty much everyone and life was just generally really good. Didn't really appreciate that all till I went to Uni though, my first year and a bit here has been pretty good and I'm actually studying stuff I'm really interested in but it's not been the best years of my life like a lot of people say it is for them and while I've got some pretty good friends here I'm still much better friends with people from back home. This weekend I visited one of my old mates from home in Cardiff where he's at Uni, it was his birthday so pretty much everyone went down and it was a class weekend going out and drinking again with all my old mates, has made me really look forward to going back home for Christmas again now. Not sure I've changed all that much as a person, bit more mature now I suppose but I don't think I'm that different to how I was two or three years ago

[Lee.]

This thread made me think and realise how much I've changed as a person over the last 5 years. I don't really fancy stating stuff because I've done things I'm not proud of (no, not handjobs in public bathrooms) but wow... realisation.

It's always interesting to see everyone elses business though :evilgrin:

Wad it blowjobs? :bored:

[LemonJam]

Wad it blowjobs? :bored:

no it wadn't.

[smeagol]

i cant even remember yesterday never mind 5 years.
r years ago i think i was having a threesome with a hobit and a orc somewhere in mount doom trying to get to the ring lol

[Z]

This thread's great, it's interesting to read all your stories :) good idea Ben!

[Marcus.]

This thread's great, it's interesting to read all your stories :) good idea Ben!

yep that why hes the mod

[Shaun]

Hmmmm.

So I started sixth form five years ago, and at that point I'd just put on loads of weight - I was heavier and bigger than I am now - which wasn't great. But at the same time there were loads of house parties, and we started clubbing for the first time, so that was pretty cool :D

The next year, I kind-of flunked my subjects because I really wasn't enjoying them, and ended up with one A Level (an A in English Literature) and a couple of AS levels. At this point I started to realise that I was definitely more than a little bit attracted to guys :laugh: but for some reason I stayed in the closet... and I also had kind-of fallen in love with one of my male best friends but yeah...

Start of 2009 I decided to come out and tell my friends, and also the guy that I was in love with him. That was... in retrospect it went really well. He obviously didn't have mutual feelings, but he was really okay with it and although things were a little awkward for a month or two we carried on being good friends. But uh... I dunno, I was a bit messed up back then. My family aren't the most tolerant or liberal of families, so I found it difficult coming out to them. My mum always sort-of knew, and she seems okay with it most times, but occasionally when we argue over something petty she'll bring up something awful like "I'll never give her grandchildren" or something :crazy: I told her I was bi so it was still a possibility :laugh: but yeah...
Then in May my oldest brother died. The last time I saw him, I was going through this phase of taking night walks, and I bumped into him at about 2am on Torquay's main high street... he was doing the same. It was weird, and after he went into hospital I found it difficult to go see him. He was diagnosed with some form of leukaemia... he was addicted to heroin for the best part of twenty years, and despite attempts at getting clean I think he was just surrounded by bad people. So yeah... at the end of May my mum told me the doctors were talking about turning off life support, so I went to see him, obviously, but... I just found it horrible, I'm useless in those situations, I don't know what to say, and my mum seemed disappointed with me because I just really wanted to leave. In retrospect I can see her point but I'm just not good at dealing with grief at the time.

So obviously that was a huge blow to family life... my mum's been diagnosed with depression ever since, since he was her first born, and yeah... in a way though it's made us all a lot closer.

A couple of months later - September to be precise - my dad went into hospital randomly (I didn't even know he was ill), and my mum woke me up the next morning in tears saying he died. I still haven't really processed that to this day. It was so unexpected and our relationship was so awkward - they were separated, he was an alcoholic, we always got on but were never like... the type of father/son to go fishing or whatever :p But yeah, that one just floored me. Later in the month I got drunk with the best-friend-guy and fooled around with him and I don't know... at the time I was not in a good place, and I kept mistaking all of these small gestures from him, and silly things like sharing a bed, as something more. At one point I just messed things up and we had this massive fall-out, and I didn't speak to him for about a year.

So 2009 wasn't good at all. But one thing that did come out of it was that I went back to college to try and make up for better grades, and I met a handful of really cool and interesting people there.

2010 was somewhat improved. I started writing more, I was getting good grades at college, and towards the end of the year I kind of patched things up with the friend, because we have all these mutual friends from way back to 2004, and the same friend circle, so I felt guilty because I'd made it hard on them. I'd also completely betrayed his trust so, I felt guilty there... and after a couple of really awkward and angry communications, I invited him to this Christmas get-together I'd arranged and we just sort of naturally made up again... it's been pretty good with him ever since, but we're nowhere near as close as we were before 2009. I don't mind though really, because it's helped me get over him :spin2:

So yeah, things were a bit quiet because all my friends had pretty much gone to Uni already :laugh: I became best friends with this girl though who's still my best friend (Greg and Mark met her hai/) and that was a big bonus because she's lovely and sweet and caring and everything. Mid-2011 I got the rest of my A Levels and the results were so good that I ended up in the local paper with my photo :pipe: So I enrolled at Bath Spa in September...

First year of Uni was pretty amazing for the first term, constant parties and clubbing. But in January it was made clear that we'd have to move house back home because our house was condemned, because my landlord (coincidentally my uncle) was a neglectant prick who didn't give a **** about my mum or the house... blamed the problems on us kids (like mould? give over). So my mum was constantly in contact with me, and at this point was when her depression was diagnosed, so obviously this panicked me and I took my eye off of my studies... so yeah, ended up failing first year.

