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Found the diary I kept age 12....fancy a giggle?

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Anniemousse · 17/02/2014 22:19

Jan 1 1991

Today, after watching the film Space Camp, I have launched a new ambition....to be the first person to have baby in SPACE. Neat huh!


Grin

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Anniemousse · 17/02/2014 22:57

Jan 23 1991

Took sweets for Angela and fixed everything up. Got a verruca. I think it's from borrowing Angela's socks in Games (I forgot mine).

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Anniemousse · 17/02/2014 22:59

Jan 24 1991

Duncan finished with Catherine!!!
Big event of the century!!!
She's really, really upset!!!
Poor Catherine, I bet she's crying!!!

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TallRedhead · 17/02/2014 22:59

This is great. Think I'll dig mine out tomorrow. I wrote for a good few years at that age. Similar 3 line insight to our young selves Grin

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Anniemousse · 17/02/2014 22:59

Jan 25 1991

Catherine is a massive flirt (she's on a rebound)

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Anniemousse · 17/02/2014 23:01

Jan 26 1991

Went to town with Catherine. Got some trainers, a watch, 2 crop tops and knickers for summer camp. Can't wait.


wtf, in January?!?

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Anniemousse · 17/02/2014 23:02

Jan 27 1991

Didn't do much today; went to see Grandad and his dog! Went to Church, War's still on. Decided to write poetry.

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Anniemousse · 17/02/2014 23:03

Jan 28 1991

Poetry coming along famously. Catherine's going with Tim now, she doesn't really like him, she likes Pollard and James.

Thankfully, there is no actual poetry in the diary for me to share

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eslteacher · 17/02/2014 23:06

Pollard??

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Rhubarbgarden · 17/02/2014 23:08

I kept diaries from the age of 11 till about 16. I can't read them without wincing. There are also a couple of books of god-awful poetry somewhere, that must never, ever be read. In fact, I really must seek them out and destroy them.

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Anniemousse · 17/02/2014 23:08

Jan 29 1991

Decided from now on it going to be AM

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Anniemousse · 17/02/2014 23:09

'Pollard' must have been a person, riverboat.

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Anonymai · 17/02/2014 23:09

This is great Grin

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Anniemousse · 17/02/2014 23:11

Jan 30 1991

Did 'Cooper Test'. Amy Smith acted hard, no results yet with Benny but Anniemousse always get what she wants.

What's Cooper test? I never got what I wanted, sadly

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Anniemousse · 17/02/2014 23:16

Jan 31 1991

An emotional day! Catherine asked Russ out for me, I don't know yet, Amy twatted Caroline, really bad. Danielle is evil.

Amy and Danielle = school hard girls
I had forgotten about Catherine asking Russ out at this age. I remember we flirted and I fancied him like mad when we were a bit older, maybe 15. He finally asked me out and I told him I would tell him tomorrow. I had every intention of saying 'yes' but word got around my friends and they all laughed and mocked him, so I said 'no' when tomorrow came. Sad
He was a lovely boy, too, and we got on really well. One of my few regrets, that.

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mrssprout · 17/02/2014 23:18

I now feel breathtakingly ancient.....1991 was the year I got married Grin

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Anniemousse · 17/02/2014 23:18

Feb 1 1991

That's it! I've kept my diary for a month so I'll check up on my resolutions, and write to people and read

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Anniemousse · 17/02/2014 23:21

I'll post Feb tomorrow if you like, going to bed soon. Diary only goes up to beginning of April.

Thanks for laughing along with me Smile - hopefully, and not at me (teenage angst resurfacing).

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lifesgreatquestions · 17/02/2014 23:21

Thanks for this! I have one diary, it's an ET diary,so must have been early 80's, and I was about 12. Every day I comment on missing my father, being angry with my mother, and hating my step father. It's like I never did anything else but feel those things!

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CurlyhairedAssassin · 17/02/2014 23:22

This is so like mine from the same age. I found it when I was staying over at my mum and dad's a couple of years ago and ended up staying up to read it all till 2 in the morning. Best laugh I'd had in ages.

It is honestly as if someone else wrote it, isn't it?!

Mine was also embarrassingly full of the latest gossip from Dynasty and The Colby's. Lots of "saw this dead good programme about ghosts" rubbish too. And "spots are really bad at the moment - not good".

"Saw Steve in biology. I'm sure he looked at me."
"Morton Harket was on Saturday Superstore - he is sooooooo gorgeous."
"Had Hamwich for tea - tasty!!"

Hmm

Grin

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LettertoHermioneGranger · 17/02/2014 23:26

This is fantastic. Please continue tomorrow!

War carries on.

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CurlyhairedAssassin · 17/02/2014 23:29

Sue Townsend is a genius. You read Adrian Mole and then you read an actual 13 year old's diary and they are very similar!

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Anniemousse · 17/02/2014 23:30

I thought that too Curlyhaired that it sounds like Adrian Mole in places.

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LottieAndTheDinosaur · 17/02/2014 23:34

but Anniemousse always gets what she wants Grin Brilliant!!

I'm the same age as you Smile loved Sweet Valley High too! wish I had kept my diaries, I used to write loads of 'angsty' stuff in them! I think I found them a few years ago but got rid Sad

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Ellellie · 18/02/2014 06:59

I thought it was a little Adrian Mole in places. Fantastic read!

My friend and I had a book we used to write notes back and forward to each other in at school. V.Cringeworthy (as my 13year old self would say!)

Please continue!

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SagaNorensLeatherTrousers · 18/02/2014 07:09

Looking forward to today's installment!

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