How old were you when you...

cruel_butterfly · May 9, 2006, 4:10am

Lost your virginity? 17
Moved out of your parents’ house (excluding living in a college dorm)? 19
Had your first taste of alcohol? 10
Saw pornography for the first time? 12
Smoked your first cigarette? 17
Used a recreational drug for the first time? 18
Had someone close to you in your age range (say within 2 years either older/younger) die? 27
Got your drivers’ license? 16
Unintentionally lost a job (got fired / laid off, but not quit)? 20
(If you’re straight) admitted to your parents that you’ve had sex? 19
Saw an r-rated movie in a theater? 10
Bought a car? 22

Matthew1 · May 9, 2006, 4:11am

I’m a 20 yo male

Lost your virginity? umm…14
Moved out of your parents’ house (excluding living in a college dorm)? 16 first time…18 second time
Had your first taste of alcohol? like 10
Saw pornography for the first time? bout the same…10
Smoked your first cigarette? 9?maybe as late as 11
Used a recreational drug for the first time? haha 14
Had someone close to you in your age range (say within 2 years either older/younger) die? 16
Got your drivers’ license? 16
Unintentionally lost a job (got fired / laid off, but not quit)? not yet (kow)
(If you’re gay) came out to your parents? (If you’re straight) admitted to your parents that you’ve had sex? Kinda never discussed it
Saw an r-rated movie in a theater? 10ish
Bought a car? 18

Snarky_Kong · May 9, 2006, 4:29am

20
20
18
13
N/A
19
nobody I was close to yet
17
N/A
N/A
16
N/A

Rhiannon8404 · May 9, 2006, 4:41am

Lost your virginity? 24
Moved out of your parents’ house? 24
Had your first taste of alcohol? like 4 or 5, I remember getting a Dixie cup of
beer from my Grandpa each time he’d open one for himself. We used to drink
Pabst Blue Ribbon. He’s dead and I drink better stuff now.
Saw pornography for the first time? 17
Smoked your first cigarette?
Used a recreational drug for the first time? 31
Had someone close to you in your age range (say within 2 years either older/younger) die? 15, leukemia, we were sophomores in HS
Got your drivers’ license? 19
Unintentionally lost a job (got fired / laid off, but not quit)? 25, radio station I worked for was sold
(If you’re gay) came out to your parents? (If you’re straight) admitted to your parents that you’ve had sex? Well, I’m sure they figured it out once I was married, if not then, certainly by the time I was pregnant. We’ve never actually spoken of it
Saw an r-rated movie in a theater? 16? I don’t really remember
Bought a car? 20

Fern_Forest · May 9, 2006, 4:42am

Lost your virginity? (23)
Moved out of your parents’ house (excluding living in a college dorm)? (18)
Had your first taste of alcohol? (3) They weren’t watching me
Saw pornography for the first time? (9) Rooting around in my parents closet.
Smoked your first cigarette? (24) although my dad let me take a big puff as a kid so’s it’d learn me. It did. Just tried another at 24 to see what it was like. meh
Used a recreational drug for the first time? (4) They weren’t watching me.
Had someone close to you in your age range (say within 2 years either older/younger) die? (never)
Got your drivers’ license? (19)
Unintentionally lost a job (got fired / laid off, but not quit)? (never)
(If you’re straight) admitted to your parents that you’ve had sex? (Never) It’s never come up. Not sure what they think.
Saw an r-rated movie in a theater? (17) We were pretty poor so movies were a very special thing and we only saw the big ones. So it was probably one I took myself to.
Bought a car? (never)

Snarky_Kong · May 9, 2006, 4:54am

I’m curious as to how this happened/what it was. Does accidently drinking a lot of nyquil count?

Speaker_for_the_Dead · May 9, 2006, 4:58am

Lost your virginity? N/A
Moved out of your parents’ house (excluding living in a college dorm)? N/A
Had your first taste of alcohol? 8
Saw pornography for the first time? 10
Smoked your first cigarette? N/A
Used a recreational drug for the first time? N/A
Had someone close to you in your age range die? 18
Got your drivers’ license? 16
Unintentionally lost a job (got fired / laid off, but not quit)? N/A
Admitted to your parents that you’ve had sex? N/A
Saw an r-rated movie in a theater? 8
Bought a car? N/A

Fern_Forest · May 9, 2006, 5:13am

No, it was pot. It was laid down and I was copying the adults. It was also the 70s and my parents were very young.

