Things to tell your younger self (be creative)
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Being smart is so much more important than being "perfect".0
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You're going to be awesome when you grow up! Well done!0
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I'd make a list with specific dates or months......
December 18th 1981, go straight home, do not visit your gf.....
April 3rd 1982, stay another ten minutes......
July 9th 1984, do not go on vacation, stay home, sit by the phone. Trust me on this one.
August 16th 1986, tell her that her brother is too drunk to drive and send a taxi to pick her up. Please.
May 1991, dump her before she traps you...
April 1994, take the job..
September 1999, stay in Singapore another week.
December 1999, do not go to the pub
March 27th 2004, Work late..
March 28th 2004, look under her pillow.
June 2005, start training, stop eating
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things to tell yesterday's Natasha: Don't have that 5th drink. Don't tell your friend you think he's cute but talks too much. Don't tell the Spanish model you made out with that you thought he was gay when you first saw him.
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Move to SC but don't get married at 19. Seriously. And get over the "don't want to ruin a good friendship" bullsh!t, because your best friend ends up being your best husband.
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High school is NOT the best years of your life, so don't sweat it, it gets better!
You are NOT an amazon ugly girl.
You DO have something to say.
HAVE MORE FUN AND TRY NEW THINGS!
Oh, and the guy who dumped you at the prom? Yeah, he's still an ***hole 25 years later, so celebrate that stroke of luck!
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Dating older guys is not cool, it alienates you from school, gets you into trouble, and you end up a dropout. Relax. Besides, you end up marrying a guy a year and a half younger. So ha.0
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"Hey, Young Lauren, you see that "hot" guy over there? The one that everyone loves but is kind of a douche? Yeah, he'll be a fat, bald baby daddy working at AutoZone by 21, so don't sweat it. In fact, don't sweat any of these people."
*shrug* It's the truth.0 -
Don't ask any guy out! Wait til they come to you! (My husband was the only one who ever asked me out on a date. This would've saved me incredible amounts of emotional distress).0
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don't marry him dumbass!0
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I would've told. 10 y.o. me: Dont listen to others about being a tomboy Kkep skateboarding! You'll be the Black female Rob Dyrdek! Damn peer pressure.0
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Something I would tell my younger self is never stop exercising, don't ever give up your independence for a guy, turn left instead of right once in awhile.0
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Put down the MTG cards and go pick up a sport.0
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Dear Young me, dating your boss is NEVER a good idea0
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Stay away from that guy...and that one...and SERIOUSLY that one, too!0
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Put down the Twinkies!0
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Playing with the gas kitchen stove is NOT a good idea. Can you say BOOM!?
Oh yeah, and those funny slots in the wall are NOT for a key.0 -
Smirnoff Ice is not what you want to drink. STOP DRINKING THAT DISGUSTING CRAP THAT MAKES YOUR BELLY HURT!!!!0
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You can't save the world.Take care of yourself!0
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kraft macaroni and cheese is not that good and it smells weird. Stop eating it all the time, you don't do enough exercise to justify bloody lucozade either.
Oh and Emma fancies you, absolutely go for it.0 -
It's not a good idea to play 'duck duck goose' on the hardwoods in the living room with your siblings...0
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Stay away from that guy...and that one...and SERIOUSLY that one, too!
THIS THIS THIS
And go to college!! You have a free ride...0 -
PRETEEN SELF:
*Tell your brother to f off. What he's telling you is BS. You'll be painfully shy if you don't.
DAREDEVIL SELF:
Age 6:
*Just because the older boys in the neighborhood can do it, don't try it. You're going to miss, hit the embankment, fly over your handlebars, bust your right eyebrow open, and end up in the emergency room.
Ages 10 -12ish:
*Quit jumping off the roof of the house. Fifteen feet is a long way down.
*Don't go down the 45 degree incline paved road in that wagon--your hands make lousy brakes. You're going to hit the telephone pole head on anyway.
*Getting in the car, shifting it into reverse, pushing it out of the way with help from your friend Susan, watching it roll down the driveway and continue across the street, and stopping when it hits the tree isn't worth the punishment just so you can roller skate in the driveway.
Age 13:
*Don't ride your older and much taller cousin's bicycle--it's too big for you. Especially don't jump off of his bicycle when you're going really fast down that hill, even if you are heading for a fence. Another trip to the emergency room is in your near future. Learn where the brakes are on his10 speed before you get on it.
*Listen to your friend's older brother. Let him go get help and you stay put. Walking 2 miles home with your foot cut and bleeding is a bad idea. You're going to pass out from blood loss just before you make it home.
Age 16:
*Working out with ballet toe shoes on the balance beam might seem like a good idea now, but...
Age 21:
*Working out alone at work before classes start (at a gymnastics school) is a really bad idea. You're going to crash and burn on the balance beam.0 -
Invest in the up and coming company called Apple.0
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Life after high school is Reality.....high school is not0
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To my 18yo self: dont pick up smoking - it will be hell to quit later on and you will always have a day every now and then when you still want one; stop drinking - it leads to a lot of stories you wish didnt happen
To my 20yo self: when he leaves you to marry someone else, dont do anything stupid to hurt him - you wind up married in the future and these stupid things will come back to haunt you in the future.... ALSO - really stop drinking, you're on the verge of becoming an alcoholic
To my 26/27yo self: make your relationship with your brother in law work; hes going through issues and he needs to know you care... you are going to hurt like hell and miss him like crazy when he is killed
To my 27/28yo self: dont walk away from the marriage; fight for it because it winds up being worth it (and the judge denies the divorce anyway)... ALSO - don't think that getting with your best friend is an amazing idea, its not and you lose an amazing friendship when it doesnt work out and you eventually get back with your husband... ALSO - seriously stop drinking, its making you look older than what you are...
To all my younger years: tell your family you love them all the time, even when you dont feel like it... they will make lots of mistakes and hurt you but forgive them anyway, they are good people and they love you, even if they show it in strange ways... ALSO, stop being so stubborn and thinking you can do it on your own - the faster you fall on your knees in prayer is the sooner that things turn around0 -
i would've told my younger 15 year old self something my doctors at the time didnt. "GO get bloodwork to get diagnosed for PCOS!" yeah...grew up in a small town where my obvious symptoms got overlooked and led me to gain all this weight while thinking i was eating right and exercising right....sadly the weight kept piling on...i was clueless for years that i was actually one of the few who had a real hormonal metabolic imbalance....sighhhhhh!0
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dont whine about taking a nap, you will regret it later in life!!0
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EAT MORE!!! Looking at pics where your collarbone sticks out further than your nonexistent boobs is not a good look!!!!0
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You better do everything exactly right to make it out of this hole. In the first reality you surprisingly made it...0
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