Knowing what you know now....

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  • tmiqueen
    tmiqueen Posts: 254 Member
    Forget worrying about dating that guy.
    Then I'd give my past self an adult toy store product.
  • SimplyShanRunning
    SimplyShanRunning Posts: 885 Member
    Don't date him.....hes nothing but trouble....and he will get you into NOTHING BUT TROUBLE!!!
  • skittybang
    skittybang Posts: 1,525 Member
    Put down the books and get f'ed up!!! That way when you get to college you aren't playing catch-up
  • La_Amazona
    La_Amazona Posts: 4,855 Member
    Enjoy being a girl. Don't be in such a rush. Life is good and deserves to be enjoyed.
    Think before you do. It will prevent alot of heartbreak.
  • Goldenwoof
    Goldenwoof Posts: 535 Member
    By the time I was 16, it was too late. But if I could talk to my 15-year-old self, the advice would be, "She's married. Stay away. FAR away."
  • My3Rayz
    My3Rayz Posts: 373
    I would really love to say "don't marry that guy" but I love my little monkeys too much.

    That's what I was thinking. If I hadn't married the 1st *kitten*, I wouldn't have my gorgeous daughter and my sweet, charming son. If I hadn't married the 2nd *kitten*, I wouldn't have my beautiful baby girl.
  • infamousmk
    infamousmk Posts: 6,033 Member
    By the time I was 16 all damage was done. I wouldn't have listened anyway. If I could talk to my 14 year old self though, I might say something along the lines of "Use a condom. Seriously. Do it. Babies aren't that cute." ... of course, having a baby that young probably made me the everloving awesome badass of all time that I am today, so maybe I wouldn't want to change that.
  • ItsCasey
    ItsCasey Posts: 4,021 Member
    This is going to sound horrible, but there is not much I would do differently if I could be 16 again. I was pretty much solely focused on my education and whatever extracurriculars would help increase my educational opportunities. My mindset and work ethic at that time are responsible for the professional life I have today, and, consequently, my personal life as well.

    I would tell myself to establish better eating and exercise habits, and I would tell myself to talk to my parents more about what I was thinking and feeling. I think I was so worried about disappointing them that I bottled up a lot of things that they deserved to hear. And I wish I had been nicer to some people. Other than that, not much I would change. Honestly, sometimes, I wish my 16-year-old self could tell my 29-year-old self a few things.
  • live2dream
    live2dream Posts: 614 Member
    Probably 'Don't drink so much, stay away from the drugs, and go to college early'. But you know what, I probably wouldn't listen and then I wouldn't have so much to be proud of now...to be able to say I've turned my life completely around after going to hell and back and all the hard lessons learned. Eh, scratch that...going to hell sucked and I wouldn't advise it to my worst enemy... plus maybe it wouldn't have taken me so damn long to get where i am now.
  • Sh1tsRainbows
    Sh1tsRainbows Posts: 1,227 Member
    Wear sexy clothes while your skinny

    flash people more even though you dont have huge boobs, at least your stomach is flat

    dont start smoking, its a nasty habit thats HELL to stop

    stay in college, get a degree in something NO MATTER WHAT!!!!!!!
  • Troll
    Troll Posts: 922 Member
    you are good enough. Dont go to that college;its a scam. His family is insane, dont get close. All that caffiene you consume will almost kill you.
  • LizC26
    LizC26 Posts: 319 Member
    Go have some fun...All that studying and nerdiness that's consuming your life isn't gonna be as helpful as you think...
  • chocolateandvodka
    chocolateandvodka Posts: 1,850 Member
    don't listen to your parents. no, seriously. don't.

    move (even though they disagree)
    go to college (even though they disagree)
    and don't get married (even though they disagree)
  • live2dream
    live2dream Posts: 614 Member
    You're worth more than that.

    ^^This.
  • lcarter25
    lcarter25 Posts: 286 Member
    dont worry you will be slim soon :)
  • juliecat1
    juliecat1 Posts: 3,450 Member
    Like Beach said, I dont really want to change anything because then I wouldnt have my babies. But.... for the sake of the question....

