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Mad_Dem_X

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71. When I was around 9 years old, I stole some candy.

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 02:47 PM

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Just to see if I could get away with it. I almost did, but I told my sister, who in turn told my mother, who then punished me. That was the end of my life of crime.

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Was there ever a time you got into mischief or trouble as a child? Edited to add, what did you do? Me I had a 5 year [View all] debm55 Sunday OP

5th. Eko Sunday #1

I don't understand, I edited my OP. debm55 Sunday #3

I plead the 5th. Eko Sunday #7

HAHAHAHAHAHHA, That's funny, Thank you for letting me know debm55 Sunday #11

That's silly. Statute of limitations would apply to almost anything you did as a child. malthaussen 1 hr ago #73

Almost anything is the important phrase lol. Eko 1 hr ago #77

Same here. OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #53

What day?😁 Lochloosa Sunday #2

Thank you very much Lochloosa. What did you do? debm55 Sunday #4

I'll take Elo's lead. Ill plead the 5th Lochloosa Sunday #17

Bad decisions make for good stories OC375 Sunday #5

Thank you. OC375 debm55 Sunday #6

As a child no... as a teen every chance I got. Phoenix61 Sunday #8

Thank you for sharing with us. Phoenix61. It wasn't Penn State was it? debm55 Sunday #12

No, University of Florida.nt Phoenix61 Sunday #34

Just from your description I had guessed UF! lark Yesterday #60

Shoplifted a candy bar at Safeway when I was eleven.. Permanut Sunday #9

Thank you very much for sharing with us. Permanut. I fill sorry for you. debm55 Sunday #13

I still get into mischief as an adult! True Dough Sunday #10

Very true. TrueDough. debm55 Sunday #14

Too busy trying to get good grades, calimary Sunday #15

Me too, calimary, Me too. debm55 Sunday #19

I was in Catholic school for 12 years and the oldest of 6 kids. Ritabert Sunday #16

Thank you very much , Ritabert. for sharing. I went to Catholic school for 8 years. Family moved to the suburbs and went debm55 Sunday #20

So you've been there. 🙂 Ritabert Sunday #22

Yes, I I went to Catholic school in a mill town outside of Pittsburgh, debm55 Sunday #24

I would just leave school if I wanted to. Mister Ed Sunday #21

That's very intersting. Thank you Mister Ed. debm55 Sunday #26

I was a similar sort. Fortunately I generally liked school until the seventh grade. hunter 19 hrs ago #65

Hmmmm. Punishments. Not too many, or too severe. Mister Ed 18 hrs ago #66

LOL, I once got suspended for cutting school. malthaussen 1 hr ago #74

My Mother brought me a toy gun at a second hand store because I was into cowboys and Indians for a time. kimbutgar Sunday #23

Oh my. Glad it was a toy gun debm55 Sunday #28

I, of course, was a perfect child; well behaved in every respect. rsdsharp Sunday #25

Oh you, It wasn't you was it? debm55 Sunday #29

It wasn't? I mean. . . Why no, of course not! rsdsharp Sunday #40

Good to hear, rsdsharp. I was afraid it was you. debm55 Sunday #41

Suspended from school once MaryMagdaline Sunday #27

Thank you very much for sharing with us. My HS had a patio where kids could smoke. debm55 Sunday #30

Ours, too! Beginning in 8th grade MaryMagdaline Sunday #33

Wow. ours was in 10th,11th and 12th grade. debm55 Sunday #35

Interesting. You're a year older than I, but our high schools had different standards... malthaussen 1 hr ago #75

When I was 6 years old out at my grandparents farm KS Toronado Sunday #31

WOW. Thank you for sharing with us. I think it was more your uncle's fault for not unloading. Did your kid brother get debm55 Sunday #36

He walked scot free being the youngest. KS Toronado Sunday #38

Thanks, KS Toronado. debm55 Sunday #39

Only time my dad ever spanked me. I was sinkingfeeling Sunday #32

Oh I am so sorry , sinkingfeeling. debm55 Sunday #37

I was about 4 or so. Talitha Sunday #42

Thank you for sharing with us. I got beat with a broom for letting a 5 year old boy kiss me. I was 5. debm55 Sunday #43

So sorry that happened to you, Deb. Talitha Sunday #44

Thank you, Talitha. debm55 Sunday #45

Got caught by the Navy Police LogDog75 Yesterday #46

Thank you LogDog75 for sharing, with us. That sounds like a real adventure. debm55 Yesterday #49

deb, I am sorry you got beat. Physical punishment was so common once irisblue Yesterday #47

Thank you irisblue. Back then it was what it was.Sorry to say. debm55 Yesterday #50

This message was self-deleted by its author irisblue Yesterday #48

Being the 2nd of 4 boys Sailingdiver Yesterday #51

HAHAHAHAH. Thank you for sharing. Did your family ever make it to church? debm55 Yesterday #55

When I started school Sailingdiver Yesterday #52

HAHAHA That;s funny that you for sharing.Sailingdiver. debm55 Yesterday #56

I got in a fight in 2nd grade CanonRay Yesterday #54

I bet she wasn't.to happy with you. thank you very much for sharing with us. CanonRay. debm55 Yesterday #57

I was an angel, never did anything wrong. That's my story and I am sticking to it. nt doc03 Yesterday #58

HAHAHAHHHAH. Thank you, doc03. debm55 Yesterday #59

An easier question to answer: HappyH Yesterday #61

HAHAHHAHAHHA. Thank you very much, HappyH debm55 Yesterday #62

I lived in Frankfurt Germany gopiscrap Yesterday #63

Oh that is funny, but bad at the same time. Thank you for sharing your post with us. debm55 Yesterday #64

I was a pyromaniac. hunter 16 hrs ago #67

Thank you hunter. I am glad you stopped that activity. debm55 6 hrs ago #69

Ran away from home on my pony. We lived on the bank of Lake Michigan. It was a dangerous Ziggysmom 9 hrs ago #68

Thank you , Ziggysmom, I am glad you and the pony were okay. debm55 6 hrs ago #70

When I was around 9 years old, I stole some candy. Mad_Dem_X 2 hrs ago #71

Constantly. I came from a tough neighborhood for the white-boy suburbs... malthaussen 1 hr ago #72

When I was a Junior in HS I got a date with the prettiest cheerleader who lived just walkingman 1 hr ago #76

All the time. no_hypocrisy 1 hr ago #78

I stunk up the entire school Diraven 55 min ago #79