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.
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.
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Post by ladystardust on Oct 2, 2013 2:21:18 GMT -5
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.
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.
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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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Post by ProfessorArtNerd on Oct 2, 2013 6:30:01 GMT -5
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.
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.
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.
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.