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Five things I would tell myself...

June 14 2013

Think back to when you were fifteen. What did your life look like, and what were your hopes, dreams, fears and expectations? Now look at your life today. Are you where you thought you would be? What challenges, struggles and hard times did you face between there and here? Imagine you were allowed to go back in time to tell your teenage self five things that may have made things easier between then and now, prevented bad things from happening and perhaps even altered your life completely. Which five things would they be, if any? Here's what I'd tell my younger me: 1. You will be truly liked and respected by your peers. 2. Dad will see the error of his ways and make amends, but not for another decade. 3. Don't start smoking a few years from now. When you eventually quit you will gain fifteen kilos. 4. If you allow people to treat you like crap more than once, you are partly responsible. 5. Stop adopting birds after the first four, or you'll find yourself a single mum of thirteen. Your turn!

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  • RHP

    RHP User

    12 years ago

    1. What goes around comes around 2. Heaven isn't in the back seat of a Cadillac 3. The good things you do are written in sand 4. The bad things you do are scribed in brass 5. Everyone is in the same boat just some are more sea worthy

  • RHP

    RHP User

    12 years ago

    1....follow your career choice and dont let family members put your ideas down2....be prepared for major upheavel, but the strength you will gain will be necessary later n life3...the pimples really will disappear4....dont skull $1.99 Spumante at Brian's party....it wont end well5....be proud of yourself no matter what others say....there are males around you who notice you but wont tell you for many years down the track

  • RHP

    RHP User

    12 years ago

    1 It really doesn't matter what other people think2 Just be your self and some girls will actually like you3 Women appreciate honesty even if it means you cant help but lust after them4 There are other ways of impressing women than being the silent tough type5 Don't stress so much about being a virgin, you will lose it ...........eventually

  • RHP

    RHP User

    12 years ago

    1.you are right,your father is wrong....you are not stupid.   2. you don't have to marry your first boyfriend.....just live together.   3.follow your heart,be an opportunist.   4.the worst things that will happen to you,will also be the best.   5.what doesn't kill you,will indeed make you stronger.

  • RHP

    RHP User

    12 years ago

    1 your legs are NOT too long2 Dont hide the magazines in the air conditioning vent 3 You WILL say the things your parents say4 Buy shares in a little business called "Microsoft"5 You're right, they're wrong......... George Michael IS gay. Waaaaay gay.DG

  • RHP

    RHP User

    12 years ago

    1. Take more risks 2. Have more sex....... don't wait until you are 40 to start experimenting. 3. Being thin doesn't seem to be that important and don't put things off to when you are thin again because you will waste a lot of your life this way.4. Read about poly relationships, and there is nothing wrong with you because you look at traditional relationships and think boring! 5. Study what you love not what you think will bring in the big bucks. Avoid conservative corporate offices if you can because they will stifle you.

  • RHP

    RHP User

    12 years ago

    1) Don't judge others, tolerance, acceptance and love get you much further in life. 2) Try not to judge yourself so harshly. It's damned near impossible but if you don't get a handle on it you'll be miserable. 3) Laugh, sing, dance and have lots of (healthy) sex - these are sources of joy and delight and we all need more of that. 4) Hang onto your crazy sense of adventure, it leads to extraordinary things. 5) say yes to life and worry about the consequences later.

  • wingman2014

    wingman2014

    12 years ago

    As a 15 y o ? 1) you grow out of premature ejaculation 2) when Jenny Walsh asks you to go with her to the park to "look for her dog", remember not to be naive .... She is a cat person. 3) your fathers strict Italian traditions don't work here , be your own person he will still love and respect you. 4) don't break Debbie's heart 5) treat people how you would like to be treated and you will rarely go wrong.- Posted from rhpmobile

  • RHP

    RHP User

    12 years ago

    1) Don't get lured to an isolated beach with a person you don't like. There are better ways to loose your innocence. and yes it hurts when you do. 2) your breast are just fine, so don't go asking twice at a doctors to make them smaller. ( lucky for me they both said no) 3) not all men are your enemy 4) don't wait so long to be an artist, keep drawing no matter what. 5) life will throw you pain and joy and not always in equal measures.

  • RHP

    RHP User

    12 years ago

    1. That first panic attack you have at 17? Don't worry about it..it won't kill you! If you let it scare you, you will live in fear of another attack for another 30 odd years wasting your whole life!2. Smoking is not cool and it does kill!3. Being sexual is not a bad thing and you won't end up in hell because you enjoy it!4. Toughen up and say no to people! It is ok to say NO!5. Don't get caught up in gossip just to be accepted! Remember, if they talk about other so called "friends" to you in a nasty way, then they will do the same to you! You are better off without them!xFunlovingx

  • RHP

    RHP User

    12 years ago

    1. Don't put yourself at priority 57000. Its totally fine to say no to people and you'll end up pleasing everyone else but yourself.2. Its still okay to say yes to people too so keep the qualities of respect, caring and understanding.3. Yes its okay to enjoy some kink. Don't wait 20 years.4. You deserve to be with someone who is compatible and who also enjoys sex as much as you do. 5. Keep rock climbing and following your dreams. Don't wait till a major life upheaval to make you realise to start. Mr Araps.