Have since got back in on appeal, though, am now living with some amazing people, and am pretty bloody happy overall. :)

[Doogle]

Mine is mainly school because yeah

5 Years Ago (2007) - I was in Year 6, I remember it well it was just easy work and playing games in the playground like technology didn't even exist :love: I'd only been in Dover half a year at this point (I moved in like May 2007) and it was still weird not being in London. Anyway, I was ridiculously camp and annoying and strange but I was very well liked in primary. :joker:

4 Years Ago (2008) - I moved to a new house after only a year, in the middle of nowhere with crap internet. :bored: And in September I started Year 7, er let's pretend it didn't happen. It was all so exciting being in a new school but I was really irritating and a total mess and didn't make many friends. I was with my class in every lesson and it was weird being in a new environment with new people. At this point I was really horrible to my best friend I think and never did any work, always in trouble.

3 Years Ago (2009) - I loved this year because I started going to my drama group this year and met the best people, but they're all going to uni now :( This was the year I met loads of other people in my year and they mainly hated me but whatever. I became best friends with someone and we were inseparable for the whole year. Erm, I met my "girlfriend" at this time as well and eventually we started "going out" (using quotations because no way is it real when you're 12).

2 Years Ago (2010) - Amazing year. I'm not sure if 2010 or 2011 were better, it's pretty much even. I had arguments with basically all my friends and met other people who were mainly twats. I didn't do much work at school and started getting "popular" as the year went on which meant I was in loads of trouble. This was the first time I watched Big Brother as well. I remember spending the whole Summer obsessed with BB11 despite it being pretty bad looking back.

1 Year Ago (2011) - I'd kill to relive this year. Since most of it was year 9 I took nothing seriously and pissed about all the time. My class were all close by this point and we rickrolled teachers, had food fights, caused teachers to cry etc. the list of things goes on. I signed up to TiBB and spent far too much time trying to make friends on here, but I was still "loved" by loads in real life and managed to balance online and offline well. I did loads of new things this year as well and although I spent loads of it arguing and having fights with people I only ever think back on this year as it being amazing.

Now (2012) - Idk what happened but everything went wrong with GCSEs starting. People started hating me, I got sick of real life and started spending way more time online, especially when Plug happened. I became lazier than ever before. I was more addicted to this site than ever for a bit and basically I barely remember anything from this year. Most of the memories involve video games and I have to look at what songs I added to iTunes in a certain month just to remember what even happened in that month LOL. Now I'm better with everyone but meh, we're all too depressed about the future and spend 90% of the time talking about old times.

Oops essay

edit: I have a really dull teenage life looking back LOL

[Munchkins]

My eating disorder has kind of jumped up and down in the last few years, but its all stable now, so i'd say this year has been the best i've ever had, happy being single, got loads of new friends, enjoying college
ahh hope 2013 is as good

[King Gizzard]

the last 5 years have been my worst and most uneventful years of my life full of mistakes

[Jake.]

Shaun :hug:

[mizzy25]

really interesting to read about everyones life and has inspired me to start up a new thread lol oh and yes il tell u all wot the fortune teller says on thurs and then see if any of it comes true.

[Sarah.]

2007 - I don't really remember much from that year, other than being in Year 10 at school and absolutely hating every minute of it. High School was just horrible and has wrecked my confidence with whatever I do. I'm still 'suffering' nowadays because of being bullied. I remember that 2007 was the year I became obsessed with wrestling and I really wish I hadn't. Met 2 of my best friends online this year also.

2008 - Did my GCSE's, got good grades, left school.. Felt so happy to have left that ****hole. People told me I'd regret not going to prom or saying goodbyes to people but 4 years on and I don't regret a thing. Felt a bit pressured to go to college so I chose English Language, French and IT. Spent 3 months doing it and despising it, didn't hardly turn up.. I dropped out at Christmas. Went to a lot of WWE shows and met a lot of the wrestlers and spent too much of my savings on doing so which I really regret now. Got some online bullies/stalkers who would constantly send me hate messages telling me to die and made me feel ****. They wouldn't leave me alone for months.

2009 - Probably the worst year of my life. I had dropped out of college and basically had nothing to do in my life. I spent 8 months being a lazy bum basically, spent all my time on the internet and working on my website. Went to more WWE shows and I remember spending £150 on a front row ticket to see my favourite wrestler and he wasn't there. I was so sad. Haha. So much money down the drain. In August I decided enough was enough and applied to college to do something I had an interest in which was Graphic Design. Best decision ever. :) 2009 was the year I discovered the genius and perfection of The Beatles after going to Liverpool on a trip :)

2010 - Things got better, I was studying Graphics and really enjoying doing so. My obsession with wrestling slowly fizzled out and I was kind of glad. It was a really unhealthy obsession and looking back on it now, I can see how pathetic I was. I'm actually embarrassed to look back on what I was like. First time seeing one of my favourite bands, Fozzy. Went to see them 11 times in that year. Didn't really have many friends by this year, my 'best friend' who I could talk to about to about anything started becoming distant and eventually told me I was a bad friend and I haven't spoken to her since.

