I used to think...

[Ideal08]

Have you reflected back over your life and seen growth? What's different now? What did you used to think?

[Ideal08]

I used to think that...

...love was enough.
...I'd be married and have at least one child by now (28y/o).
...if I gave him what he wanted, he'd give me what I wanted (go 'head WTE!!!)
...broccoli was nasty.
...it was ok to relax my hair.
...people didn't see ME.
...I would never find the love that I want

(I have more, but I have to go, lol)

[Riley]

I used to think that right now at 26 I would be graduating Med School, planning a wedding for this year and looking forwrad to having kids in the near future. I also thought my close friends in HS would be the same ones that I have now.

Alternate plans I would be almost finished grad school.... still trying to get through.

There are some things that I regret that I didn't do and some things that I regret I did. All in all I have to make the best of the situation that is before me.

[Sexy Mocha]

I used to think.....

....life was supposed to be fair
....learning about black history wasn't important
....going to church was annoying
....cream cheese tasted like cottage cheese
....credit cards were "free money"
....reading the Wall Street Journal was something nerds did
....I HAD to perm my hair

[Urbane]

I use to think that...

- climbing the corporate ladder was the only thing to do as a professional
- i would never gain weight... (what was i thinking!?!?!?)
- i would be pregnant in yr #2 of marriage
- i would forever care how people felt or what they said about me
- i would never have a savings account that wasn't negative

[AKA2D '91]

I use to think that:

(every)one would treat you the way you treat(ed) them

(every)one would do for you what you did/do for them

(every)one would be there for you (in times of need) when you were there for them (in their time of need)

(every)one is happy for your accomplishments

[HopefulProspective]

-- My 20's would never get here. Now they have come and left.

--Employment would be easy after college. Lesson learned.

--I would be a teacher and love every minute of it. I left after 1 and a half years. Been working in the computer industry for 4+years now.

--I would have a dream wedding...Well, due to financial issues, the court house was fine. The BBQ dinner after was the BOMB!

--I would have only one child. A GIRL. I have boys and that is fine with me.

--My grandparents would live forever. Now all four of them are gone.

And finally...

--I would be a member of my sorority of choice...It has been 10 long years and counting. Hey, I haven't given up yet!

[Bamboozled]

I used to think that....

30 seemed so far away.

after my last boyfriend, I would never love again.

all my friends had my best interest at heart.

I'd be married by now .

my daddy would take care of me for the rest of my life.

my butt was too big and my thighs not firm enough ... now I've learned to love them.

all men cheat.

people say what they mean and mean what they say.

my body would look the same as it did in my early 20s.

if I worked hard, I could accomplish whatever I put my mind to.

looks were enough.

[librasoul22]

Throughout various stages in my life, I used to think...

I knew everything!

No one could figure me out.

Guys who were successful outside of the realm of the law were sexy.

By the time I was 21 I would be a self-made millionaire.

Meals began and ended with peanut butter and jelly.

I didn't need anyone for anything!

Now I know that...

I have a LOT left to learn!

There are a few people who can figure me out

Hey, a successful man is a successful man, no matter how he obtains it!

I am 21...still waiting on the millions to roll in...anytime now...

Being in college, Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwiches are 4 star meals! Breakfast lunch and dinner, baby! LOL

Man, now I know I need MONEY! LOL! I need understanding professors! I need roommates who can pay their bills on time and not break their lease! Sigh...

[Sexy Mocha]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Bamboozled
I used to think that....
all men cheat.



You mean to tell me they all don't???

[Bamboozled]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Sexy Mocha

Originally posted by Bamboozled
I used to think that....
all men cheat.



You mean to tell me they all don't???

Yeah, you caught me .... they do. I was just trying to be optimistic .

[Sexy Mocha]

Originally posted by Bamboozled
Yeah, you caught me .... they do. I was just trying to be optimistic .

Oh, I see....

[Ideal08]

I used to think...

I had thick and bushy eyebrows (clearly aren't thick enough).
I had ugly feet.
I couldn't wear sandals.
I had ugly teeth.
my skin was too dark.
(evidently) that what my sisters (and others) said was law.
I liked to talk on the phone.
you could take people at their word.
I could watch a lot of TV if I just tried.
I was weird cuz I liked to read instead.
something was wrong with me, in general (I am a little different, lol, I can admit that now. ).
the police were your friends.
everyone's life was perfect but mine.
I'd be a baller by now.
I'd have some skeerious cash flow by now.
my sisters were the coolest people in the whole world.
all Black people had the same upbringing and experience that I did (naive, ok?).
all the big cities in Ohio were like Cleveland (big let down, HUGE).
I couldn't wait to be away from Wittenberg (I miss it terribly).
I would never wear make-up.
I'd never find a job I truly loved (God is GOOD!!).

[ClassyLady]

I used to think

- that best man I could get were thugs and hustlers
- there were no intelligent and socially conscious black people that were still cool
- if I took care of a man, he would take care of me too
- I would never be broke or hungry when I got to college
- you can't make Oodles of Noodles in the microwave
- I would always be in shape
- Once you get a six pack you can never lose it

[HopefulProspective]

Originally posted by ClassyLady
I used to think

- I would always be in shape
- Once you get a six pack you can never lose it

Oh, yea...I thought that too. I used to have a six pack, but now I have a 3 liter...