When you were 17...
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flyingintheskyiamfly
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What are some things you wish you could have told your younger self?
I'm 17 now, and really curious!
I'm 17 now, and really curious!
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Get control of your mouth, I now cuss like a sailor according to my husband and we now have kids and I wish I had reined in my foul language back then and I might have better control now.0
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Join the gym. Stop eating like food is going to run out. You're unhappy now... Just wait until you've been doing this for 10 more years...it's gonna be sooo hard.
PS It'll be worth it.
PPS Boys suck. But you love them anyway. Might as well open your heart now!0 -
Keep the PDA's to a minimum. Used to get so mad at my mom when she would get upset at me and my boyfriend about walking together with our arms around each other. Now I see kids do it and I think it looks awful and tell my kids not to do it. Another thing is kissing. small pecks are okay but not tongue action in public!0
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-Yes that will hurt
-it sounds like a great idea now, but you know your dad/mom is gonna find out (and kick your butt)
-Your parents know everything you think they dont know
-Start saving money now
-Learn how to eat right
-The boy who you like becasue he is trouble, is trouble
-Go to class....everyday you are not too cool for school
-spend more time with your family, they may not be cool now, but one day you will realize they actually are
and lastly....the one that got away, will come back 10 years later, you will meet in an elavator in a city far away, fall in love and live happily ever after (true story)
Thanks for the trip down memory lane0 -
Choose a lucrative career path now and stick with it. You'll be glad you did later.0
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Enjoy it while you can. 17 was an awesome age that I totally let slip by. Nothing you do at 17 matters as long as you don't get pierced, tattooed, pregnant or injured. :-) Go have fun, live life and learn who you are. By the time you hit mid-20's you're either married, in college or otherwise unable to just be free and happy. Don't get me started on mid-30's....................
Oh, and be nice to your parents...They try even though they'll always be tragically uncool... :-) Also, buy as much Apple stock as you can (this is to me when I was 17 and Apple was $6/share).0 -
Follow your dreams and never give into temptation. Life is so much shorter than we think!!!
I agree with ilikejam330 -
Stop dieting, ... just maintain whatever you weight right now - at age 17.
I was 135 when I graduated from high school - and thought I was so fat.
Now I'm struggling with my weight at a hefty 200 pounds. :sad:
I would die to be 135 again.0 -
stay in school. school and i were not the best of friends, and it took me until i was 23 to finish and get my highschool diploma, when, i could have been done at 17.
get control of the snacking and chocolate distractions.
be kind to your parents, because you never know how long you'll have them around... and, they usually know what they're talking about.
and so much more...
hang in there kiddo... it's gonna be a bumpy ride, but, it won't be a boring one.0 -
Have fun and never regret anything everything happens for a reason0
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1. DON'T DO DRUGS!
2. Start taking care of yourself. Otherwise your weight problem is only going to get worse.
3. Don't delay going to college. It becomes harder to get started as life is happening around you
4. Last but not least, be yourself.0 -
You are NOT grown - slow down and enjoy being a kid.
smoking is stupid. Quit it
keep up your music because youll miss it someday0 -
Have fun and never regret anything everything happens for a reason
Here here!
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-Yes that will hurt
-it sounds like a great idea now, but you know your dad/mom is gonna find out (and kick your butt)
-Your parents know everything you think they dont know
-Start saving money now
-Learn how to eat right
-The boy who you like becasue he is trouble, is trouble
-Go to class....everyday you are not too cool for school
-spend more time with your family, they may not be cool now, but one day you will realize they actually are
and lastly....the one that got away, will come back 10 years later, you will meet in an elavator in a city far away, fall in love and live happily ever after (true story)
Thanks for the trip down memory lane
this sounds like my life....except for the happily ever after part
yes, boys that are trouble are TROUBLE. boys are always trouble. even at 30 they are still TROUBLE with a capital T
Live your life for you, be happy for you...be selfish
one day you will be friends with your mother...0 -
-You have a lot of free time now! Get off Myspace and start eating right and exercising now!
-Don't worry about that guy you liked all 4 years of high school and rejected you...he will be a loser once we graduate high school and he's not as unique as you think!
-Don't be afraid to show off your intelligence in class, you're smarter than most of your graduating class anyway. =p
-Stop cutting math class!! You'll regret it when you're stuck taking remedial math in college!0 -
This may not be the best advice but its what I would have wanted someone to tell me:
Don't rush growing up. Be irresponsible. Have fun. Live for the moment.0 -
For most 17 year olds now is as good as life is going to get, take advantage, have fun, be a kid for a little bit longer. The drag that is adulthood will come soon enough, don't run to it.0
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For most 17 year olds now is as good as life is going to get, take advantage, have fun, be a kid for a little bit longer. The drag that is adulthood will come soon enough, don't run to it.
What?? I totally disagree. I love my life now and I would never go back to being 17 again!n Not that being that age was bad, but there have been so many great experiences I've had just because I got older0 -
Don't let yourself go.
Don't let anyone discourage you. Use their hurtful words as motivation to prove them wrong.
Don't let anyone change you.0 -
If you smoke, stop now. If you don't...don't start!
Don't take relationships too seriously. The guy you're devastated over today....you likely won't remember after a few years.
Have fun and enjoy being 17!!! You don't see it now, but life goes by far too fast. Enjoy where you are today.0
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