2011 - My last year of college and I left with good grades, I was happy with them. Went to France this year, drove around the north for 5 days with my dad which was lovely. :) Had to make a big decision on whether I really wanted to go to uni. I applied late 2010 because everyone else did but I wasn't sure I even wanted to go. Had to get over my fear of interviews - attended 3 uni interviews and got accepted into 2 of them. I had applied to Liverpool uni but got rejected - if I had been given a place I would have gone which would have dramatically changed my life, I often think how different my life would be right now if I moved away to uni instead of staying at home. Started uni doing Graphic Design in September and met some amazing people. Lots of ups and downs with people at uni. Found it incredibly difficult but stuck to it. My great aunt died (she was more like my nan) and it was really heartbreaking. Miss her loads but she gave me determination to do my best at uni - for her in a way.
I saw Paul McCartney live which was the highlight of my entire year omg :love: Also saw Ringo live too.. but Paul :love:

2012 - Been quite a good year. Ups and downs. Had my first boyfriend in March, and I'm still with him atm. Been a bit crazy in relation to that - lots of good times but a few bad times too but I really like him. Went to New York City which was AMAZING, and went to Dublin also which is a lovely place. Passed my driving test and got my own car.. Passed first year of uni which I was very pleased about, now in my second year and really trying to work as much as possible. This year has been a lot of new experiences for me.

Boring tbh. :(

[Benjamin]

no it wadn't.

Your response made me laugh louder than I should have. :laugh:

[Me. I Am Salman]

Just going to keep it brief

2007 began secondary, got excluded, got into a lot of fights :laugh: but I wasn't that bad really and it was really fun on the friends side of things

2008 was more or less the same as the previous year, but better. I also went on holiday for 4 weeks in Summer (I actually refused to go at one point because I didn't want to miss Big Brother LOL I was such a saddo) but I went and loved it

2009 started really badly with my grandad dying and then for the rest it was just boring. Started revising for my GCSEs in late 2009 as I did triple science, and I think that's when I stopped messing about and became more focused on work (I still got a D :rolleyes:)

2010 was **** at first but amazing around Autumn-Winter

2011, I really enjoyed the first half but the second half was a bit random. In August I had a bit of an accident (it was actually quite funny though). Then my grandma died later that month (was expected though as she was really ill) but my other grandma unexpectedly died exactly a week after. So yeah it was tough :(

2012 was shaky at the start but got a bit better late on and I got good GCSE results :D just started sixth form and I've settled in really well :)

[Jamie585]

Going to be honest, started great, but has got worse.

2007 and 2008 were good. Had lots of mates and was even considered popular :amazed: Had fun with life and had no cares in the world, the only problem was my weight. I was fat. :(

2009 - was when the bullying started, not too severe just a few name calling, but i didn't let it affect me too much, just got on with life.

2010- Started my GCSE's did terrible on my first year!! got nothing above a C

2011 - was probably my worst year. I was being bullied by this group of people who thought they were better than everyone else. I was called every name in the book. Fat ***** was their favorite, it got to the point where they took the piss when I asked for a hotdog at the fair, they made out i was asking for cock and More names came flooding in, All because i asked for a hotdog? Pathetic. but just got on with it even if i was a bit of a loner :L got good GCSE results though :)

2012- Started A levels. Lost a lot of weight :amazed: compliments rushed in! was very happy, but still am a but of a loner at school, can;t help but think it's my fault. A levels are stressful but doing ok, just gotta get on with them pass them and ****** off out of here to start a fresh :)

[Niall]

2007 - I was in year 8, and was nothing more than a Britney-stanning mess can we not mention this period please thank you.

2008 - Nothing much happened here either. I got a little bit less immature and started listening to a lot more music. I made a couple more friends at school too but nothing major really.

2009 - I started using TiBB (albeit under my old account which I lost the password to) but I was only here for on-season. Other than that, I became addicted to Facebook. I also went to China with my Mum in the Summer. That was the best holiday of my life. I've never been to such a wonderful country. It was scary too, because the Chinese authorities were still mindful of Swine Flu when we went so they scanned everyone with thermal cameras as they walked off the plane and into the terminal. I got pulled aside for extra temperature tests and I honestly felt like they were gonna quarantine me. It was pretty horrid to be separated from my Mum in a foreign country like that. :laugh:

2010 - I started using TiBB under this account. Again I initially came for on-season and left, but then I returned in September and discovered C&G after seeing Patrick's thread about punching some kid at school and being suspended or some **** (idek how I remember that). Also, my brother got engaged too, I went to see Gaga in concert, and I got my MacBook after 6 months of saving for it. :love:

2011 - I was much less of a mess in this year. I started using Tumblr and my fashion sense became acceptable. My GCSE results came back and they were middling/decent at best. I started doing my A-Levels which stressed the ****e out of me, had my first relationship which failed miserably, and had to deal with my brother trying to commit twice in the space of 6 weeks. Not nice. I'm glad last year is behind me.

2012 - Hmm. I'm not sure what to make of this year. It's been decent in a lot of ways: I've finally got a good idea on what I want to be when I'm older (a writer), and I've got a really good group of friends I know and trust. I also discovered Björk and Goldfrapp. :love: But it's sucked too. In the summer I had a seizure and that was pretty mental. Ever since then I've been having panic attacks, and though they don't happen as often they're really quite bad when I do get them which has kinda been limiting the things I can do. Oh and my AS results were a bit of a flop (B, D, D, U). Yeah. Not the best of years.

[Benjamin]

Going to be honest, started great, but has got worse.

2007 and 2008 were good. Had lots of mates and was even considered popular :amazed: Had fun with life and had no cares in the world, the only problem was my weight. I was fat. :(

2009 - was when the bullying started, not too severe just a few name calling, but i didn't let it affect me too much, just got on with life.