  • sweetgem

    sweetgem

    12 years ago

    1) Study harder to improve my English skills, so I could become a lawyer (I have huge interest in law) and earn big bucks today. 2) Care about good diet in my teen to early 20s instead of starting in my late 20s. 3) Should have pursued my passion in Kung Fu and be master at it, so I could kick ass when I was robbed by 2 bastards over a decade ago. 4) Should not have given my ex husband a second chance and should have divorced him sooner than the time I took to kick his ass out! 5) Should have established my business half a decade ago, so now I could work on maintaining it instead of just starting to building it up.- Posted from rhpmobile

  • RHP

    RHP User

    12 years ago

    I want to have another goIn fact I could make about 100 points that would have been of benefit to my 15 year old self (.......and I wouldn't of listened to any of them)1 Take up rock climbing now ( dont wait until your 38)2 Take up surfing now ( dont wait until your kids give you a surf board for your 50th)3 Dont spend the next 30 years working 60 hour weeks with little or no holidays4 Never turn down an opportunity to do something new, adventurous, different5 Become a rock star ( probably the best way to impress women without trying)

  • RHP

    RHP User

    12 years ago

    1. Go and have therapy now, you have to do it sometime... Get it out of the way now. It will help you learn to like yourself. 2. You're gorgeous. Don't wait 20 yrs to realise it 3. You're smart, go and get that therapy and you'll probably be alright to stay at school. It will save you heaps of time and money if you go to uni now instead of later in life. 4. Being angry and anxious is a waste of energy. You don't have to feel like this... Get therapy! 5. Don't be afraid - you can do anything.

  • RHP

    RHP User

    12 years ago

    1. Don't dim your lights just because their shining in someone else's eyes! 2. Fear is just an exaggeration of the possibilities. 3. travel, travel, travel. 4. Don't take advice from those life is not working for. Your needed not needy.. 5. Follow your intuition, you will grow into an amazing woman & the old cliché, to appreciate happiness one must experience pain. Be gentle and forgiving with yourself and yes, believe it or not men are fragile and have feelings.

  • RHP

    RHP User

    12 years ago

    1. Don't wait for "The One" for sex in all it's forms (that includes kissing!).2. You are on the right track with relationships with both friends and with partners.3. Pay more attention to yourself prolonged sadness needs to be laughed away not bottled up4. Stop looking for a religious doctrine that fits you, your faith and your principles, instead realise that the faith that you have can only grow without their limitations and don't be ashamed of that.5. Learn to small talk

  • RHP

    RHP User

    12 years ago

    Thank you all! Can't wait to hear more.

  • RHP

    RHP User

    12 years ago

    1) Don't be so hard on yourself, there are enough others out there that will do it for you trust me. 2) You are stronger than you think, and yes you can deal with all the crap that life is going to throw your way even when you think it is too hard3) Don't second guess your career choice, the places your nursing degree will take you is likely to amaze you no end. 4) Trust your instincts when it comes to friends and lovers, (especially the fiancee) will save you a lot of pain and heartache down the track. 5) There is a guy you will meet not long after your 30th birthday. He will love you and break your heart but it will be worth every second.

  • RHP

    RHP User

    12 years ago

    1. The journey is not going to be what you think but it will be worth it in the end. 2. Tell your brother to wear his seatbelt......always 3. Being vulnerable takes true strength, crying is not weak 4. Your mother in law is right....your marriage will not last, but don't let that stop you from loving that man wholeheartedly 5. Don't let anyone convince you that being strong is bad - Posted from rhpmobile

  • boots_69

    boots_69

    12 years ago

    1. Your first thoughts for a career are correct and you will end up doing it - go with your first thoughts and don't look back.2. Sport is fun but you will never get further than Reserve Grade and your shoulders are a lot more delicate than you think3. Your tall - stand up straight and be proud of it4. Learn to smile now it will make it easier later5. Have fun

  • RHP

    RHP User

    12 years ago

    1. Keep putting your blonde haired dolly in your bed before you climb out the window. Your Mum won't find out until you spill the beans on your 21st birthday.2. Choosing to get your pilot's licence over your parents giving you a car for your 21st will be a GREAT decision.3. You will never be a gymnast again. And the backflip you attempt on the dance floor when you're 22 will be a BAD DECISION.4. When the doctors tell you that you will not be able to have children, DON'T BELIEVE THEM!5. Face your biggest fear. You have the support of a wonderful family and amazing friends who will catch you when you fall. You'll never be scared again.

  • RHP

    RHP User

    12 years ago

    Remember that coming face to face with your younger self could unravel the very fabric of the space-time continuum and destroy the entire universe!Granted that's a worst case scenario, but most of the major things I would be tempted to change would likely result in not meeting Mrs C and not having our children, so I'm not going to risk it.I'll stick with a couple of safe ones (delivered in disguise so as not to destabilise the universe of course):1. Dont smoke, obviously you idiot.2. Stay fit, you will hate it when you lose it and take a decade to get motivated to do it again.3. Take this almanac, it lists all the sports winners for the next 25yrs...Mr C

  • RHP

    RHP User

    12 years ago

    I would never tell myself things like: "Don't stay with boyfriend number one for five years, he's cheating on you". Many great things in my life may not have happened if I had left him a year earlier. The butterfly effect is indeed a powerful thing...

  • RHP

    RHP User

    12 years ago

    If had known my post would come out like that, I would not have bothered.

  • RHP

    RHP User

    12 years ago

    1. The world is not going to be vaporised in a nuclear holocaust.2. Even though Belinda L$#*#@ is a vicious, nasty, backstabbing, treacherous, evil bitch, not all women are.3. Move to WA.4. Women LIKE sex.5. Buy shares in a fruit company

  • RHP

    RHP User

    12 years ago

    1. Do what you think you should do, not what others think you should do2. Love yourself...you aren't fat, and you have nothing to be ashamed of3. Kerb your temper...It gets you nowhere, and you will lose more than you gain4. Continue to show respect, and kindness. 5. Travel widely, and enjoy your life. Don't save for a rainy day that won't occur.