Things to tell your younger self (be creative)

pretty much any thing fun you do will eventually end up getting you stiches if you stick with it long enough :laugh: broken arm- bicycle, ankle-rollerblades, ripped open shoulder-skateboard, also more importantly i would have said to listen to the advice of adults more than i did. like when they said don't get married at 18, and friends talking about my more recent ex when they said "her whole family is crazy",and don't drink so much through the first part of your 20's i could honestly think of about 100 things to say but these would be at the top.

Never love a man more than he loves you.

To my 14 year old self...

1) That awesome body you have in high school requires work in adulthood. At the first sign of a five pound gain, put in overtime to get back to where you were, because 5 is far easier to manage than 50.
2) Work hard now (in HS, then college) so you can chill more later.
3) People that look good, but are jerks, really don't even look good, and aren't worth ANY of your time, not even the time it takes to tell them off.
4) You can't change people. If you don't think he's amazing right now in all the ways that are important (and that he adds something vital to your life), ditch him QUICKLY and keep looking.

Put the cigarettes down! The kind of guys that like a cool smoking gal aren't the kind you want to be around at 30. Don't smoke pot, you'll get crazy violent reactions to it in your 20s and it's a waste of time during your high school years. Stick with the martial arts and ask mom for yoga money- she'll totally give it to you. Quit tripping about what Dad says about your choices now- if you don't stop now, he'll fck with your head well into adulthood. And don't put out quite so easily- in the end, sex isn't that big of a deal.

As a 4 year old, I'd have to tell myself that "rocking" my sister to quiet her in the crib is a bad idea. You're going to almost choke yourself to death when it falls on you goofball!

As an 8 year old, I'd remind myself that I'm still a child, and that just because my daddy left and my mom has fallen apart, that doesn't mean I have to take over. Daddy will be a big part of your adult life, and mom will learn to cope. Don't hold on to the anger, and most importantly, BE A KID.

As a middle schooler, I'd have to tell myself that rolling up your jeans and curling your bangs in a fashion that would take out most ceiling fans is NOT attractive. And it's worse when combined with your coke-bottle nerd glasses. While you're rolling down your pants and brushing out your hair, pick better frames!

As a high school student, listen. Stop trying to make everyone happy. Speak your mind, but don't be a %itch. Say what you mean, and mean what you say. Don't whine when you go to your grandparents' for dinner weekly-when you're 32 and you've watched them both die within 12 weeks of each other, you'll realize that time you had was more precious than anything else.

To my 19 year old self, don't lose your virginity to your best friend. You'll both spend the next 10 years trying to figure out if you should really be together. And when he finds out you're engaged, he won't talk to you for 2 years. Once he's married, it's even more rare. Enjoy the time you have with the person who knows you best-you're going to miss him when he isn't there as much.

To Courtney at 22, you don't want to date your sister's theatre teacher. Sure, he's cute, but he's a THEATRE teacher. Trained by the most FABULOUS teacher in all the land-in more ways than one. And DEFINITELY don't get engaged after 2 1/2 months. You'll learn later than he considers himself bisexual and will give your engagement ring to his future wife. You don't need to deal with any of that.

Maybe most importantly, I'd tell myself at 30 that if the guy you've been with for a year, who is 6 1/2 years your junior, all of a sudden wants nothing to do with you and wants to break up, let him. Don't spend 6 months fighting the inevitable, and don't waste 9 months depressed over it. It means you weren't meant to be, and that there is someone better suited standing right in front of you every week at the bank counter if you'd only open your eyes.

Sadly, I probably woudn't listen to myself though :laugh:

He isn't worth it.

Younger teen me: You're amazing in so many freaking ways! Believe Me!

*I would let every person hurt me with their words and actions. I believed I was an ugly fat beast, I believed I wasn't smart, I believed I was talent-less! I look at my pix from younger days and I'm like "wow...I looked really good"... I read poems and stories I wrote and I'm like "Damn...that's good!"...and I look at drawings that I did..."Girl...youre amazing".

Younger 20something me: You DO NOT need a man to take care of you!

*I let myself fall into the thought that the only way I will be something is if I am in a relationship/marriage with a man that will take care of me because I obviously was too ****ty of a person to do it on my own!

I have learned that I can be myself and love myself! Love everything about me and I have brains, ambition, drive, goals! I can take care of me! I'm starting to do that. I'm starting to believe in myself, fully and truly!

Three things..

1) Your going to have a lot of fun!
2) These people are lost causes, your gonna feel bacd about them but don't worry as nothing you can say or do will make a difference.
3) Play these powerball number through 2012.. 4, 13, 39, 46 and 51

Eating crappy food will NOT make you feel better. Being fat is hard....

3) Play these powerball number through 2012.. 4, 13, 39, 46 and 51

lmao

I would tell myself that a skateboard + steep hill + ramp does not give you invisible wings. Some childhood bruises does not disappear as you get older. LOL, was the tom boy in me :laugh: Still don't regret that experience, but would never had tried it if I knew the outcome before hand lol.

Don't go for the first guy that pays you attention
Don't sweat the small stuff

I'd tell my 10 and younger self to continue coloring and being artistic...
My 13 year old self that I never needed makeup
my 14 year old self that it all works out in High School, I make wonderful friends and meet the love of my life
My 15 year old self I SHOULD have tried to get into after school activities.

I'm not very old yet so that's all I've got! Lol!!

DON'T SLEEP WITH HIM...and go to college out of state...FAR AWAY FROM HOME

I'd tell my younger self "Not eating isn't the answer".