What would you tell your 17 year old self if you had the cha

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  • mimaduck83
    mimaduck83 Posts: 175 Member
    Just come out - it is not as scary or as weird as you think - your parents will still love you.
    Re-think your degree choice - it will not be of any use!
    Seek help. You are depressed not mad.
    Listen to your mother...no matter how annoying/wrong you think she is.
    You are not fat...but you do need to watch your weight young lady!

    And for gods sake COME OUT!!!
  • AmberMagdalena
    AmberMagdalena Posts: 461 Member
    Relax, bring it down a notch, remember you are a lady first and a clown last

    Take school seriously. A college education is no joke and a good one will make you sooo much happier in the end! Masters, masters, masters!

    Incorperate exercise now. A 17 y/o metabolism is so much more flexable than a 25 y/o one.
  • catcrazy
    catcrazy Posts: 1,740 Member
    "Stop smoking now!" I wouldn't have all the health problems I do now and I wouldnt have piled the weight on and would be a darn sight richer
  • EmilyLock
    EmilyLock Posts: 32 Member
    I'd say - size 14 IS slim! Enjoy it while you can!
  • kaithenderson
    kaithenderson Posts: 21
    People make the designer clothes,clothes dont make the people.
    Stop thinking you are all that.
    You can only push people so far until they bend.
    Karma is a *****.
    Mr.perfect really wasn't so perfect.
    Apperciate your grandparents more,they will be there when the world turns its back on you.
    Be a leader,Not a follower.
    If you put your mind to it,you can do it!
    Continue your education,if not you'll regret it.
    Dont worry so much about guys.
    Everything happens for a reason.
    Stop looking for Mr.right,you'll meet him where you least expect it.
    You have to love yourself before you can really love anyone.
    Its okay not to party!
  • Fay84Vegan
    Fay84Vegan Posts: 225 Member
    Give yourself a break and don't be so hard on yourself!!

    Focus on the things you enjoy and are good at.

    Believe in yourself so much more than you do and be positive (negative things aren't important and are distructive!)

    Move out to get away from other people bringing you down.

    Exercise and Eat Healthy as a Vegan (you will feel 100% better for it!)
  • jaysonhijinx
    jaysonhijinx Posts: 663 Member
    Keep playing basketball!

    I would have been fit and lean to this day with some epic skills, haha.
  • JanetLM73
    JanetLM73 Posts: 1,226 Member
    1. Don't try to please other people by trying to be something you're not.
    2. You will not be marrying your 17 year old boyfriend and you'll get your heart broken more times and it's ok, it makes you stronger.
    3. You'll won't be as skinny as you are now so start working out.
  • Sophiepoo
    Sophiepoo Posts: 264 Member
    Dont worry about boys, dont care what people think of you, start playing piano again and pick up some weights!
  • catic
    catic Posts: 156
    I would tell myself to follow my dreams, don't be afraid of failure and listen to myself. Don't let others tell you; you can't do something.

    I would also tell myself to start exercising even though I was tiny, muscle is sexier than just plain skinny anyways!
  • marielladear
    marielladear Posts: 28
    I AM 17!!! OMG!
    Reading this is actually interesting! I always wonder in ten years time will I think my body now is good, or will I be better!
    WAHH!
    If i could tell my 7 year old self something though, I would say... food doesn't make you feel better forever, it's okay to be upset and cry mummy won't hate you, just tell her and ignore the boys at school, because they might tease you now, but they all want to be your boyfriend now hehehehe :3:*
    (I had really depressing moments in my childhood)
  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,564 Member
    Rest is more important than training!
    Dont run for more than an hour!
    Dont eat that whole box of Chips Ahoy!
    Compound movements are 1000x more effective than isolation work.
  • Doomsprout
    Doomsprout Posts: 26
    when I was 17 I had no idea about healthy living whatsoever. i ate anything i wanted, whenever i wanted. never exercised. i have never been thin because of this. i wish i could go back and educate myself. i used to eat tubs of cookie dough, brownie mix, fast food all the time, junk food. i wish my parents had raised me healthily.
  • avafrisbee
    avafrisbee Posts: 234 Member
    I would tell myself to stop listening to my mother. I am not a normal angsty teenager, I am depressed due to a thyroid disorder that will finally be diagnosed in about 9 years.

    I would tell myself to stay the course it gets better - that at least I did :-)
  • wurgin
    wurgin Posts: 241 Member
    get up and move.... and don't stop
  • newbeetler
    newbeetler Posts: 197 Member
    When you spend an hour speaking to that hot girl all your mates lust after kiss her already!!!!!!!

    Get a bike now. You wife don't like them

    Stuff the money travel the world now. Debts can be paid back. Time can't.

    Apply to University in California. You don't have to go to University in the UK!!!!!!!!!!!
  • dubw
    dubw Posts: 429
    Don't believe the recruiter.
  • TonyL68
    TonyL68 Posts: 133 Member
    Stop 9/11

    Stay away from [xyz intersection] on [xyz date].

    Don't start smoking - quitting is a b!tch and will take way too long.

    Stay in shape - keep working out.

