Redditors who are 45 or older need some help on a paper

How old are you currently? 53

Are you male or female? Male

When you were 16, what did you like to do with your free time? Mostly reading and listening to the radio. TV was OK, but you watched on its terms; we probably got a VCR when I was about 16. I also built some models - airplanes, cars, etc. and I played trumpet. I was in a folk dance group.

When you were 16, what were your goals for the future? Not sure I had goals at 16. I vaguely knew I was destined to go to college (I was/am pretty smart) but didn't decide on a major until 18.

When you were 16, where did you see yourself five years later? Again, not sure I thought that far ahead. I would have known that by that time I'd be done with college and either working or looking for my first real job (turns out that was false, since I went to grad school).

When you were 16, what was your preferred means of communication with your friends?) Telephone and talking in person, either at school or go to their house and see if they were home.

Did you have a job outside of school? I babysat and mowed lawns. Around 16 or 17 I got a job as a stockboy in a clothing store in the mall. I also worked as a camp counselor one summer around then.

Participate in sports? No sports, but I did marching band.

Have a car? Not of my own, no. I had access to a family car.

Get along with your parents? Reasonably well. I had a lot more disagreements with my dad than my mom.

Value school? VALUE school? School just WAS. I never thought twice about it.

What sort of things did you worry about? Girls, and socialization issues in general. I was very shy and had a hard time talking to girls; I had also had a bruising junior high school experience in which I was bullied daily. At 16 I was mostly happy if nobody noticed me, but that also made me lonely.

Come from a large family or small? Two siblings.

One parent or two? Two parents.

What did your parent(s) do for work? Schoolteacher and IT technician.

What kind of area were you living in? Suburb.

feel free to PM if you don't want to leave any of this out in the open and thank you in advance. I don't mind putting this in the open for now, but I will most likely delete it after a few days.

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