2010- Started my GCSE's did terrible on my first year!! got nothing above a C

2011 - was probably my worst year. I was being bullied by this group of people who thought they were better than everyone else. I was called every name in the book. Fat ***** was their favorite, it got to the point where they took the piss when I asked for a hotdog at the fair, they made out i was asking for cock and More names came flooding in, All because i asked for a hotdog? Pathetic. but just got on with it even if i was a bit of a loner :L got good GCSE results though :)

2012- Started A levels. Lost a lot of weight :amazed: compliments rushed in! was very happy, but still am a but of a loner at school, can;t help but think it's my fault. A levels are stressful but doing ok, just gotta get on with them pass them and ****** off out of here to start a fresh :)

Ahh, don't stress. You'll find a good circle of friends when the time is right, focus on your studies for the time being. Glad to see you are doing well, buddy.

[Jamie585]

Ahh, don't stress. You'll find a good circle of friends when the time is right, focus on your studies for the time being. Glad to see you are doing well, buddy.

Hopefully when I leave and start a fresh, Thanks! :)

[Raph]

Shaun, it was really nice reading through your post, thanks for sharing that with us. It looks like you've really been through a lot and I just see you in a different way now, sort of like really respect what you've been through kind of thing. You must be a really strong person.

[Raph]

What an awfully nice person you sound :love:

Aw thanks buddy! :hug:

[Jake.]

2007- My nan had died in 2006 which had affected me in so many ways. Basically, before that, I was fat, pretty fat indeed. My nan dying and me giving up meat (idk why i saw some programm where gordon ramsey was killing his pet lamb and i felt sick) ****ed me up a bit. Constant panic attacks through 2006/7, couldn't eat properly due to the fear of choking (couldn't even eat a soup with bread at one point) and always thought I'd lose breath. Wasn't liked in secondary school in 2006/7, bullied pretty badly.
2008- Made some more friends in secondary school, was getting better. My grandad died, which wasn't easy. Still didn't have the most friends in the world tbh.
2009- Things seemed to get better. Fell in with a group, played football during lunch at school, made more friends than before, it just seemed like a good year. Was year 9 in school I think, so yeah, a bit of a dos year but I enjoyed it.
2010- Once again, things on the up. Always having a joke about and stuff, yeah went pretty well. Moved into the place im in now (and Im moving in 2 weeks again :laugh:)
2011- I liked last year. Not much went on but it was my last year before 6th form/college, had a good time in general, socialised more etc
2012- Earlier on in the year I made friends with the people I now love. One of them, we just get on, can't imagine us arguing because we are so alike in humor that we don't take eachother seriously. Left sixth form after one year in june and now go college, regret it sometimes as I miss the people, but moving in 2 weeks so will be right near them! Lost quite a bit of weight this year, and recieved some compliments which is always nice!

So yeah, thats my five years! :D

[Z]

2007 - I'd have been sitting my first set of exams then... I remember being pretty happy for the most part, I got through school with As and Bs, never in trouble at school, I had my circle of friends like most people my age, but I've always been quite an introverted person and I spent a lot of time alone in my room after school, usually on the internet.

2008 - Highers are the most important exams for Scottish kids 'cause they determine whether or not you'll get into uni (as opposed to England where it's your final year of school where that kinda thing is decided) - I got 5As :D so I was pretty chuffed with that. My friend group totally fractured and there were sort of 5 of us who were kinda the core group and I feel pretty bad looking back, because most of the rest of my friends who I'm still friends with today were excluded from that... by the end of the school year, one of those five had ditched us for another group of friends and it all ended pretty badly, a lot of negativity at school and the like.

2009 - this is where my life really started changing - I'd always been friendly with most people in my year at school, but as we were in 6th year, we had the common room and I really made a lot of good, solid friends in my final year, with people that I'd only really known casually before. I went on Roaccutane for my acne, which had really lasting effects on me, I believe. I went to uni later in 2009, moving away from home and living in halls. I was gripped by depression a lot of the time. I'd go to uni at 9am, come back after my class around 10.30am and spend all day in my room, maybe all night too, creep into the kitchen when no one was there, make food and go back to my room again. I blame Roaccutane for the feelings of depression I was experiencing, even though I'd stopped taking it in August, they make you fill out a form about depression before they give it to you and my mum recently told me that some guy killed himself because of it and his parents are now campaigning to get it banned... nasty stuff. It did the job though at least, totally acne free now ~flawless. But yeah, as a result I kind of hated 1st year, I didn't make friends in halls bar 3 of my flatmates (in a flat of 10) but it wasn't really until 2nd year I felt like we'd properly become friends, which is odd.

2010 - Much preferred 2010. Moved out of halls, went home for summer and felt totally fine after being around people I knew and loved for a few months. Moved into a flat with my two best friends from school who also study at my uni. Honestly just the best feeling. Started to properly become friends with my course friends who, although I liked them, we'd never socialised outside of uni and it felt a bit wooden almost, like we would have gone through the motions of asking how they were etc but we weren't proper friends until 2nd year? Anyway, that was great.

