What's some advice you would tell your 16 year old self ?
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I could write a big long if I wanted, but I will keep it simple....
Dear 16 year old me,
Its not your fault that your father died, and dispite what your crazy mother says, your better off going to school, than hanging out in a bar 6 nights a week...
Thank me later.....20 years later, actually....0 -
Dear 16 yr old self,
Go to Sandhurst!
Do not bother to do a degree,live your life! Treat K with respect, she's the best thing to happen to you! you'll miss her!!
Try to find your biological father, and sue him! Look right at THAT junction, It'll save you a lot of pain and grief....
......and do not, under any circumstances, end up in bed with your mothers best friend at your 18th...it will not end well, for anyone! even if she was pretty..
the other crazy stuff......crack on.0 -
hey, what are you doing here...don't you know it's 2012..get back to 1977!0
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Dear 16 year old me,
You're going to get really sick, really fast. Nobody will know why, and it will be the scariest thing of your life. A lot of people think you won't live, but you will. Dealing with the panic attacks that come after will be worse than anything that happened in the hospital, but it is ok to see a psychiatrist. It doesn't mean you're crazy, it means you are smart enough to get help instead of spiraling out of control.
Don't get upset about making a college decision. You're going to get in to some great schools and end up at your safety school. This will be the best decision you make before age 20. You will love Georgia. And your parents will be just as proud of a diploma from UGA as they would from the snotty expensive private schools you wanted to go to.
Call your grandparents more. You'll go into college with 4 and by junior year will only have 1.
Stop hating on the old Volvo wagon you'll drive in high school and the beginning or college. You'll get a new car your junior year, but you will still keep the Volvo and love it just as much as the new VW.
The guys at your school, for the most part, suck. You will see this when some go to college with you, and the ones you wished would give you the time of day, you will want to go away and stop talking to you.
S is GAY. Stop bugging him about asking out J, because deep down, he doesn't want to be with any girl at all. He'll figure this out in a few years.
Also, that close knit group of friends you've had since elementary school? You'll still be friends through high school and college. This distance will make it harder, but those few people will still be your best friends. Don't worry.
Chill out. Stop trying to be cool, people will like you much more when you act like yourself.
Love,
20 year old self.0 -
Dear 16 year old self,
You'll drop out of college after just 2 months and work for a man that belittles and talks to you the way an employer should never talk to their employees. You'll get out of there though and make your own decisions. Just enjoy being a kid because the real world is not what you were thinking, nor hoping.
Love,
your 20 year old self.0 -
Dear 16 year old me -
Do not smoke.
Do not open beer bottles with your teeth.
Stay at school!
Regards,
31 year old me.0 -
16 year old me would say have more fun and to let one of your guy friends take you to spring-semi instead of being so fiesty.0
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Keep the '68 Mustang and the '73 Shovelhead.0
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Dear 16 year old me,
1.Be more brave you are hot, kids are mean... being brown and tanned is not a bad thing. Dont lose your self esteem. colleage is way better. It'll be fantastic if you still worked out.
2. Dont stop working out after UNI
3. Have fun and experience being naughty like with (zion).... u'll regret being a stright arrow all the time
4. Explore your options when it comes to a partner.
5. Check your ovaries. Make sure you dont have PCOS. Only way is to work out!!!!
6. Meet your GURU earlier... he's related to you. LISTEN TO HIM.. he can help daddy and you! ...
5. Get married earlier.
6. WORK OUT! BE MOTIVATED! WORK OUT!!! WORK OUT!!! WORK OUT!!! WORK OUT!!! BE MOTIVATED!
Love,
Me.0 -
Dear 16-year-old Ash,
You can't make everyone like you. That is not always your fault.
Love,
26-year-old Ash0 -
Stop drinking. You're going to be fine.0
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Dear 16 year old me,
do not listen to the old version of you. It is actually a cybernetic organism sent from the future. It can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dead.
Oh, and stop being such a smart *kitten*. Nobody likes smart *kitten*, unless you're a lap dancer funding your way through college.0 -
Wow I don't know where to start.......appreciate your family more, forgive quickly, keep your horse he will help you heal from losing your best friend, don't judge quickly, dump that jerk as soon as possible he will only bring you down for years! Part of me wants to say don't get pregnant, but at the same time I have the most amazing kid that I don't regret in the least so I can't really say that, just wish I could have had her a little later in life sometimes.0
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Dear me,
Quit smoking now!
Dump her, she's going to cheat on you.
Give your dad less hassle, he's going to be gone sooner than you think.0 -
Dear 16 year old self... keep exercising...never stop...don't marry that a hole you meet when your 18, don't marry the a-hole you meet when your 21... don't ever ever settle for anything less than everything you deserve...hmmm I think I could use this part now!!! 0
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Dear 16 year ole me,
Stay away from him and just say NO. He will try to hurt you and then leave you, after he uses you. Be upfront with mom and dad and get birth control!! Stop trying to be someone your not, because the real you is worth showing. Don't give up on your dreams and aim high!!!