Same thing with the beer only that time it was a party and I drained all the dredges. from quite a few bottles.

Other then that though I’ve lived an fairly clean life.

alice_in_wonderland · May 9, 2006, 5:20am

Lost your virginity? 18
Moved out of your parents’ house 19
Had your first taste of alcohol? 6 or 7
Saw pornography for the first time? 16
Smoked your first cigarette? 5
Used a recreational drug for the first time? 16
Had someone close to you in your age range die 10
Got your drivers’ license? 16
Unintentionally lost a job (got fired / laid off, but not quit)? never
(If you’re straight) admitted to your parents that you’ve had sex? Uh, I’ve never admited it… (I’m 33 :D)
Saw an r-rated movie in a theater? Never
Bought a car? 16

mamboman · May 9, 2006, 5:22am

1.Lost your virginity? 15
2. Moved out of your parents’ house (excluding living in a college dorm)?18
3. Had your first taste of alcohol? 15
4. Saw pornography for the first time? 13
5. Smoked your first cigarette? 13
6. Used a recreational drug for the first time? 14
7. Had someone close to you in your age range (say within 2 years either older/younger) die? 27
8. Got your drivers’ license? 17
9. Unintentionally lost a job (got fired / laid off, but not quit)? N/A
10. (If you’re straight) admitted to your parents that you’ve had sex? I guess when mambowifey and my first child was born, they’s a figured that out
11. Saw an r-rated movie in a theater? 16.
12. Bought a car? 18

Larry_Griffin-Kentzel · May 9, 2006, 6:50am

Since this is basically a poll, I’ll move it to IMHO for you.

Cajun Man
for the SDMB

E.Thorp · May 9, 2006, 7:09am

Lost your virginity? 21. About f***ing time.
Moved out of your parents’ house (excluding living in a college dorm)? 22, starting grad school.
**Had your first taste of alcohol? **Apart from cough syrup and the drinks of older relatives, I think 16.
Saw pornography for the first time? 13, on the school bus. This would have been 1981. What, I wondered, was all that hair doing there?
Smoked your first cigarette? 24 (never been a smoker, though).
Used a recreational drug for the first time? Not yet.
Had someone close to you in your age range (say within 2 years either older/younger) die? My brother died when he was 9. I was 12. Within the age limit of the OP, a kid in my 10th grade class (we were 15) hanged himself in an apparently accidental suicide, an attempt at autoerotic asphyxiation gone awry. :eek:
Got your drivers’ license? 16.
Unintentionally lost a job (got fired / laid off, but not quit)? 16, when I lost my gig playing piano at Lions Club dinners.
**(If you’re gay) came out to your parents? (23) (If you’re straight) admitted to your parents that you’ve had sex? **Never really "admitted " anything; by the time the issue was completely unavoidable (when shE. Thorp moved in) I was 29 and it really didn’t matter anymore.
**Saw an r-rated movie in a theater? **17, obediently. Witness.
**Bought a car? **38 (last December).

Dr.Rieux · May 9, 2006, 8:20am

13
38
14?
14
13
15
6
Still haven’t
17
Never did either
14
Still haven’t

Sublight · May 9, 2006, 8:21am

Lost your virginity? (22)
Moved out of your parents’ house (excluding living in a college dorm)? (23)
Had your first taste of alcohol? (3)
Saw pornography for the first time? (saw it: 5. understood it and wanted more: 12)
Smoked your first cigarette? (24)
Used a recreational drug for the first time? (24)
Had someone close to you in your age range (say within 2 years either older/younger) die? (23)
Got your drivers’ license? (17)
Unintentionally lost a job (got fired / laid off, but not quit)? (26)
Admitted to your parents that you’ve had sex? (don’t think I ever ‘admitted’ I was having sex)
Saw an r-rated movie in a theater? (16, I think. NC-17: 18)
Bought a car? (never)

