With age comes great wisdom ― but that age is not 18.
On Thursday, people on Twitter shared some of the most hilariously misguided beliefs they held as high schoolers using the hashtag #WhatIThoughtWhenIWas18. Below, we’ve gathered up 28 of the funniest.
Finally I’m free and can do what I want.*
— Jeff Dwoskin - Hashtag Roundup (@bigmacher) July 19, 2018
#WhatIThoughtWhenIWas18
*Thought from bedroom at my parent’s house
#WhatIThoughtWhenIWas18 it’s a good idea to get a stomach tattoo
— Just Heather (@dishs_up) July 19, 2018
#WhatIThoughtWhenIWas18 That i could be a lawyer after watching tons of Law & Order that summer
— Robert Omega Doom Goes To Work Feeling Defeated (@XRobsPunchinBag) July 19, 2018
#WhatIThoughtWhenIWas18 "It can't get worse."
— Charles Davis (@charliearchy) July 19, 2018
#WhatIThoughtWhenIWas18 why don’t parents just wipe their kids’ noses? How hard can it be? UPDATE- IT’S REALLY HARD
— me (@gingleberries) July 19, 2018
#WhatIThoughtWhenIWas18 my mixtape was the business and my auto reverse cassette player was superfly
— Quizi King Of Cheese Pumps 🧀 (@Quizical123) July 19, 2018
Having this word processor will make doing term papers so easy in college. I can see a couple of lines before printing them. YAY! #WhatIThoughtWhenIWas18 pic.twitter.com/9NN48G12Nd
— Commisurbator (@commisurbator) July 19, 2018
#WhatIThoughtWhenIWas18
— Rugged zmv (@ZMV9253) July 19, 2018
sunscreen is for old folks pic.twitter.com/8R0Z0ssjph
Hotmail is awesome and my AIM handle is so edgy. #WhatIThoughtWhenIWas18
— Abby Baur (@AlphaBaur) July 19, 2018
That I looked good in white lipstick. #WhatIThoughtWhenIWas18
— TypsyGypsyDance (@TypsyGypsyDance) July 19, 2018
That LSD was a vitamin #WhatIThoughtWhenIWas18
— Ms. Winston Smith (@judenmarysmomma) July 19, 2018
I could eat whatever I wanted and never gain weight #WhatIThoughtWhenIWas18 pic.twitter.com/IFtOePj4AQ
— Mister Race Bannon (@MrRaceBannon) July 19, 2018
Man, I wonder when financial stability is gonna fall into my lap. Maybe when I'm 23? #WhatIThoughtWhenIWas18
— Corey Miller (@StopEatingBees) July 19, 2018
#WhatIThoughtWhenIWas18
— A Pungi (@Pun_N_James) July 19, 2018
Hell yeah, I'm finally an adult! Time to live it up!!!
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[French voice]
14 years later: pic.twitter.com/edtDxOlCxc
$1.23 a gallon for gas? Holy f*ck this is expensive #WhatIThoughtWhenIWas18
— 🌊👑 King In The North, Stevie SlowJams 👑🌊 (@ANGRYref) July 19, 2018
#WhatIThoughtWhenIWas18
— A is for Ava (@a4ava) July 19, 2018
That I'd have my student loans paid off by now pic.twitter.com/r85xMKQHb0
#WhatIThoughtWhenIWas18
— 💋SG🃏Slushy Grape (@sko12) July 19, 2018
Buying Lottery Tickets is cool
That my rat tail was way cooler than the mullet I had before. #WhatIThoughtWhenIWas18
— chris ilconich (@MrIlconich) July 19, 2018
“My 31 year old math teacher is old as fuck” #WhatIThoughtWhenIWas18
— _Gazellionaire (@gazellionaire) July 19, 2018
#WhatIThoughtWhenIWas18 All men were circumcised. pic.twitter.com/6br8A0TNe0
— Just Philly! 😊😊😊 (@phillymoreno) July 19, 2018
#WhatIThoughtWhenIWas18
— Liz. Laugh. Love. (@JustMyTweet) July 19, 2018
I’m the boss now. pic.twitter.com/I6KtkrLHmf
Netflix and chill meant watching a movie until you fell asleep. I still do.#WhatIThoughtWhenIWas18
— Dཽuཽsཽtཽiཽnཽ Gཽ. (@DustinG_86) July 19, 2018
Wine is for soccer moms. #WhatIThoughtWhenIWas18
— Jacqui 🍷Is it wine o’clock?🍷 (@heyjacqui_) July 19, 2018
Being an adult would be fun. #WhatIThoughtWhenIWas18
— RiotGrl✨ (@ErinLea7) July 19, 2018
#WhatIThoughtWhenIWas18
— Zarrar #NA227 #PS67 🇵🇰 (@ZarrarSalahPTI) July 19, 2018
That I'd have a six figure salary by the time I'm 22.
#WhatIThoughtWhenIWas18 That a pony was a baby horse. I'm not proud.
— Not A Real Grownup (@notarealgrownup) July 19, 2018
Playing Snake on my friend’s cell phone was the pinnacle of technology #WhatIThoughtWhenIWas18 pic.twitter.com/WsR2708ekh
— _Gazellionaire (@gazellionaire) July 19, 2018
That I should get the senior discount because I was a senior in high school #WhatIThoughtWhenIWas18
— Luke, Deft 💀 (@LukeWheeler01) July 19, 2018