2011 - Dad was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, that was pretty hard. He only told me to begin with because I wasn't at home and he told me not to worry about him but I could tell he was devastated, he hadn't even told my mum at this point... One of my flatmates started to be a bit of a dick as well, he wouldn't chip in for communal shopping yet he would eat loads of the food, he was seeing this girl who had a boyfriend and didn't think there was anything wrong with that, I walked in on him having a wank... you know, all those things. Hahaha. But yeah, was kinda glad to have moved out because it was ruining our friendship which is the danger of living with your best friends. I got into what I thought was going to be a proper relationship but instead turned out to be a heartbreaking waste of time. I was basically used as a rebound but it was drawn out over 6 months... ultimately I paid a lot of money to go out and visit to have a week together and got dumped as soon as I got there and pretty much spent a week crying my eyes out with nowhere to go and then had to come back and act like I'd had a really great holiday to my friends and family, who didn't know the real reason why I went. A month later I moved to Germany as part of my degree. I liked the city I lived in and I enjoyed the job, but I hated being there. I felt like I was missing out on being at home. I had few friends there and the ones I did, I felt like were only my friends because I needed to have some, not because I genuinely liked them... which is a pretty awful thing to think, and they were lovely girls, but as a guy, there's only so much you can take of hanging out with girls before you need some male contact, or at least some reprieve from it all... like, they were all mega organised and would assume I'd be coming to everything they'd organise and I'd just not show up and they'd be calling my phone for ages and I'd just sit and watch it ring out and wonder why I was such an awful person... so I think I pretty much battled through a second bout of depression all by myself in Germany. I was still hurting over the way I'd had my heart broken. Eventually I wrote a letter to my little brother telling him what had happened to me because I couldn't bear to tell him in person when I was last at home... he told me he'd read it and that he would reply soon, and then a few days later my dad called me and said they'd "found" the letter (clearly snooped through his things for no reason) and so they found out all about it. That was a very emotional conversation. I was all alone in a foreign country and my parents, mostly my mum, didn't even want to talk to me.. my dad came around after a couple of days and said he'd been giving it a lot of thought and he said that he supported and loved me still and that he was so sorry that I felt I couldn't talk to him about myself, so he started sending me emails almost daily telling me about his life when he was growing up - about his life before he met my mum, before they had me, that kinda thing.. that was a nice bonding experience. It was around this time I decided to go out and start seizing opportunities rather than moping around, because only victims sit around and feel sorry for themselves, and I am not a victim :D so I booked flights to go and visit Shaun, because I'd always told myself that I would one day meet an online friend, so I just did it.

2012 - met Shaun in January :D so much fun! I started to do lots more with my year abroad. I don't know if I enjoyed the experience overall, I think I would approach it differently if I ever moved abroad again, there are so many things I could have done to fill my spare time productively but none of it ever occurred to me while I was there. I think I might move back to Germany when I graduate. I got sexually assaulted in summer. I'm fine with it, I don't really think it's as big a deal as it sounds when you use the words sexual assault, so I can see why so many people who are victims of it don't go to the police about it... still trying to decide what to do about that. It was like 5 months ago now, would be a bit stupid to do anything about it, and I know the guy who did it reasonably well and maybe it was just because there was too much alcohol involved, but I definitely said no, and other people know about it too, so.. I'm back at uni now. I feel so focused this time around, I'm enjoying my courses; I've given two really great presentations and the other day finished an essay that's due on the 3rd, over a week in advance! The old me would have been working to the deadline. I live with two really good friends of mine from uni (but they don't know each other, kinda awkward to begin with but meh) but not with my best friends, which is a blessing. My best friend and I have kind of drifted apart in a lot of ways, I don't think his girlfriend likes any of us so we don't see him as much, and I don't really confide in him anymore, I blame being abroad for that, but when we do see each other it's all good.. he was the first person I called when I found out I had crabs for example :laugh: he even came over to help me remove all my body hair. Such a bonding experience :laugh2:. I keep seeing my ex around uni too. He keeps trying to make conversation, and I'm not the kind of person who'll be rude to someone if I don't want to talk to them, but I'm a lot more guarded now.. don't really trust people as much as I used to, but I'm almost reckless with how easily I'll believe people, so I think overall that's a good thing.

[Ramsay]

The last 5 years have all been a blur tbh

[Kizzy]

2007 - I don't really remember much from that year, other than being in Year 10 at school and absolutely hating every minute of it. High School was just horrible and has wrecked my confidence with whatever I do. I'm still 'suffering' nowadays because of being bullied. I remember that 2007 was the year I became obsessed with wrestling and I really wish I hadn't. Met 2 of my best friends online this year also.

2008 - Did my GCSE's, got good grades, left school.. Felt so happy to have left that ****hole. People told me I'd regret not going to prom or saying goodbyes to people but 4 years on and I don't regret a thing. Felt a bit pressured to go to college so I chose English Language, French and IT. Spent 3 months doing it and despising it, didn't hardly turn up.. I dropped out at Christmas. Went to a lot of WWE shows and met a lot of the wrestlers and spent too much of my savings on doing so which I really regret now. Got some online bullies/stalkers who would constantly send me hate messages telling me to die and made me feel ****. They wouldn't leave me alone for months.

2009 - Probably the worst year of my life. I had dropped out of college and basically had nothing to do in my life. I spent 8 months being a lazy bum basically, spent all my time on the internet and working on my website. Went to more WWE shows and I remember spending £150 on a front row ticket to see my favourite wrestler and he wasn't there. I was so sad. Haha. So much money down the drain. In August I decided enough was enough and applied to college to do something I had an interest in which was Graphic Design. Best decision ever. :) 2009 was the year I discovered the genius and perfection of The Beatles after going to Liverpool on a trip :)

2010 - Things got better, I was studying Graphics and really enjoying doing so. My obsession with wrestling slowly fizzled out and I was kind of glad. It was a really unhealthy obsession and looking back on it now, I can see how pathetic I was. I'm actually embarrassed to look back on what I was like. First time seeing one of my favourite bands, Fozzy. Went to see them 11 times in that year. Didn't really have many friends by this year, my 'best friend' who I could talk to about to about anything started becoming distant and eventually told me I was a bad friend and I haven't spoken to her since.

