Is is normal that i never had a sweet sixteen?

Do people really do that in America?

Hey there. It's totally normal that you didn't have one. You also have a good head on your shoulders. It is as you said kinda stupid do do so much for a certain birthday number IMO as well. People can pay college tuition or put down payments on houses for the amount they spend on sweet sixteens and weddings and other like events. Some even go into 25k -100k or more debt over such parties. To me that's insane to do over one day that goes by in a flash, when you could be paying for college, buying a house or just saving some money for a rainy day and to go into debt over it oh my god. It sounds like you have very practical values!

Just a side note: I did my wedding on the cheap. We did it in a friends huge backyard with a tent in case of rain, I bought a reasonable dress, hired only a semi-professional photographer, a dj and a very reasonable restaurant to cater/deliver. We paid a very low price. What matter is your life being happy not a big party like a sweet sixteen. In our case what matters is we have a great marriage that's lasted. Some people have big weddings and are divorced in a year or two. What matters is not some party, but how you live your life :)! You're a smart cookie!

I am a guy and lived in a middle upper class diverse community and I mean I was one of those kids whose parents surprised them at school and went ballistic and had a fit screaming for them to go home for embarrassing me. I spent the rest of lunch pitching a fit in German raging that my mom did it on purpose! I was her Wunderkind so I got the brand new Beamer.

Mine was relatively short lived. Sheby and Michelle Chan were these two spoiled Chinese girls. This one dogfaced whore Amber we used to call Slamber from the Catholic crew who'd rat us all out for being sluts and she wasn't even pretending to be a technical virgin. She thought she was snitching me out for bisexual shit and she was doing it too bit I sold her down the river her she was jealous that one of my virginities was just one hole. Plus, sje was at the Jesus camp for brats that I was at when I was 12 because I sucked these two 16 year old delinquents off and was making out with another girl and they kicked me out after a week. My mom came out as a dyke after that one and I was still not liked but goth/piunk was there. My #2 at school tantrum was Matthew Shepard'a death because my mom called the school and made me stay and I had to listen to those dykes whine 24/7 over it.

An indian guy's fit was worse and of course Rachella, our native Jewish American Princess had the sweet 16, which she had a fit about... She bitched about everything and her shit fit was because she wanted the Black Lexis. We always got wasted at her parties. My grandmother died and my mom lost her lead her job. What I would get t be a spoiled prick again?? I would be grateful live life that again

I thought Sweet Sixteens were only in trash disney movies.. it's still trash though, waterpark? She's fucking 16, shouldn't she go to some fancy hotel and invite her friends and some guys to party?

Yeah it's normal!!! I feel the same about how it's dumb for a Sertent brithday number.

I never had one and I wasn't really interested in having one. I pretty much did the same as you.

I never had one but I also never gave it much thought I went to a few tho. Some were quite elaborate while others were more like go to a amusement park then dinner and a slumber party.

I think some ppl make a big fuss becos its sort of a milestone but I never gave it much thought becos my family didn't do much even for the traditional holidays and birthdays were just a cake and a couple gifts never elaborate affairs.

If you feel slighted becos you didn't get one I'm sorry you feel that way sometimes parents can be clueless about what is meaningful to there kids. I know mine certainly could be that way.

Perfectly normal. I don't know anyone who actually had a sweet sixteen and I think people who care WAY too much about birthdays are overrated. I also agree that it's stupid to do so much for a certain birthday so yeah, I'd say nothing is wrong with you. In fact, you're smarter than most.

Yes, unfortunately growing up as a male at age 16
me or my sister had a sweet sixteen birthday party
there was lot things i done without growing up cause
simply my parents couldn't afford it so we had to do
whatever we could to make things work out.

I'm British and I never did it.

Some people lack the money, the time and, tbh, the abundance of friends.

It all depends on what you prefer. Me personally, I'd MUCH rather have a nice, intimate night with a few close friends for dinner, or maybe go to the club with a few friends. It doesn't need to be a massive thing. It's the company that counts, not what you're doing.

Haha sweet 16?

Thats bullshit.

Only in MURICA.