What's some advice you would tell your 16 year old self ?
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Dear 16 yr old Jason,
When you get benched during your senior basketball season for shaving your hair into a mohawk, Don't ask the cheerleader out on a date....just don't.. it'll lead to a lifetime of paying child support to an ex wife...stay in the stands and watch the game...0 -
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Baz Luhrmann-Sunscreen song
Here is a video if you want to listen to it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQlJ3vOp6nI
Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of ’97
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be
it. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by
scientists whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable
than my own meandering
experience…I will dispense this advice now.
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh nevermind; you will not
understand the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded.
But trust me, in 20 years you’ll look back at photos of yourself and
recall in a way you can’t grasp now how much possibility lay before
you and how fabulous you really looked….You’re not as fat as you
imagine.
Don’t worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as
effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing
bubblegum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that
never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm
on some idle Tuesday.
Do one thing everyday that scares you
Sing
Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts, don’t put up with
people who are reckless with yours.
Floss
Don’t waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes
you’re behind…the race is long, and in the end, it’s only with
yourself.
Remember the compliments you receive, forget the insults; if you
succeed in doing this, tell me how.
Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements.
Stretch
Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know what you want to do with your
life…the most interesting people I know didn’t know at 22 what they
wanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 year
olds I know still don’t.
Get plenty of calcium.
Be kind to your knees, you’ll miss them when they’re gone.
Maybe you’ll marry, maybe you won’t, maybe you’ll have children,maybe
you won’t, maybe you’ll divorce at 40, maybe you’ll dance the funky
chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary…what ever you do, don’t
congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either – your
choices are half chance, so are everybody else’s. Enjoy your body,
use it every way you can…don’t be afraid of it, or what other people
think of it, it’s the greatest instrument you’ll ever
own..
Dance…even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room.
Read the directions, even if you don’t follow them.
Do NOT read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly.
Brother and sister together we'll make it through
Someday your spirit will take you and guide you there
I know you've been hurting, but I've been waiting to be there
For you.
And I'll be there, just tell me now, whenever I can.
Everybody's free.
Get to know your parents, you never know when they’ll be gone for
good.
Be nice to your siblings; they are the best link to your past and the
people most likely to stick with you in the future.
Understand that friends come and go,but for the precious few you
should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and
lifestyle because the older you get, the more you need the people you
knew when you were young.
Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard; live
in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.
Travel.
Accept certain inalienable truths, prices will rise, politicians will
philander, you too will get old, and when you do you’ll fantasize
that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were
noble and children respected their elders.
Respect your elders.
Don’t expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund,
maybe you have a wealthy spouse; but you never know when either one
might run out.
Don’t mess too much with your hair, or by the time you're 40, it will
look 85.
Be careful whose advice you buy, but, be patient with those who
supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of
fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the
ugly parts and recycling it for more than
it’s worth.
But trust me on the sunscreen…
Brother and sister together we'll make it through
Someday your spirit will take you and guide you there
I know you've been hurting, but I've been waiting to be there
For you.
And I'll be there, just tell me now, whenever I can.
Everybody's free.
I was just reminded about this yesterday. LOVE IT!!0 -
Dear 16 year old self TELL EVERYONE the horror you endured by your best friends father DO NOT keep it to yourself he will get away with it and you will SUFFER depression, addiction, yo yo dieting for way to many years if you will just GET IT OUT IN THE OPEN and deal with it sooner than later!! 16 self still MOVE away at 18 because you met the one person who for 24 years will deal with all of your insanity and see you for the wonderful person you always were but could not see it for way to many years!!!!0
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Dear me dump the jack whole you are dating.
He sure turned out to be a prick0 -
Hey...asshat in the making! Listen up...
Go to UCLA, THEN join the Army - You wont get screwed over.
El Cid....while he's a trip for the fantastic...stay away.
Go to Sniper School - that way you can kill them and NOT have to fix them.
Your 1st wife will be a selfish ***** - ditch her after the party.
You have many heart-breaking challenges ahead...find peace now.0 -
High school is not your whole world. Beyond that is something completely different. Just cuz jocks are hot in high school doesn't mean they'll amount to anything in the future. You will have a great future ahead of you and a great job at 21. Also, stay away from bad boys. You'll fall for a Marine when you're 23 and he'll be the one.
Man I really wish we could have known this back in the past.0 -
Don't procrastinate about going to University after High School, especially don't take a year off after grade 12 to 'figure out what you wanna do and find yourself'. Just go to University and get a degree, if not before you know it you're involved FT in a job, married, kid(s) and find excuses not to go.
