But when I was a teenager? My bedroom was my sanctuary. My escape from my FAMILY. Much as I loved them, I just wanted to be ALONE. It helped that my room was in the finished basement. I had my own bathroom, and it was quiet down there. I could cocoon all I wanted. I could read. Play my clock radio. (I know . . . dating myself here. Now, of course, I have a killer stereo and iPod.) Talk to my boyfriend on the phone. In other words, HIDE.
Better yet, when the weekend came, I could SLEEP. Right now, I have sleep lust. Between four kids and deadlines, sleep is something I crave.
But back then . . . I could sleep in until noon.
I wouldn't want to go through high school again. But sometimes I find myself wishing for that old cave of a room of mine.
Anyone else treasure their room in their teenage years?
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OMG, YES! My room was just the best place ever. I can still picture my '57 Chevy phone (no joke--it flashed headlights and had a honking ring) and my bulletin board full of notes and dried corsages. Sigh. I wish it were preserved, but my parents sold my house and bought a sailboat to live on when I graduated. Talk about displacement! Still, it got me through those years...
Melissa:
OH! My corsages . . . yes. LOL!
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YES! I'd vanish for hours into my room! Actually, I still do at age 24 (blushes)
Alea:
If I COULD, I promise you, I would too.
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I shared a room with my sister until I was a junior in HS, but even so, YES. It was a place we could both escape. Preferably alone, but at times out of necessity, together. My sanctuary now is my office... but it's not quite the same.
Oh yes.... I loved my bedroom. I'd stay in there and read for hours on end.
Gerb:
My office is often invaded by my kids--their computer is in there so I see who they are talking to on the Internet. I wouldn't have it differently, but it's not quite the sanctuary I crave!
:-)
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sara:
Books and reading were my escape, too.
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I loved my room and thought it was so cool. I had men's ties hanging from the wall with all my badges on them and I think I sprayed painted a sneaker silver for a pencil holder. Oh yes, very stylish!!!!
Ah, yes, I loved my room! Shag carpet, walls covered with photographs, a stereo, my own phone line, and books!! The perfect hideout!
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