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Post by piebaker on Jan 5, 2019 1:00:30 GMT
Travel when you're young and still remember your foreign language lessons.
Get your credentials, professional licenses, advanced degrees before you have kids. Childcare while taking classes to change career paths is impossible to find and expensive.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jan 5, 2019 1:29:31 GMT
You’re not fat. You’re cuter than you think. That goofy guy who likes you is going to make an awesome husband and dad. Don’t worry so much, everything will work out fine. I tell my daughters that all the time: the nerds will be the best husbands and fathers. Pay more attention to them. Band geeks too!
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scrapngranny
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Only slightly senile
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Post by scrapngranny on Jan 5, 2019 2:06:24 GMT
Go to college, save more money, take better care of my skin.
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Post by MichyM on Jan 5, 2019 2:10:17 GMT
Don’t spend years and years in a marriage that really was never meant to be in the first place. I wish I could give that advice to the entire world.
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kate
Drama Llama
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Location: The city that doesn't sleep
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Post by kate on Jan 5, 2019 2:14:43 GMT
"Your mother is right. Listen to her!" Seriously, my mom was right about almost everything. I listened to some of it, and other stuff... well, I guess you could say I listened later.
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lurkyloo
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Post by lurkyloo on Jan 5, 2019 2:34:21 GMT
Get into therapy ASAP so you’ll know how effed up you are because of your childhood. Quick! Before you get married and have kids!
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Jan 5, 2019 3:04:43 GMT
Spend less. Save more.
Manage your own money. Don't share bank accounts or credit cards with anyone else.
Don't worry about what other people think.
Be who you are, and not who or what everyone else thinks or expects you to be.
No is a complete sentence.
Experience life. Travel. Explore. Wander.
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Post by twistedscissors on Jan 5, 2019 3:16:24 GMT
Don’t get married to get out of mom and dads house. Move out on your own and never depend on a man!
Don’t let your parents choose your career path.
Save every dime you can get your hands on.
Exercise!!! Your sex life depends on it!
Work hard at a job you love!
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Post by Merge on Jan 5, 2019 3:22:36 GMT
Stop living your life to please other people, especially your parents. Major in something else, don't get married so young, travel, learn more about others and yourself before having children.
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Post by scrapmaven on Jan 5, 2019 5:28:53 GMT
Trust your judgement and listen to your gut. You're smart and worthy. It's OK if other people don't like you, because not everyone will. That means that you can't please everyone and you don't have to.
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Post by jameynz on Jan 5, 2019 5:37:29 GMT
Keep your mouth shut Don't try to impress the guys Save more, spend less Follow your dream, don't just settle for something less/different
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2019 5:40:00 GMT
So much good advice!
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Post by dudleypippen on Jan 5, 2019 5:57:47 GMT
You are a loveable person and worthy of love. Break up sooner with that boy that’s distracting you from organic chemistry. Honestly, the best advice I’ve ever gotten was from a therapist when I was a teenager who said to hang in there, that she could see the person that I was going to be at thirty and it was worth hanging around for and toughing it out. Man was she ever right.
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Post by pierkiss on Jan 5, 2019 6:25:48 GMT
Don’t go anywhere alone with that guy down the street.
Date more.
Have more adventures before having kids.
Do not get sedentary when you go off to grad school. You will regret this decision.
Get the damn PhD!! You are smart enough and good enough in your field! You really will love teaching students and training new grad and undergrad students in what you do, and it wont remove you too much from 1:1 client work. You will get extremely pissed off when other certain people finish their doctorate degrees in your field and yet you don’t have one. So get the dang degree, self!”
Marry that cute Italian guy who drives the same car you do. (I did do this, I would just like to tell my younger self to do it too). 😁
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Post by mom26 on Jan 5, 2019 6:31:00 GMT
Stay away from the boys. They will just mess up your priorities, which should be your education and yourself.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2019 6:48:56 GMT
When you see your grandmother’s jewelry. Steal it, because you will never see it again. The bitch that took it will give to her daughter in law and it will be made into an ugly cocktail ring.
Don’t let them piece your ears. Do it when you are ready.
Save your money. This bears repeating several times.
Don’t be scared! Join the military to find yourself and pay for school.
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Post by scrapalotomous on Jan 5, 2019 7:07:57 GMT
Don’t smoke
Keep exercising
Don’t let what others think stop you from doing anything
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Post by supersoda on Jan 5, 2019 12:15:29 GMT
Life will turn out so much better than you can possibly imagine. (I guess that’s not really advice, but I had a really crappy childhood. It would have been nice to know back then that there was light at the end of the tunnel.)
Be more intentional about your college choice.
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tuesdaysgone
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Post by tuesdaysgone on Jan 5, 2019 12:18:33 GMT
Such good advice here. I'd also say: start saving money ASAP, don't give two fucks about what others think of you, and travel while you can.
But as they say, youth is wasted on the young. I recently gave this advice to my 20-something nephew and niece and they looked at me like I had two heads. I can remember being that age and just knowing that things would always roll my way.
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Post by hop2 on Jan 5, 2019 12:20:03 GMT
It is ok to change your mind, come to a different conclusion. Don't hold fast to former positions or decisions 'just because' you have new insight and experiences now.
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stittsygirl
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Location: In the leaves and rain.
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Post by stittsygirl on Jan 5, 2019 12:29:33 GMT
Leave Mormonism.
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Post by katlaw on Jan 5, 2019 13:52:43 GMT
Failure is an option. Use it as a learning experience, don't be so hard on yourself. Take time with family while you can, life goes by quickly. Put more money into savings and less into stuff.
And most importantly, say yes to the job in the tropical location. Why would you say no?
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scrappington
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in Canada
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Jun 26, 2014 14:43:10 GMT
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Post by scrappington on Jan 5, 2019 13:55:19 GMT
Don't sell your house hold onto it. And don't get your self to the point you had to sell your house
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2019 14:16:58 GMT
The list is very long....ahahaha but the biggest thing:
Do NOT follow your dreams because hardly anyone makes money in your profession. Go out and be a nurse or teach or something!!! do anything that will support you and your kids when he flakes!!!! Oh, he will not flake, you say?? WRONG!!!!!!!! By time you are 40, you will have seen it happen over and over again to people all around you.
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Post by whipea on Jan 5, 2019 14:26:31 GMT
Don't be sedate and waste your good health.
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Post by FrozenPea on Jan 5, 2019 14:31:31 GMT
Don't live your life to please your parents.
Fight for yourself & what you want!
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Post by jloubier on Jan 5, 2019 14:37:10 GMT
Don’t get married to get out of mom and dads house. Move out on your own and never depend on a man!
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Post by candygurl on Jan 5, 2019 14:47:44 GMT
Don’t be so shy and do the thing you wanted to do in high school. Also, just try...if it doesn’t work out oh well! I lacked confidence in myself and didn’t do things because of that.
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Post by Zee on Jan 5, 2019 15:09:09 GMT
He ain't all that.
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Post by malibou on Jan 5, 2019 17:27:42 GMT
My 9 year-old self would like to tell my adult self to back the fuck off. 9 year-olds aren't supposed to make adult decisions, but sometimes they have to.
My adult self would like to remind young self that I made some really good decisions.
Adult self would like to tell young self that boys aren't such a big deal as the right boy is coming.
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