2011 - My last year of college and I left with good grades, I was happy with them. Went to France this year, drove around the north for 5 days with my dad which was lovely. :) Had to make a big decision on whether I really wanted to go to uni. I applied late 2010 because everyone else did but I wasn't sure I even wanted to go. Had to get over my fear of interviews - attended 3 uni interviews and got accepted into 2 of them. I had applied to Liverpool uni but got rejected - if I had been given a place I would have gone which would have dramatically changed my life, I often think how different my life would be right now if I moved away to uni instead of staying at home. Started uni doing Graphic Design in September and met some amazing people. Lots of ups and downs with people at uni. Found it incredibly difficult but stuck to it. My great aunt died (she was more like my nan) and it was really heartbreaking. Miss her loads but she gave me determination to do my best at uni - for her in a way.
I saw Paul McCartney live which was the highlight of my entire year omg :love: Also saw Ringo live too.. but Paul :love:

2012 - Been quite a good year. Ups and downs. Had my first boyfriend in March, and I'm still with him atm. Been a bit crazy in relation to that - lots of good times but a few bad times too but I really like him. Went to New York City which was AMAZING, and went to Dublin also which is a lovely place. Passed my driving test and got my own car.. Passed first year of uni which I was very pleased about, now in my second year and really trying to work as much as possible. This year has been a lot of new experiences for me.

Boring tbh. :(
Not boring one little bit sarah!
What a great example of how we change and grow as individuals...
Loved reading through this thread, at how most have overcome tragedy and doubt to fulfill goals and dreams.
As said ben great thread :)

[Jords]

Really really interesting reads! Feel so happy reading some of this stuff.. its weird :love:

[Jords]

2007

I was in Year 9 at an all boys Grammar school. I dont remember too much of this year in all fairness, but for sure was at the point where I was at my most hard-working in terms of doing a good job at homework, essays, tests etc. I had made a best mate out of a lad called Peter, who to this day is still 1 of my bests. I didnt have many other friends... despite being quite friendly and warm... a group of 5 of us was forming, though at the time I was sort of embarrassed of the additions because they were branded 'nerds' and I was being brushed with that same stroke and insulted with 'boff' and 'gay' tags. This was quite mindless of me to care but moreso of the dickheads. I also went on holiday to la Pineda (Spain) with my grandparents and brother, who surprised us when my aunty, uncle and 2 cousins joined us after a few days. This was a really good moment for me, love family, and me and my cousin were very close at this point (shes a bit of a mess now) and we had a blast at the water and theme park :D However my nan kept banging on about how amazing my aunty/uncle/cousins were, and topped off with being ill on the last day I told her she was ruining my time by doing this. This upset her. And I felt guilty so I apologised when we arrived home the next day. But it was true, and I wasnt impressed when my mum found out by a family friend that my aunty had been bitching about my little outburst, in the hairdressers. This caused minor complications, but it soon passed, I had an amazing time overall and was very thankful. We look back on very fond memories. 5 years ago... seems so much longer!

2008

Year 10 had soon crept up and GCSE's had began. I had chosen geography, art and resistant materials/graphics (DT) on top of all the standard subjects. The latter 2 because they were fun, and I knew I wanted to carry on with sciencey subjects so there was no point doing something complicated and boring like history :tongue: Was quite wierd me choosing art, I vividly remember at the start of year 7 telling people Id never do art further Im crap, but at the end of that year I got an A** for a paper-mache mask. I was never amazing but did a really good job at that and it changed everything. I really enjoyed the subject. I also had a good established friendship group of the 5 guys (well.. I dont really get on with 1, but we sort of have fun with that). I was no longer embarrassed and even stuck-up for them when abuse came their way. We did Bronze D of E! Didnt really go out much at the weekends. So I tried getting in with the popular group. I didnt get far, I did temporarily form a group with a mate and 2 girls when he was dating 1 of them, but when it ended they stopped speaking to me. I got bullied by a guy called Dan and others on the internet (BEBO) a lot too. Didnt affect me at all. Gave it just as good back. Often told him to bring it up at school - never did. He also used other accounts which I later found out, me thinking at the time it was other people. He was quite obsessed... and I suspected he fancied me because he always probed me to "come out please", I have no idea why. It was odd. Went on German exchange! :D My teacher (often branded a peado, perhaps) really wanted me to take part so offered to pay some for me to go on. My family have financial problems. It was such a fantastic experience. My German partner was a bit boring, but the trips were fun and putting German language to actual practical use finally was great value. I did start to become confused with who I was. Extrovert, introvert? Funny, boring? Amongst other things. This developed in 2009. I became quite a paranoid person. At home times wernt good with family arguments, my nan and granddad lived with us at the time. I often got caught up within it and sided with my grandparnets, which really put a strain on the relationship with my dad...