    Learn to eat healthy now. You wont always play sports to burn it off and fat catches up FAST.
    Stop acting like youre grown. You arent even close and life gets REAL real fast. Enjoy being young.
    Stop caring what your friends think so much.
    Stop sneaking out.
    And.... as is the theme.... dont marry that dude.
  • SlimSadieG
    SlimSadieG Posts: 323 Member
    Make the most of your Mum, she won't be around for much longer.
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    Get thee on birth control and study more!
  • Shanna_Inc86
    Shanna_Inc86 Posts: 781 Member
    echoing most the posts...don't date that guy, don't date that guy, don't date that one or that one lol Ok date that one but leave once you find out your pregnant lol he won't change once she's born. Don't wait to file the child support papers or set up legal custody guidelines

    Mom really isn't trying to ruin your life...she actually knows what she's talking about

    Stop trying to grow up so fast....you'll have the rest of your life to be a responsible adult

    Don't break hearts just b/c you can

    Love yourself, workout, eat right, go to therapy, finish college right after high school b/c life gets away from ya before you know it.

    Drinking isn't all that great...
  • lcarter25
    lcarter25 Posts: 286 Member
    Make the most of your Mum, she won't be around for much longer.

    ahh this one is so sweet x
  • LaDiablesse
    LaDiablesse Posts: 862 Member
    Do what makes you happy & let them worry about their own happiness.
  • azQmaster
    azQmaster Posts: 448 Member
    Dont date her, she is just using you for sex!

    She doesn't care that you want to be a race car driver.
  • Trans4mations
    Trans4mations Posts: 90 Member
    Your opinion does matter... speak up.

    Take more pictures, journal everything... your loved ones won't be here forever.

    Still marry him... even if it doesn't work out, you loved hard.

    Pray more.

    Finish college without taking a break.

    Exercise!

    Your persistance and dedication will pay off... keep pushing... never give up.
  • CARNAT22
    CARNAT22 Posts: 764 Member
    What advice would you give to your 16 year old self?

    DO NOT SMOKE.

    it took my 15 bloody years to figure that out !!
  • Shrinking_Xtina
    Shrinking_Xtina Posts: 478 Member
    Hmm, I wouldn't tell her anything. Being fat made me a good person along with undesirable so no guy regrets here. :laugh:
  • Hellbent_Heidi
    Hellbent_Heidi Posts: 3,669 Member
    I'd tell myself, "you know nothing about life, even though you think you do, oh, and by the way, in another 25 years, you still won't know anything, so get used to it"...LOL.

    On a serious note, I'd tell myself to get my nutrition and exercise habits cleaned up and to stick with them so I wouldn't have had to struggle with my weight and bad habits in my 30's!
  • nukebhs83
    nukebhs83 Posts: 158
    YOU WERE FREAKING HOT---GO FOR IT ALL.
  • maab_connor
    maab_connor Posts: 3,927 Member
    When you go to college, stay there until you're done, sell blood and eggs if you have to, but STAY IN SCHOOL b/c you won't go back and you will regret it.

    Sobriety is totally worth it. So call your f'ing sponsor and go to meetings!! stop d**king around with it. and go to the gym b/c that sh!it is messing up your metabolism.

    finish your book. and then finish another one. don't stop b/c you think they're not good enough. they are.
  • nukebhs83
    nukebhs83 Posts: 158
    YOU WERE FREAKING HOT---GO FOR IT ALL.

    feel like i need to clarify a little---when i was 16 i was very shy and thought i wasnt pretty---let alone skinny. everyone wanted me to go out for cheerleader/ homecoming princess/ etc/ guys even wanted to date me but i wouldnt do any of it. i found a pic of my sister and who i thought at the time was my daughter---at the lake---then realized kelsi has never worn a one piece bathing suit----IT WAS ME. DAMN I WAS FINE--just wish i had felt that way about myself then--- :)
  • JenCM
    JenCM Posts: 195
    Start getting healthy NOW!! It's easier to lose 50 lbs overall now, than wait until you're 26 and have to lose over 200. =P

    Make your Dad eat and do things healthier as well and stress less....it might turn his path away from finding Cancer in 5 years and passing away from it. =(

    Embrace your interest in Photography, now...not in 6 years.

    Don't go get a tattoo

    Go to church with Dad....you'll be happier you did for so so so many reasons later. :)
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