What would you tell your younger self?

plonak · #1 Jun 24, 2008, 10:50 AM

Hello everyone!!!

Ok please forgive me if I chose the wrong topic to place this under but I thought of something fun..

If you had a chance to go back in time to your younger self, what advice would you give to yourself, or what warnings would you give?

I will start it.. for advice I would say
- "stop worrying so much about what people think about you,"
- "You can't make everyone like you"
- "people are really in it for themselves"
- "you will find love don't worry, it will be amazing, but it WILL hurt too!"

Ok so there is no wrong thing to say ok? it's what we have learned about the world that we would pass on to youngins.. ok now you go!

betty_1025 · Jun 24, 2008, 11:05 AM

well lol i am 16 years old and i cant go that far back but i will go 2 week ago to tell my parents about the engagedment and them not to find out by the princible

smearcase · Jun 24, 2008, 11:24 AM

I would say "Stay the course".
There have been some negative things it would have been nice to avoid, but what other positive things might have never happened once the chain of events was altered. Fate I guess is what I am talking about.

plonak · Jun 24, 2008, 12:08 PM

Anyone else?? come on don't be shy!!

kp2171 · Jun 24, 2008, 12:10 PM

uhm... a few quick notes to my younger self...

take more leaps of faith, more often... the landing, when you fall, isnt as bad as it appears to be.

hesitation is often just the dumb use of caution as an excuse for failure to act.

be comfortable in your own skin... other peoples opinions come and go... you only have to live with yourself.

when your grandfather is sick in the hospital in '00, dont leave his side. stay beside him.

date nicole until the second summer, but no longer. its an absolute blast until then. then drop it before all hell breaks loose.

dont sell your tonka trucks and star wars toys at garage sales when you are a teen. save them for your son.

buy microsoft.

plonak · Jun 24, 2008, 12:24 PM

haha that's great KP!!!

I can think of some more for myself..

"don't conform to how people want me to be"

"don't give everything of myself to just one person, be independent"

"stop worrying!!!!"

"Don't date John, he's not right for you!! and you won't learn anything from the relationship"

spitvenom · Jun 24, 2008, 12:55 PM

There aren't to many things I would change but here is what sticks out in my mind.

When you are a freshman Kiss the captain of the cheer leading squad Tiffany she really wants you to idiot why do you think she is always asking you to come over!!!!!! (still regret that one)

Don't skip school in 11th grade you almost failed thinking you were cool.

WHEN YOU MEET SUSAN RUN!!!!! SHE ALMOST RUINS YOUR LIFE!!!!

Don't do Ecstasy and cheat on Amy with Susan then blame it on the drug YOU ruined a great relationship not a pill.

Other then that I would say just keep doing what you are doing. Wait to see how great your life is when you are 30!!!!!!!!!!

firmbeliever · Jun 24, 2008, 01:19 PM

"Try out all the creative arts you ever want to,because free time will be(very) limited soon."

simoneaugie · Jun 24, 2008, 11:40 PM

"Don't ever, ever learn to play the violin."

"Study medicine and become a veterinarian."

"Move to a warm climate while you're young, and stay there."

"Get a parrot, not a cat or dog."

ordinaryguy · Jun 25, 2008, 05:09 AM

"Take that Peace Corps offer in Peru instead of getting married right out of college."

"Live alone for at least three years before getting married or having a live-in lover."

"Leave the One True Church even sooner, and don't feel guilty about it."



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