2009

Final year of GCSE's, year 11. The German girl, named Wiebke by the way, came over to England for 2 weeks. She was a right spoilt little bitch. Moaned about everything, barely ate anything but salad, moaned that I hadnt anything planned (when I was in the middle of organising a trip to London - that was cool) I remember having a full blown argument in the car with her outside Focus as well. I fancied the Thai exchange called Barbara :lovedup:Wouldnt change my partner though, memories, oh so funny and annoying memories. Many pets died this year.. Bonnie, Rocky, Cat R.I.P :sad: I questionned many things about myself and became very unhappy with my social status and weight to the point where I seemed to have a 3/4 week period of depression. Went to school like 6 times during that, form tutor didnt follow it up, stayed in bed most of the day... Then joined TiBB towards the end of BB10. Got really addicted. It was such a refreshing change, I spoke to many on here and felt well liked, I think I achieved #3 in Most Loved this year. Since joining I spent a lot of time dedicated on the forum for the rest of 2009.

2010

Year 11 was ending. I did really well with next to 0 revision in my GCSE's. I got 3 A*s, 7 As and 4 Bs. I swear being in a group of really intelligent and hard-working guys kept me on my toes to be the same. I felt really proud, and so was my mum. I was most impressed with my B in Art, since I put a lot of input working on improving my grade - and it paid off! I was a serious TiBB addict for the first part of the year though, was always on this site. Sixth Form began and I started using it slightly less, but not by much. I made 2 new friends who were girls that quickly became bestfriends. I spent breaks with my guys and lunches with them. Times were good. I laughed a lot and I started becoming happy with my social position. I did however start becoming a bit of a rebel... sciving lessons, not doing well on homework etc. Unfortunately at Christmas we had major family problems which caused my nan and granddad who lived with us to leave home. This was a very difficult time for me. Im close to family and moreso with my nan, she was like a bestfriend. I got worked up, and started flunking sixth form further. My dog Saxon got put down too :( On top of this the 2 girls I had become very close to ditched me just before exams after a cracking Geography trip to Dorset to 'do their own thing. After some meddling about I found out it was for them to attempt to become popular, which really kicked me down and made me feel awful. I didnt get it. We had such a laugh together. This didnt help my paranoia of people's loyalty to me and of my appearance. I think I started using TiBB more again. However looking back its the best thing that could have happened, it made me concentrate on my studies and I revised my butt off after practically doing no work... I got 2 B's in Biology and Geography and 2 C's in Chemistry and Psychology at AS level. I dropped Chemistry when entering Year 13 for A2.

2011

My final academic year after 7 at my secondary school/sixth form. It was really, really good. Despite being caught in the middle of my nan/granddad and mum/dad war, which really got me down, I made another fantastic bunch of mates. We laughed, played cards, were silly and its all the things I shoulda been like back in my younger years. I did become lazy. Work was minimal. But I was enjoying life and going out. I never really knew what uni was like either, but I started visiting places with my parents and bro and had a fun time doing so! It was so exciting getting offers back! I also did more charity work at a local Cancer Research UK shop every Saturday, and I rekindled my joy of swimming and went twice a week. This was to help improve my fitness at the same time.

2012

Worked picked up and I passed A levels with BBC (C in Geog... 1 mark off a B!). I didnt get into UEA but I got into SHU. Initially I was disappointed but I soon got excited. I got 2 cracking bunch of mates, with 3 bestmates - Peter, Will and Lily. And in the summer we got pissed so many times, but it was great. I started to really feel happy about myself. I had been swimming twice a week for over a year now, and the weight was slowly coming off. Uni was also approaching, and I was excited, nervous, disorganised etc. - just like everybody else :amazed:

Now in 2012?

Im currently at SHU doing Psychology which I love. Want to be a councillor. Uni life is AMAZING. Finally gone clubbing and love it. It was hard leaving family but the distant has brought us closer and any bitterness of things are fading. Its nice to be independent and do what you want with everything close. I do miss my mum a lot though. Both sets of grandparents are doing well too, and I visit when I return. Met some great people here, need to work a bit more but doing relatively alright. Feel Ive changed a lot since Ive been here already, getting more confident, though still a mess at presentations. Weight is falling off as Ive finally got the courage to hit the gym. TiBB? I pop on, its nice to actually have a life but I still enjoy reading posts here. m still a bit paranoid from time-to-time and need to work things out, but all in time. I have a regret of not meeting more people during Freshers, but nothing I cant work on. Oh, and I need to find a house for next year... eek! And a job.


Spent hours writing this, didnt know I had so much to say about myself :blush2:

[Benjamin]

An interesting five years for you Jords, glad to hear you did well and picked yourself back up. Also glad to hear you are enjoying uni life.

[Jords]

Thanks :)

Cannot believe its nearly 5am!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Was kinda theurapeutic writing that, really brought the memories back and how things have gotten so much better.

[Shaun]

Glad you're having a great time Jords :D and I agree LOL, after I wrote mine I felt really happy.

[GypsyGoth]

I've walked more than 2,000 miles over the last 5 years.

[King Gizzard]

you knob

[GypsyGoth]

You are such a double knob!!!

[King Gizzard]

that's just taken it way too far

[GypsyGoth]

Ok I'm sorry, I got carried away.

[King Gizzard]

apology not accepted.

[GypsyGoth]

Check again!! I bet that apology was accepted!

[Jarrod]

2007 - Can't really remember this year so much. I turned 10, and i went on holiday to Disneyland Paris...

2008 -In September i moved to High School and started Year 7. I also advanced in Welsh ect and started new subjects like French. Also went on holiday to Majorca this year. Nothing too major happened this year however, i know this was my last summer on a Caravan Park in Wales with all my friends before i moved to a near-by Village.

