You could offer younger self advice, what would you say?

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  • candistyx
    candistyx Posts: 547 Member
    You ARE going to die, live with that in mind. Really give a good hard think about how you want to spend your extremely limited time on earth.
  • JcMey3r
    JcMey3r Posts: 431 Member
    Learn about nutrition earlier in life so you can enjoy your life to your fullest.
  • _Figgzie_
    _Figgzie_ Posts: 3,506 Member
    do everything you can to keep your 8 pack!!!!!
  • catb58
    catb58 Posts: 239 Member
    Ignore Mom's advice of "18 is too old to have long hair"
    Go ahead and join the Navy
    Put $20-50 from each paycheck in savings
  • markiend
    markiend Posts: 461 Member
    Buy a copy of Grays sports almanac , watch out for the scientist with the straggly grey hair.

    When she tells you she wants an abortion, all you can do is support her wishes, she will blame you either way. Try not to swallow all that blame

    don't gamble with money that isn't yours and enjoy school and learn
  • aedreana
    aedreana Posts: 979 Member
    Quit sucking your thumb as a little girl because you will have to get braces on your teeth as an adult and stay at a homeless shelter while working 2 jobs in order to pay for them. Do not date Doug. Do not date Peter. Do not date Richard. Do not date Jeff and definitely don't marry him. Do not let your drivers license expire. Do not sign up for Facebook. Do not wait until 1971 to turn vegan. And you are frantic at 21 years old because you see the first fine lines starting on your face. And you think you look ancient at 30. And at 40 you think you are an antique; at 50, a fossil. Hard to believe but, when you are 60 you will wish you could look like you did at 50 unless you can afford plastic surgery. I wish I knew what to tell you to avoid the lifelong poverty you face unless you do something different career-wise. Because you will have a tragic life and be in a very dark place. And ALL of your suffering could have been averted if you had better-paying jobs.
  • BEquality
    BEquality Posts: 58 Member
    Don't allow someone else's problems, cause you to take yourself off your own priority list.
    You're gay.
    Love more.
    Love yourself, love others, friends, neighbors, strangers.

    It doesn't do any good to keep your heart so locked up.

    I second these, for myself.

    Also...

    - Don't do theatre in high school. Or if you do, do choir too and DO NOT place so much emotional stock in theatre. And do sports, or try to.
    - Work out and eat healthy.
    - Don't procrastinate. You're smart, and if you avoid procrastination you will get great grades and not have to go to RCC. (Or if you do, and if you do go to cosmo school, do better.)
    - Stay FAR FAR AWAY from Big Bear and Lake Elsinore, among other places.
    - Join the Navy or Army sooner. YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO. The desire will never go away. Trust future!Bonnie, who is currently trying to lose over 100 pounds so she can join by summer 2015.
    - Don't hurt yourself.
    - Don't give up.
    - Brush your teeth at least twice a day, and go to good dentists. DO NOT develop a fear of the dentist.
    - SAVE YOUR MONEY. All of it.
    - Stay organized.
    - Clean your room. And the house.
    - Get rid of things you don't really need.


    I could go on and on.
  • no_russian
    no_russian Posts: 893 Member
    Don't be a d***
  • OhhNiff
    OhhNiff Posts: 1,397 Member
    Go to school.
    Believe in yourself.
    Listen to mom a little more.
    Be more active.
    Don't throw your engagement ring off the balcony. You'll wish you had it later.
  • kellyskitties
    kellyskitties Posts: 475 Member
    You are not responsible for other people's behavior.
    Abusers aren't worth your love.
    Get that chip off your shoulder - then go to college later.
    It is just fine to own a used Escort and take care of it.
    Don't trust friends you just met - they will steal from you.
    It's ok to be smart, if somebody resents it - they aren't as smart as they think.


    Wish I could read the letter to the now me from my future me. Wonder what it would say?
  • Meerataila
    Meerataila Posts: 1,885 Member
    Shut your mouth and pretend to be just another self-centered greedy idiot, get as rich as you can as fast as you can, then take over the world and fix it.

    Also, here are a list of companies to invest in.
  • shereenajc
    shereenajc Posts: 25
    DON'T EAT THOSE!!! *slap*
  • the_summer_belle
    the_summer_belle Posts: 353 Member
    Love yourself respect yourself or others wont
  • patrickblo13
    patrickblo13 Posts: 831 Member
    Stay off drugs and find an interest/hobby early in life that could potentially end up in a career
  • upnorthtim
    upnorthtim Posts: 376 Member
    Take a deep breath and just ask her out .....
  • Eastern_Echo23
    Eastern_Echo23 Posts: 198 Member
    Your Parent's don't know anything about how the world works.. however, they can try to make you feel more comfortable in a complicated place and you should take their advice seriously.

    Also - Dont drop out of school, don't get tattoos, don't drink because someday you'll have PKD, should have stuck to that plant-based diet longer as a kid because you did so well as an adult...
  • derkin2005
    derkin2005 Posts: 282 Member
    Don't develop such poor habits, DO buy Google stock early
  • tristan299
    tristan299 Posts: 2,537 Member
    fear nothing and no one. Listen to advice intently, soak it up like a sponge, then make your own decistions stand by them and be prepared to fail. Dont blame anyone else for YOUR actions even if it was someone elses advice it was still YOUR actions. Smile even when life is a f**king c**ting who*e bag like right now.
  • jkane1992
    jkane1992 Posts: 259 Member
    Dont be scared of nothing, if it fails or hurts you.. it wont last forever and be forgotten about in a few weeks!... also you **** you should of took that job offer in Australia!

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