Don't settle for friends that you feel comfortable with. Go out and meet new peope, embarass yourself in front of strangers, get out of your comfort zone and try new things, don't be shy and avoid talking to the pretty girls. These things will improve your confidence later on in life.
Your parents really do have your best interestes at heart, it won't be until your late 20's when what they said makes sense.
Learn to save some money at an early stage so that you you're not in debt to your eyeballs at 25.
Take care of your body, it's the only one you got to live your life in. Enjoy it.0 -
I would tell myself to love my curvey 124 lb body and no fat free crash diets because you will regret what they do to your metabolism at 30! Don't get married until you are 27 and stay far far away from that military guy you meet at 21!0
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DON'T KISS THAT BOY!!!!0
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Short and sweet...
Listen to your mother she is RIGHT about everything!!!0 -
Stay away from the 4-wheelers ....0
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Don't let that one you meet in about 9 years from now ever go!!! fight for her! You will save her!0
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Hello stubborn 16 year old self,
There are going to be so many things happen to you this year.. you must MUST be ready to take them on and not let them break you down.
Your first love, he's going to cheat on you. With a friend of yours. It will devestate you. BUT, do NOT let him use that to sucker you back in. Yes... there will be other people. Trust me, you will meet the guy you are going to marry in one short year!
But, in that short year, you are going to want to dabble in drug use, you are going to watch a friend OD and die. You are going to have friends stab you in the back.
Honestly, I wouldn't change any of it. It will hurt.. it will hurt so bad that the drugs cannot cover up the pain.. and then it will slowly slide into other mental issues later down the road. But, I urge you to keep strong, keep close to Tracy, Nikki and Tara. The others will fall off the planet when you get married. Those girls will always be there for you. Keep writing. Its the creative outlet you will need to properly cope with PTS.
When you meet James.. love him. Hard from the getgo and never ever let him doubt your love.0 -
Dear 16 year old self,
Don't let anyone else influence your thoughts, no matter if they seem to have your best intention at heart. Think for yourself and don't ever lose yourself. Also, please start working out so you can turn down Jim and feel confident about it. Just because he's totally hot does not mean he's smart enough to respect you after... what he did. Punch him in the balls instead, please!
Sincerely,
The inevitable future self0 -
Stay single until you meet the exact right person. Don't settle down just to be settled down.0
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Just put that damn cigarette out already!!! You won't be skinny forever eating like that. You really need to get off the couch and exercise.
Quit expecting perfection... Stay in school and ENJOY it.0 -
Dear Mr Lewis
Do not live in the future or past, live for the moment!!!!!
Do not chase money!
Do not smoke!
Do put more effort into real life friendships
Do not let stress get to you.0 -
bump for later!0
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"There are lots of things I wish my 16 year old self had known - but would I go back and tell her? I don't know. Any advice I could give her might have changed the course of my life. It hasn't been perfect, but it's mine. I've been hurt, I've made mistakes, I've wronged people and been wronged. But in the end, the sum total of those choices led me to who I am today. The choices made me the woman my husband fell in love with, and the woman who fell in love with him. Those choices made me the friend that I am, and gave me the wonderful relationships that I have. Maybe I could change it all and get a different (better?) result, but I'm not sure I'd risk it. Maybe I would have been richer, or thinner, or had a better career. Maybe. But in the end, I'll be content to have just been me."
I love this - it's absolutely true and I agree completely 0 -
Dear 16 year old self.
Stop skipping classes. By senior year you are going to get so caught up in the boys and the fun of skipping school that you are going to get expelled. Oh yea those 3 guys?? Stop hanging out with them, they do something horrible to you...
At 18 your gonna fall for an amazing guy but because your so insecure your going to lose him because you wont settle down and show him how much he means to you.
When your 19 your gonna meet this guy on cpixel, your first instinct is to not message him back... listen to your instinct!
If you dont you will end up spending 7 years with him getting beat up physically and mentally and constantly cheated on, you will NEVER be the only one.
Go to college as soon as you can, dont wait until you are 26 and a single mommy (can you believe it? We have a son, hes amazing). He did however make us gain 100 lbs and I am still struggling to get it off.
Your gonna struggle for a long time because of a lot of "mistakes" you make between the ages of 16-23 but you will always pull thru it.
My best advice to you, keep up with your education, follow your instincts, and dont let anybody else bring you down.
Your smarter then you think, you just need to take the time to relize it before its too late!!0
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