2009 - In January i moved House to my first fully Welsh Village. This year was a turning point for me in school really. I was never popular in school and didn't really have any friends. People saw me as a easy target and i was bullied quite a bit in this year. It stopped after it got bad enough to phone the School and get the bullies sorted out. Also this was the year where I applied to appear on BGT. I got an audition date and venue but i never plucked up enough courage to go, due to people finding out and making fun out of it ect. Went on my first over-night school trip to London to see Hairspray in the West End

2010 - I remember being heart-broken and distraught that David Tennant had left Doctor Who on New Years Day. This year was quite a hard year. I felt very drawn away from my friends in school and for no reason felt alone for quite a while. But in September when i moved into Year 9 of school, auditions to appear in the school's performance of 'We Will Rock You' came along. I put my name down to appear and this was where my courage began to build. Made lots of friends and even my first Girlfriend came out of it. I also moved house again to where i currently live. Oh and i went to France with the school for the first time this year.

2011 - Nothing major happened at all. Settled into my House, enjoyed summer you know the usual. This is the year where i lost a load of weight ect and suddenly grew taller. I made my GCSE choices - Catering, French, Information Tech and a BTEC Performing Arts Course.

2012 - This is probably the biggest year of them all. I sat my first GCSE exams in May and escaped with a B in English Lit, and a B in my Catering Practical. Major things happened at home, but i don't really like talking about it. I finally felt like i fitted in, at school and had a stable group of friends. I also appeared in the school's production of 'Hairspray' a few weeks ago which is an experience i'll never forget. Since March, i have grown in confidence, in personality and also in skills. I feel much happier with myself now, i feel like i can do anything without being knocked down by a load of selfish and horrible bullies. I also went to France again with the school because of my GCSE course. This year I also went to my first real concert with two friends. It was Pixie, Olly Murs, Cover Drive Dianna Vickers and AME



Nothing amazing but here you go.

[Jake.]

Good read Jarrod :)

[Jarrod]

Good read Jarrod :)

Thanks :)

[Mystic Mock]

5 years ago - I was leaving Primary School and getting prepared for Secondry School, I moved from my first Secondry School after the first day as my parents didn't like the look of the School in the end, I then lost contact with the few friends I actually had at Primary School, but all was good with the next Secondry School.

4 years ago - Moving to Tamworth as it was nearer my School, plus Aston became a dump so I had to make a massive adjustment from the city life.

3 years ago - I got my very first Laptop and I was testing my Documents out first and wrote a few crappy stories lol, and then I finally came on TIBB as Jedward Fever and was hated by nearly everyone at first lol.

2 years ago - Me and my Niece was spending time together properly for the first time as I had to help my Mom with looking after her which has been the same since.

1 year ago - My Sister announced that she was pregnant again so we all predicted what the name would be and I was right in the end.

Present day - Just having troubles asking a girl out.:joker:

[Ramsay]

Is it Mollie?

[Mystic Mock]

Is it Mollie?

A Mock never reveals the name of the girl.:hugesmile:;)

[Ramsay]

So it's Mollie?

[Mystic Mock]

So it's Mollie?

Do you want it to be Mollie?:joker:

[Ramsay]

But it is Mollie right?

[Mystic Mock]

But it is Mollie right?

I've PM'd you.

[Ramsay]

False alarm everyone its just Niamh http://i.imgur.com/LbuEb.png

[Kate!]

So, here's an oldie but goodie type thread. 5 years I've been living in Wigan, and fast forward to today, despite myself I'm actually really happy although I sabotaged everything at one point. Things are fine now thank God. I'm very lucky.

Also I've met our lovely Ness twice and had a whale of a time both experiences. We are meeting up in Liverpool at the end of next month for a meal and a show with a bit of shopping thrown in.

So yeah, it's been good overall.

Hugs

Kate x

[Kate!]

Also, I've read the entire thread, it's truly lovely and inspiring Benjamin

[Benjamin]

Eek at 2012 me hahaha. As if that was 12 years ago too!

[Kate!]

Eek at 2012 me hahaha. As if that was 12 years ago too!

I know. How time flies.

[Glenn.]

Ben do you remember the day before you went off somewhere we had a going away thing for you and you didn’t even come online for it

[Kate!]

Yes Ben you little fiend. Lol. :love:

[Kate!]

Eek at 2012 me hahaha. As if that was 12 years ago too!

Do us an update??

[rusticgal]

Eek at 2012 me hahaha. As if that was 12 years ago too!


Are you still in New Zealand Ben?

[smudgie]

Spent the last 5 years doing nothing much.
Sorting jobs for the bungalow renovation and keeping hubby busy.
Don’t get out much but live a good happy life.💕

[Kate!]

Spent the last 5 years doing nothing much.
Sorting jobs for the bungalow renovation and keeping hubby busy.
Don’t get out much but live a good happy life.💕

:love:

[Benjamin]

Ben do you remember the day before you went off somewhere we had a going away thing for you and you didn’t even come online for it

No I did but I was late and drunk :joker:

[Benjamin]

Are you still in New Zealand Ben?

No. Moved there and back twice since then hahaha. Back in Wales now after living in Isles of Scilly for a bit. :laugh:

[Benjamin]

Do us an update??

Hahahaha sooooo much has happened in 12 years. Not sure I have time or energy. :joker:

[Kate!]

Hahahaha sooooo much has happened in 12 years. Not sure I have time or energy. :joker:

Well we are very glad to have back anyway.