what advice would you give your 16yo self?

godblessourhome
godblessourhome Posts: 3,892 Member
edited October 4 in Chit-Chat
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mine would be: you will not have the fancy career you always thought you'd have, so you can have a little bit more fun in college and not take so many credits.
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  • yeaforme
    yeaforme Posts: 48
    Don't look at the boys! Eye on the prize.. Med School Med School Med School!!! I SAID, STOP LOOKING AT THE BOYS!!
  • jamiesgotagun
    jamiesgotagun Posts: 670 Member
    Nothing, I had an F'ing blast at 16!!!!
  • ZebraHead
    ZebraHead Posts: 15,207 Member
    When Carla wants you to leave the party and go see her new car GO!!!!

    When the next door neighbor lady says "I had an erotic dream about you last night' RUN!!!

    Everything will go better with POT!

    Do not steal your best friends girlfrieind in your senior year and marry her.... It will not end well...
  • couponfun
    couponfun Posts: 714 Member
    1. Finish college.

    2. Don't get married.
  • kassied09
    kassied09 Posts: 397
    Hmm. I think I would have to say stop being so damn AWKWARD and get out there!
  • Mrrwmoo
    Mrrwmoo Posts: 44
    Pay attention in AP Calculus so it wouldn't be so difficult in college ;-;
  • kristilovescake
    kristilovescake Posts: 669 Member
    Hmm. I think I would have to say stop being so damn AWKWARD and get out there!

    Me too.. I was way too shy (still am a bit..)

    and I'd tell myself to PUT DOWN THE CAKE! no, seriously... I was a fatty and just ate whatever tasted good. :drinker:
  • theome
    theome Posts: 101 Member
    don't go out with that guy, he is a real douch.

    Actually try in highschool and the grandparents will pay and support you through college, even though they said they wouldn't.
  • prettytothinkso
    prettytothinkso Posts: 290
    Hmm. I think I would have to say stop being so damn AWKWARD and get out there!

    This. And also when you do finally get out there, don't do what you did at that party. :huh:
  • nanodot
    nanodot Posts: 154 Member
    I would tell her, "Life is going to be awesome, but it will be completely different than what you expected or planned."

    Also, learn calculus NOW.
  • kimberly702
    kimberly702 Posts: 369 Member
    Boys aren't everything, just because you have a boyfriend doesn't mean you drop your friends. And don't do Tony's dare!!!

    And pay attention and actually do your homework.
  • meeperoon
    meeperoon Posts: 270 Member
    Keep going as you are because you have some good times ahead of you, some difficult but they will make you one strong lady...

    oh and invest in a couple of shares in apple, and stick a bet on that man utd will beat liverpool's record of 18 premiership wins in the next 10 years. :)
  • melizerd
    melizerd Posts: 870 Member
    Not much I loved being 16, and I was married at 19 (and we're still married 10 years later ;P)

    I would probably tell myself to learn how to properly exercise so that when I was out of school and not on a regular sports team that I would know how to handle that. Lame answer huh?
  • Debbe2
    Debbe2 Posts: 2,071 Member
    Be happy at the weight I'm at, because now I'm trying to get back to my 16 y.o. weight!
  • pnieuw
    pnieuw Posts: 473
    Take all the money you saved for college and buy Apple stock.
  • city_of_frogs
    city_of_frogs Posts: 101 Member
    "You know if you actually study you'll get A's. You shouldn't settle for C's and B's... Oh and I know you want to either go to uni or join the army... Uni was a waste of your time!!! And get on the treadmill you lazy thing."
  • chicagocubsfan23
    chicagocubsfan23 Posts: 186
    Don't worry about what others think of you, just love yourself!
  • seastreifel
    seastreifel Posts: 19
    Self respect is important
    learn to love yourself first
    dont do things just to please others
    take a step back and look at how you act and try to understand how you're going to feel about it later
    pay attention in class and see how easily those grades come
    dont short change yourself and take the easy ways out
    put down the tub of ice cream and learn how to exercise and eat properly NOW rather than struggling to fix your bad habits LATER!
  • greeneyes82
    greeneyes82 Posts: 315 Member
    Spend more time with Grandma, she won't be around for many more years. :brokenheart:
  • SkateboardFi
    SkateboardFi Posts: 1,322 Member

    Everything will go better with POT!


    yes. and also, those popular girls who look down their noses at you are only popular because they put out. and it shows years down the line when they're run down.
  • vaderandbill
    vaderandbill Posts: 1,063 Member
    Don't drink that 2nd pint of Yukon Jack...you will surely regret it and the result will smell in your car for months.

    Participate and try during track practice...natural ability will only get you so far
  • bshedwick
    bshedwick Posts: 659 Member
    Don't drink so much soda, and avoid McDonalds!
  • JWeaser
    JWeaser Posts: 302
    Enjoy the metabolisim while you've got it kid.
  • ansonrinesmith
    ansonrinesmith Posts: 741 Member
    Enjoy it. Don't whine about short summers or having to go to school. Stay in better shape.
    OH! and don't drive into that lake.
  • GreatSetOfBrains
    GreatSetOfBrains Posts: 675 Member
    I fond of my current life, if I change events too much it changes who I am. Probably, slow down on the peanut butter cups!
  • froggzy1015
    froggzy1015 Posts: 178 Member
    Try not to hate your mom in a year from now because she is going to move you to VA. You will then meet the most wonderful man in the whole world! Life is not what you planned, but it will be an awesome ride!
  • ilookthetype
    ilookthetype Posts: 3,021 Member
    He's gay. Help him out of the closet and inform him that his best friend is a VERY good kisser...

    So much drama would have been prevented.
  • divainme
    divainme Posts: 69 Member
    High School isn't the end all be all of your life, it ends and then life starts and everything changes..... Be what you want and make a plan to get there.
  • lor007
    lor007 Posts: 884 Member
    Hug your nephew every chance you get.
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    Be more outgoing, people think you're a snob when really you're just petrified to talk to them.

    Your first husband will cheat on you, but the second one will be amazing. (yes, we get divorced, but it makes us a much better person)

    Always be as honest with yourself as possible. Even when you don't like what you see, you can't change anything unless you're honest.
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