You
PS, hug dad and tell him you love him as much as possible!!0 -
16 year old me,
Do NOT let the knee injury stop you from working out and playing sports. And at least lay off the cheetos while you're recovering from surgery, okay?
Forget Ryan and Adam, really push to be with David -- turns out he DOES like curvy gals and he literally saved your life. Who could ask for more?
Make the decision to LOVE YOURSELF, whatever you do, make that a choice everyday.
STOP CUTTING, it isn't healthy and it isn't the way to work on your depression. Things WILL get better, I promise!
Finally, you're going to major in Chemistry. Forget acting, forget political science -- these will cost you $20,000 in student loans and 2 extra years of college. Just take the chem courses and get it over with already.
Love, me!0 -
Dear 16 year old me.
That run down house your Father offered to help you buy? BUY IT!!!!
you are young enough to pour your sweat into it.
Laurie is about to break your heart. You can't do anything about it but, I swear, it will get better.
Be nicer to your sister. She has hot friends.
DON'T STOP SURFING!!!!!
Wear sun screen.
Oh, and for gods sake, try actually SAVING some money instead of SPENDING it all.
Thanks;
42 year old me.0 -
Dear 16 year old me.
That run down house your Father offered to help you buy? BUY IT!!!!
you are young enough to pour your sweat into it.
Laurie is about to break your heart. You can't do anything about it but, I swear, it will get better.
Be nicer to your sister. She has hot friends.
DON'T STOP SURFING!!!!!
Wear sun screen.
Oh, and for gods sake, try actually SAVING some money instead of SPENDING it all.
Thanks;
42 year old me.
Your sister has Hot Friends!! Love it!!!0 -
Dear Me in 1984
Leave school and work your way around the world. Live your life like every day is your last. Do not marry Captain Boring and then MOST CERTAINLY do not then divorce him and marry the low life cheating scum bag!
Love
Me in 2012
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Dear 16 year old Amanda,
He's been cheating on you and will continue to. Break up now and have fun. You don't like your parents now, but at 23, they're your best friends. Don't move back from Arizona. Go Active Duty Air Force instead of Air National Guard... Don't get married at 20. Even though you're still married at 23 and have a beautiful baby.
Have more fun.0 -
Dear 16 Year Old Me,
Keep being awesome.
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Study, Study, STUDY!
I missed out on Uni because I didn't get the grades required.
Although I have a great job - sometimes there's a part of me that feels I could have a much better, higher paid job
Then I could afford the personal trainer that I want so bad!0 -
Stop worrying about what everyone else thinks about you and the way they look. Trust me, they're so worried about how they look and what everyone else thinks that you'll be lucky to even hit their radar.
Other than that, keep doing what you're doing. Bad stuff happens, you'll make mistakes (real clangers!), but great things come out of it and you'll have everything you ever wanted and be the person you always hoped. Other people will always have more stuff, but you'll have enough of what you need.
Always remember what "enough" means - measure your wealth in relationships. Everything else is incidental.0 -
Dear 16 year old Yessica,
Although you will probably not care and you will be guided by your sixth sense, DO not date this soon and become involved with guys trying to be men just yet! If you do, this will be the story of your life and you will not give friends the priority they need. Men are not that neccesary for you until 28!!
Apply for the college of your dreams and do not worry about how your parents will pay 8 years of tuition, they did. Do not think 8 years is alot and just do it, pay attention to mom not dad in this!!! Women are over dramatic! Keep being friends with Jessica even if you think shes a nerd, she proves she is not. If you' stay friends with her you both move to Dallas not Austin!
Be nice to Nydia, smile at her, she is amazing now
PS: do not even look at RE, he will only throw away your favorite vintage biKini and you will be sooooo mad you will only speak to him two months of your life and mom's top will be gone.
I love you,
32 year old Yessica0 -
Dear me,
Your beautiful. Just put a little more effort into how you dress every morning. Do your hair, put on a dab of makeup. Etc. Play soccer as much as you can. Run a little more. Study and get your permit. And apply your self in class. You can do it, your smart.
Love you!
Ps. You have an amazing daughter at 23. She will be your whole world, and leave her father when he packs your stuff up after he texts your mom telling her your pregnant. You don't need him.0 -
Dear 16 year old me,
You are headed into Therapy for Depression in your adult life. Don't let your Old man get away with his discust with you! Challenge him when he says "you are not a good kid!" He's a terrible role model....0 -
Dear 16 year old me,
Don't light that cigarette. You will regret it.0 -
Hey stupid,
Don't ever get married.0 -
Don't get fat.
Sounds bad, but that's the only thing I'd want to change.0
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