what did you do for your 18th birthday?

[Ava]

mine isn't until October, but I'm trying to figure out what i want to do. i honestly would rather take a trip to an awesome place than have a big party. what did you do for your 18th?

[Haole Girl]

1. Mine was wonderful...

I spent it in Hawaii. And, on my 18th birthday (this was when drinking was legal at 18 in Hawaii) my mother ordered two Mai Tai drinks & she and I sat on the lanai and toasted to my birthday. It was great. :-)

[Karenina]

2. I'm an October baby too...

but it was 4 decades ago and I don't remember AT ALL. Prolly better that way. :evilgrin:

[hobbit709]

3. Same here, but I'm sure it involved a lot of illicit substances.

[Karenina]

9. That's what I'm thinking too...

Prolly why I don't remember. :rofl:

[Fox Mulder]

4. I didn't do anything special.

Just did the whole family thing.

[skygazer]

5. Babysat my nephew

:eyes:

I had no money to go out so my sister took advantage of that and, instead of TAKING me out, left me with her kid while SHE went out. 18 was huge, too because the drinking age was 18 back then.

But my boyfriend gallantly hitchhiked over in a blizzard with a bottle of 151 rum so we sat around my sister's place and got drunk. :P

[KitchenWitch]

6. Had front row tickets to Def Leppard

[fizzgig]

7. had a party at chuck e. cheese

it was a blast

[WCIL]

8. I don't remember what I did

it was so long ago and probably wasn't very exciting. My daughter turned 18 last May, and she went on the "I'm 18" circuit. She went to the adult video shop, and then the convenience store for cigarettes and a lottery ticket. She hasn't repeated any of it, but she does plan to take my son when he turns 18 next month.

[swag]

10. I think I got a check for $50 and a fucking Holy Bible.

I hope you do better than I did!

[KitchenWitch]

20. I didn't know the Holy Bible could fuck?

:wow:

[swag]

25. Ezekiel 23:30 for example

[JVS]

53. I believe you meant to refer to 23:20

[swag]

56. Oh yeah.

Thanks!

[nomorenomore08]

11. Don't remember - and it was only 5-1/2 years ago.

If it was a school night, probably just pizza and a cake with my parents. If not, I probably got drunk with my friends.

[Rising Phoenix]

12. I left all my friends in Pittsburgh

and drove to Boston with my mother, who cried the whole way

[elleng]

50. Cried because you were driving???

Or because YOU were SO OLD? or because SHE was so old?

(Believe me, I empathize! I've got a 23 yr old daughter, and a 19 yr old. May cry now!)

[Rising Phoenix]

60. because my dad had just died

[DarkTirade]

13. I can't remember things that happened THAT long ago...

us old farts don't have such good memory. :P

[grannylib]

14. Went to see Led Zeppelin

:-) Pretty sweet!

[Roon]

15. I went to a bar

When I was 18 it was legal for me to drink 3.2 beer.

[littlebit]

16. I went to a bar

and got so drunk that I was throwing up for days.

[LiberalEsto]

17. Went drinking in NYC

This was 1970 and the drinking age was 18 in New York State.

[Joey Liberal]

18. Got roaring drunk n/t

[ghostsofgiants]

19. I don't remember. robably nothing, since I've never been big on birthday celebrations for myself/

[tigereye]

party in the park I think

got some cool college goodies, as I recall. It was quite a long time ago. :P

[tigereye]

21. party in the park I think

got some cool college goodies, as I recall. It was quite a long time ago. :P

[Orsino]

22. Shared a cake with a lifelong friend who has the same birthday.

We'd shared our first birthday, too.

[Forkboy]

23. It was awhile ago, but I'm pretty sure I saw Megadeth with Overkill that night.

If not actually on my birthday then it was damn close.

[quakerboy]

24. I stayed home and read a book

Perhaps 2.

[azmouse]

26. Nothing.

I've never had a birthday party in my entire life and I'll be 47 in Aug.

[Ava]

27. ...

:( we will have to throw you a du cyber b'day party then! when is your birthday?

[azmouse]

30. I'm 2 days older than Barack Obama.

:party:

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

28. I really don't remember. It was a looooooong time ago.

If you claim to remember what happened during the '60s, you weren't really there...

[SoxFan]

29. Registered to vote

Really. I went to the town clerk's office and became one of the few Democrats in my hometown!