    Buy as much Microsoft stock as you can RIGHT FRIGGIN NOW and convince dad to do the same. Then buy [the usual suspects]
  • laineylynnfit
    laineylynnfit Posts: 369 Member
    "If I could write a letter to me...."

    I'd say that I was going to be OK - that I did not need to waste the next 3 years of my life in pain for a lost relationship that wasn't going to change (I wasted the next few years wallowing in pain, became anti-social and 10x more lazy then I already was)

    Exercise would help with the stress I felt.

    I would say that I need to spend less time in front of the computer/tv and more time with friends/family/ and outside doing some kind of physical activity.

    I would also say to cherish the time I had living with my Mom instead of being in a rush to move out.
  • samanthaalgar27
    samanthaalgar27 Posts: 31 Member
    Save your money........Because if you don't you'll own nothing in 7 years time........DOH!!
  • TonyL68
    TonyL68 Posts: 133 Member

    Get a bike now. You wife don't like them

    This made me laugh and is very true in my experience. I often joke with my wife that if we ever divorce, my first stop is the nearest Harley Davidson dealership.
  • jogdog
    jogdog Posts: 89 Member
    I was a pretty serious athlete in highschool and I wish I could've told my 17 yr old self that when the college letters came in, I should've picked a school based on my ability to play or make the team (track or basketball) and more importantly a school that I want to go to with my subject of interest. I would also tell myself that if I chose not to play collegiate sports, I should do some type of physical activity to keep myself in shape. In addition to that, I would also tell myself not to stress over some of the unimportant and stupid things in my life and to enjoy what's around me more. I appreciated everything I had, but I didn't allow myself to enjoy them.
  • Kristiina67
    Kristiina67 Posts: 142 Member
    All the things i am telling my 17 year old daughter.
  • chunkiedunker
    chunkiedunker Posts: 144 Member
    invest in apple, yahoo, google. i know those names sound funny now but invest heavily in those 3 and you will never have to work ever again. put down the pizza and start eating right and start working out. get yourself to a healthy stage so later you wont be sucking wind walking into your job.

    oh and just stay away from the two ex's. you will be much better off.

    last piece of advice i would give would come in the form of a flash drive. it would be facebook. and anything related to it and how it was created. then instructions on how to sell the idea
  • pinkminy
    pinkminy Posts: 286
    Buy property by the water it will go up heaps in value by the time your 50.
    travel a bit before having kids.
    dont lend money to friends you will never get it back
    BUT If you do get feel sorry for them and lend money to friends you may as well just give it to them as a gift.
    dont leave all your worldly possesions in the care of so called friends you will lose the lot and never see your stuff or the friends again.
    If you live in a flood prone area MOVE.
    Keep paint well away from your baby boy (if he was to read this he'd know what I mean, LOL)
    Do Not ride that moter bike through park You will have an accident.

    Sorry Guys I just noticed all my spelling errors and Typos I must be tired.....
  • Nerple
    Nerple Posts: 1,291 Member
    - "You're an idiot. Whatever you are thinking, do the exact opposite because you have **** for brains."

    - "By spring term senior year, nobody cares anymore what you do, so stop stressing out"

    - "A 2 liter of coke and a double order of fries is not a lunch"

    - "Take Amy out, she's not nearly as prudish as she would make others think"

    - "That sophomore you want to punch, do it"

    - "The money you are making at McDonald's is nothing. Work less, Beach more"

    - "Listen to more Clash and Billy Idol"

    - If you spend your 18th birthday at a going away party for some foreign exchange student you don't know, I am coming back to smack you"

    - "Get the **** off the computer"
  • HauteP1nk
    HauteP1nk Posts: 2,139 Member
    Don't date Andrew. Just don't do it.

    When Mike asks you out, say yes instead!

    Be confident! Believe in yourself! Be assertive!

    Don't go to York University! Go away to school in a different city away from home.
  • kyle4jem
    kyle4jem Posts: 1,400 Member
    chairless wrote:
    Never let someone be your priority, while you remain their option.

    You will never look this good again, stop being so down on yourself.

    If you killed them all now, you would be out by the time you are writing this.
    ^^I really love this! :laugh:

    I'd also tell myself...

    ♦ ...so you're gay... it's no big deal ...and if anyone has a problem with it, it's their problem not yours

    ♦ ...you are not FAT ...you might never have a six-pack, but you look great,

    ♦ ...you really need exercise to supplement your sweet tooth! Get lazy and you will get FAT

    ♦ ...if you see a chance, take it!

    ♦ ...spend more time getting to know your big brother ...help him before it's too late
  • ItsMandeeBitch
    ItsMandeeBitch Posts: 159 Member
    You are WAY too young to be engaged quit wasting your life on Fools on youll throw the next 5 years away. GO FAR away to college.
  • StrengthIDidntKnow
    StrengthIDidntKnow Posts: 543 Member
    Be careful what you wish for - I always said if I had to have kids I would only have one and there is no way I would be a stay at home mom. And here I am 21 years later, 1 child and at an office every day.

    Learn to eat properly now, this awesome metabolism you have now does not last.
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