If you could go back to high school and change one thing..

[Chib]

What would it be?

I think mine would be dating this guy who broke my heart and went on and dated each one of my friends after me. Then I dated his best friend to get back at him who turned out to be a horrible kisser and broke up with me because I was too sad when my grandmother died. I wish I could back and avoided that whole drama circle.

[VillainV]

Oh man....I probably would have tried to make better/closer friends. I was kind of anti-social, and while I did have a group of friends I wasn't really very socially active with them, and we're not close at all anymore. I think it kind of stunted my social growth, and as a result I've always been socially awkward as an adult.

[Jermys]

I'd study and take things more seriously. And actually go to school on a regular basis.

[bonquiqui]

I would take school more seriously, and not think boys were more important.  

[ladystardust]

Talk. I was really quiet through high school and as a result was kind of on the outside looking in for a lot of it, even when I tried to participate in things. I would have to figure out how to fix that though since I'm still the same way in many respects.

[ruffles]

I wouldn't have given my heart so easily to the charismatic bad boy. I could have saved myself a lot of tears and pain.

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Oct 2, 2013 2:08:13 GMT -5 Jermys said:

I'd study and take things more seriously. And actually go to school on a regular basis.

This.

Or force myself to not be so awkward.

Or made it to where I wouldn't have met my attacker.

[bonquiqui]

I would also tell myself to have more confidence and believe in myself.  Try to convince myself that everyone at that age is insecure, and I am not hideously fugly.  And jesus a size 8 isn't fat, especailly when you are 20 feet tall, so stop saying it.  

[melindafelinda]

I would have been sluttier.

[Deleted]

I would change that I ever went back to high school.

[MrsAggie]

I would say I wouldn't have dated my POS ex but, TBH, dating assholes is what made me fall for the "nice guy". I also knew H was "the one" because it was the first time that I could trust a guy since that POS ex. So therefore nothing!

[Waffles]

I'd have more confidence in myself and go out with boys a lot more. I'd also be more assertive/daring.

[Deleted]

I wish I would have lived up to my full potential and not coasted by just to rebel against my parents. Also, not have sex and waited. Shit was not worth it, yo.

[kaybee85]

I wish I had more confidence in general

[wambam]

I would have kept my personal business and my mental health to myself.

[lilafowler]

Liked myself more. Been slutty.

[roo54]

I would like to have more confidence in myself, and actually try for what I wanted instead of thinking I wasn't worth it.

[meganew]

I would have been nicer to my grandparents. I was such an awful person to them from ages 13-17, just because, you know, they loved me and cared about me and raised me when they didn't have to since my mom was an addict.

[wrathofkuus]

I'd have taken no advice from my mother, ever.

[WOT?*]

Everything.

Most importantly I would have studied more and applied myself. Worked less (if my mom and step-dad would have let me but there's that whole free labor thing they had going.) Had more self-confidence. Been a little less weird. Maintained better friendships.

Or just skipped that whole four years.

[notoriousmeg]

I would have relaxed. I was a little too focused on school.

[RoxMonster]

Overall, I really loved my HS experience. But if I had to change one thing, I wouldn't have gotten involved with this idiot of a guy who I let my break my heart. So not worth it.

[BaliHai]

I want to say I wouldn't have struggled so badly with self-injury/eating issues, but I really don't know how I would have avoided that.

So instead I'll say I would have taken school more seriously, figured out what I wanted a career in, and not let my Mom guilt trip me into not going away. Overall, though, I really have no regrets about the way my life turned out.

[ProfessorArtNerd]

I would have gotten in there and been involved in more things. And dude, don't take your job at a deli so seriously. You're making cheesesteaks, not splitting atoms. They won't fall apart if you're not there. Same goes for college, too.

[sailorgray]

I would have not gotten that short haircut that was big in the '90's.

Honestly, high school was great. I wish I could do college over. I would have taken my studies much more seriously. I partied and dated a lot and stupidly still hold onto guilt from my behavior way back then. I am 34 now, so I need to get over it.

[Deleted]

Be nicer.

[cutecloud]

High school was just fine, I mean there are little things but realistically I was never going to be pretty and popular or super involved with school clubs and stuff because that's just not me. I wish I could have a do-over of college though.

[psychmom]

I'd tell myself to actually pay attention and apply yourself academically and to stand up for yourself and have confidence in yourself socially.

[Deleted]

Like pps, I would have tried harder. I kind of just floated through, and I know I could have done more studying, etc. I might have done the whole post-secondary thing, too.

[lightbulbsun]

Been more confident and talked more.