Teenage findings

If I could take you back to my teenage bedroom in the late 80's early 90's, the first thing that would strike you is the smell. Teenage sweaty feet covered over with Lynx deodorant I would guess. If I were to show you all the things I had hidden over those difficult years it would include, if I'm going to be this honest, banned knives, 3 minty cigarettes, 3 car badges from the Beastie Boys era (none of which I had prised off), magic mushrooms (which I never consumed) and surprise surprise (not! In a teenage boys bedroom) pornography (I was surprised by the fact that upon  encountering a real woman, they didn't actually have staples in their midriff). 

All together this, in my eyes, seems like standard findings. I wasn't that odd. Teenage life is an exploration and learning has to be done In private. I don't think I did anything wrong as such but I knew I'd get a bollocking if these items were discovered, and some of them were. 

Going from boy to Man makes you do some weird things. Things that I won't even share on here. The things I did were only half of what I 'thought'. 

I'm happy to be a grown up and not have anything remotely interesting hidden these days. 

So my heart goes out to my step son tonight as he's about to receive his bollocking for similar findings. 

It's just part of learning the world.