divemaster · May 9, 2006, 3:46pm

Lost your virginity? 25
Moved out of your parents’ house (excluding living in a college dorm)? 22
Had your first taste of alcohol? snuck a sip of booze with a cousin at 7 or 8; Dad gave me a beer at about 12
Saw pornography for the first time? peeks at magazines about 10 or so
Smoked your first cigarette? Never smoked
Used a recreational drug for the first time? Never
Had someone close to you in your age range (say within 2 years either older/younger) die? Never
Got your drivers’ license? 16
Unintentionally lost a job (got fired / laid off, but not quit)? Never
(If you’re straight) admitted to your parents that you’ve had sex? never came out and admitted it, although I’m sure everyone figured out I had finally gotten laid when I hooked up for a couple of years with an older lady (three times divorced, she was!)
Saw an R-rated movie in a theater? I was 12 when my Dad took me and my sister to see the Blue Lagoon in the theater
Bought a car? well not counting buying a car from my Dad at a cut rate price or using money given to me by family, I guess I was 25 or so

Cyn · May 9, 2006, 6:01pm

Female, 43

Lost your virginity? (20)
Moved out of your parents’ house (excluding living in a college dorm)? (21)
Had your first taste of alcohol? (Daddy gave us kids sips of beer at maybe 8 but I didn’t like it. I went to Europe at 17 and liked it a lot)
Saw pornography for the first time? (8mm stag film fest at 18)
Smoked your first cigarette? (18)
Used a recreational drug for the first time? (19)
Had someone close to you in your age range (say within 2 years either older/younger) die? (35)
Got your drivers’ license? (16)
Unintentionally lost a job (got fired / laid off, but not quit)? (laid off 33)
(If you’re gay) came out to your parents? (If you’re straight) admitted to your parents that you’ve had sex? ( They got a clue when I got married at 21 but actually “Did you sleep with him, young lady!?” “Yes, Ma” “Oh, dear!” that was 32)
Saw an r-rated movie in a theater? (13 if Jaws was rated R)
Bought a car? (43)

Fuzzy_Wombats · May 9, 2006, 8:16pm

Is it sad that although I’m a younger member here, I struggled to remember some of these answers?

Lost your virginity? 19
Moved out of your parents’ house (excluding living in a college dorm)? 21
Had your first taste of alcohol? 11 or so Excluding Communion? 19
Saw pornography for the first time? 16
Smoked your first cigarette? 19
Used a recreational drug for the first time? 22
Had someone close to you in your age range (say within 2 years either older/younger) die? 9
Got your drivers’ license? 16
Unintentionally lost a job (got fired / laid off, but not quit)? 17
(If you’re gay) came out to your parents?(If you’re straight) admitted to your parents that you’ve had sex? 20
Saw an r-rated movie in a theater? 12
Bought a car? 18

Angel_of_the_Lord · May 9, 2006, 8:58pm

Lost your virginity? (18)
Moved out of your parents’ house (excluding living in a college dorm)? (20)
Had your first taste of alcohol? (18, though I no longer drink. It feels weird saying that when I hardly ever did before.)
Saw pornography for the first time? (18)
Smoked your first cigarette? (n/a)
Used a recreational drug for the first time? (n/a)
Had someone close to you in your age range (say within 2 years either older/younger) die? (21)
Got your drivers’ license? (16)
Unintentionally lost a job (got fired / laid off, but not quit)? (n/a)
Admitted to your parents that you’ve had sex? (Well, I’m sure they figured it out when they learned I was on the Pill at 19, and certainly when I married the guy at 21. However, I didn’t admite that I’d ever done it with anyone other than my husband until I was 22).
Saw an r-rated movie in a theater? (Probably around 13-ish. I saw Terminator 2 on TV when I was 8, though)
Bought a car? (n/a, though it’ll probably be at 23)
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Ghanima · May 9, 2006, 9:23pm

14
17
very young - can’t remember, early grade school
very young - can’t remember, early grade school
13
13
Never
16
21
bisexual - about 18, to my mom only
can’t remember at all
27

kushiel · May 10, 2006, 12:54am

Immaculate conception, anyone?