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Stolen from the Etiquette Board

BlutifulScorpionBlutifulScorpion
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You know I only lurk there for the most part so I wanted to play over here.

* Yes I know not everybody has experienced everything on the list.
** This is by no means meant to be an all-inclusive list of life events.
ETA:   *** For the purposes of this exercise, "gainful employment" would be a full-time, support yourself job.

Get engaged
Get married

Buy a house (condo/TH)

Get PG

Have baby #1 (or #2 or #3)

Graduate college

Graduate high school (get GED)

Meet DH

Move out of parent's house for good

Start college

Become gainfully employed

Buy a car

Lose virginity
Get drunk for the first time

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  • BlutifulScorpionBlutifulScorpion
    100 Comments
    edited December 2011
    For me:

    Lose virginity
    Graduate high school (get GED)
    Move out of parent's house for good
    Start college
    Get drunk for the first time

    Buy a car

    Graduate college
    Become gainfully employed
    Buy a house (condo/TH)
    Meet DH

    Get PG

    Have baby #1 (or #2 or #3)

    Get engaged
    Get married









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  • tahaira82tahaira82 member
    10 Comments
    edited December 2011
    This is interesting... I'll play along!

    Get drunk for the first time
    Graduate high school
    Start college
    Lose virginity
    Meet DH
    Move out of parent's house for good
    Graduate college
    Have baby #1
    Become gainfully employed
    Get engaged
    Have baby #2
    Get married
    Buy a house

    Whew! Its been a long road!







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  • 2010Bride2be2010Bride2be
    500 Comments
    edited December 2011

    I think I'm doing this right (putting them in the order that they occurred):

    Get drunk for the first time
    Lose virginity
    Buy a car (ok, so my parents bought it)

    Graduate high school
    Start college
    Graduate college
    Become gainfully employed
    Move out of parent's house for good
    Meet DH
    Get engaged

    And then..
    Get married
    Get PG



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  • wallacjewallacje member
    2500 Comments Fifth Anniversary 5 Love Its First Answer
    edited December 2011
    Hope I am doing this right

    Graduate high school
    Move out of parent's house for good
    Start college
    Get drunk for the first time
    Bought first car

    Lose virginity
    Graduate College
    Buy second car
    Become gainfully employed
    Buy first TH
    Start Graduate school
    Buy third car
    Meet DH
    Graduate from Graduate School
    Get engaged

    These are the future events

    Get married - June 2011

    Buy a house
    Get PG

    Have baby #1



    Wow a lot has happened in 12 years!!


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  • hotrocker2011hotrocker2011 member
    100 Comments
    edited December 2011
    ohhh I wana play!!!!
    For me.....

    Get drunk for the first time
    Lose virginity
    Graduate high school
    Meet FI
    Move out of parent's house for good!!!!
    Become gainfully employed
    Get engaged
    Start college
    Buy a car
    Get married to DH
    Graduate college.....

    Hopefully in this order from here on.....

    Buy a house
    Get PG
    Have baby #1 (or #2 or #3)
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  • BlutifulScorpionBlutifulScorpion
    100 Comments
    edited December 2011
    Yes, you're all right. I didn't even notice the directions weren't in there. LOL :-)
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  • tcage001tcage001
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    edited December 2011

    I like this

    Lose virginity

    Graduate high school (get GED)

    Start college

    Get drunk for the first time

    Graduate college

    Move out of parent's house for good

    Become gainfully employed

    Buy a car

    Meet DH

    Get engaged
    Get married

    Buy a house (condo/TH)

    Get PG

    Have baby #1

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  • purplehoneypurplehoney
    100 Comments
    edited December 2011
    Yeah, mines is different

    Graduate HS
    Start College
    Get a Car
    Move out of Mama's house
    Meet DH
    Graduate College
    Become employed
    Get Engaged
    Get Married
    Lose Virginity
    Buy House
    Get PG
    Have babies 1,2,and 3 (maybe)

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  • missqueensmissqueens member
    Seventh Anniversary 100 Comments
    edited December 2011

    I LOVE this!  It's like: My Life, the Play!  Here's mine:

    Act ONE: (Enjoying YOUTH)
    Get drunk for the first time
    Graduate High School
    Start College
    Lose virginity 
    (Above All within one year. (it was a GOOD year! Wink LOL)

    Act TWO: (Getting GROWN for real)
    Graduate College
    Move out of Parent's house for good
    Graduate Law school
    Become gainfully employed
    Buy a Car
    Buy a Condo  
    Meet Several DH contenders that Just don't Make the Cut.Undecided

    (5 Year intermission: Prayed a lot, Traveled a lot, Worked a lot, Almost gave up Faith that Act 3 was coming: Got a dog )

    Act THREE: The BLESSING
    Meet FI
    Recognize the Blessing
    Fall in LOVE with him, Kiss
    Get  engaged

    Act FOUR: The FUTURE
    Get married

    Buy a joint house
    Get PG

    Have baby #1, #2, #3, and as many as we can feed , clothe and educate
    Live, Love and Laugh together as Long as we both Shall Live!Laughing

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  • DaniApp11DaniApp11 member
    10 Comments
    edited December 2011

    Hope I'm not too late!

    Graduate high school

    Start college
    Lose virginity
    Get drunk for the first time

    Graduate college

    Graduate law school
    Meet DH

    Move out of parent's house for good

    Become gainfully employed
    Get engaged
    Buy a car


    Then....
    Get married

    Buy a house
    Get PG

    Have baby #1 and #2

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  • island07b2bisland07b2b member
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    edited December 2011

    Graduate high school (get GED)

    Start college

    Lose virginity

    Become gainfully employed

    Get PG

    Have baby #1

    Graduate college

    Buy a car

    Meet DH

    Buy car ( 2 )

    Move out of parent’s house for good/Buy a house

    Buy cars (3 - 5) Yes cars are my weakness.  I used to change cars every 2 to 4 years. LOL!

    Get engaged

    Get married

     

    Never gonna happen: 

    Get drunk for the first time



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    It can make you weak and strong simultaneously.  



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