[Duppers]

31. Ava, if you couldn't travel, what would ya do?

Have a party?
What kind of gift would you wish for? Besides world peace and a sincerely adoring, loving beau? ;)

My son's 21st is coming up next Monday. He's has U. classes that day and the next, so he can't do anything big. But I'd like to surprise him with something extra, besides a cake, card, a meal, & a $50. But that should be enough, right?

Anywho, keep us posted so that DU can join in on your party. (We're so proud of you, btw.)

[Ava]

38. maybe two tickets to a concert that is close by

ticket master usually has pretty good priced tickets for shows:
http://www.ticketmaster.com/

[Duppers]

46. thanks!

Good choice. :)

[Critters2]

32. No idea. My eighteenth birthday was so long ago that I fear it is lost to the mists of time.

Perhaps some archeologist will find evidence of it and write a fascinating piece on the birth anniversary rituals of Eastern Iowans some day.

Were I you, I'd go with the trip. That way, you'll remember it...unlike me.

[OzarkDem]

33. I recall getting lots of flowers

I asked for roses from boyfriends and family and got a few dozen. I think I went to a rock concert with my steady bf, don't recall which one.

[yellowdogintexas]

34. I was in the dorm at college and a couple of my friend threw me a surprise

birthday party because I was so depressed ..my grandfather had passed away a few weeks earlier and his birthday was 2 days after mine and we always celebrated together, so I was very sad about that. They made me feel so much better!

[yellowdogintexas]

35. what day in October? I am an October baby too: 27th nt

[Skittles]

36. enlisted in the military n/t

[Robeson]

37. I have no idea. I'm sure it was drug induced in those days.

[Inchworm]

39. We had a party

that I missed 'cause I was passed out from celebrating early.

Don't do that :P

:hi:

[BreweryYardRat]

40. Very little.

My dad and I went out and had a nice dinner.

[The Straight Story]

41. If I remembered it would not have been any fun

:)

[Aristus]

42. PT and lots of formations.

I turned 18 during Army Basic Training.

[Broken_Hero]

43. nothing

absolutely nothing...hmm, wait a minute...I think I had to work that day.

[Mz Pip]

44. Ran a stop sign

and nearly got a ticket. I think the only reason the cop didn't write me up was because it was my birthday.

That's all I remember. It was a very long time ago...

[flamingyouth]

45. I got food poisoning.

Here's a tip: don't eat the curried shrimp at Michel's on Waikiki (if they're still there). I found out that there is a cool hospital in the Hyatt Regency on the beach there, though. My family took me to Hawaii and we rented this amazing condo there. I was sicker than hell, but other than that, good times.

[WildEyedLiberal]

47. I think the most daring thing I did was buy a lotto ticket

I don't smoke and don't care about porn... oh yeah I also registered to vote, but as it was three weeks too late for the 2002 elections, that was pretty underwhelming too.

[NNadir]

48. I drank. The drinking age was 18 in NY. What a waste!

I hope you do something way more beautiful.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

49. Cool. Do something fun and meaningful!!

My daughter is soon to graduate from college. Her birthday is in late October.

Rock on and think of something fun and meaningful to do!!!

:yourock:

[elleng]

51. I don't remember, Freshman year, but

'Love Me Do was released in Canada on February 4, 1963. Capitol Records of Canada President Paul White recalls how the Beatles first single released in North America came about: "I use to listen to about fifty new records a week....Then one day I put on "Love Me Do" by a group called the Beatles.'

http://news.google.com/archivesearch?scoring=t&hl=en&um=1&lnav=ent5&sa=N&q=%22love+me+do%22

[JVS]

52. I had a cigar.

It annoyed my dad that I was smoking.

[seemunkee]

54. Had a dinner party for my closest friends

I made Bouillabaisse for the main course, can't remember what else I cooked.

[shaniqua6392]

55. My 18th birthday was pretty uneventful.

I was 5 months pregnant for my daughter, who is 26 years old now!! I probably munched on carrot sticks and took a prenatal vitamin. LOL!!! I think you should take a really cool weekend road trip somewhere with friends or family.

[calico1]

57. Oh lordy!

That was 32 years ago for me!

I don't really remember but I am sure there were platform shoes and a cool shag haircut involved!

:silly:

[electron_blue]

58. Nothing special. I hope you have a great time!

[dpbrown]

59. Got too drunk (it was legal then)

Sober since '83, though.