s/o 16 things...

[saywhatnow]

She'd wonder what the hell happened to my career plans (I thought I was going to be some PR powerhouse or creative at an ad agency...nope), but I think she'd be happy that I have a hot husband

[justjen]

She'd be way impressed by DH, totally freaked out by the baby, and probably think my job was boring.

[Deleted]

16 year old me had no thoughts whatsoever about 34 year old me.

And hey -- 34 year old me has no thoughts whatsoever about future me. I'm a live-in-the-present kind of person.

[Deleted]

She would be shocked at my husband in a good way - he is not at all the type I liked at 16, disappointed in my job, and really annoyed I don't have kids yet (though so am I ). She'd also think I was a huge heifer with no self control b/c I weigh like 45 lbs more than I did in HS.

[Deleted]

I don't think she would recognize me. Who I am today is nothing like what I imagined my life to be. Of course I never had a firm plan in place for life but that has worked out for the best. I think things that would be of the most surprise - my salary/ investments, the places I have lived, that I didn't get married until 38 and that I am ow 40 and don't have kids yet.

[Velvetshady]

She'd be shocked I don't have kids and I'm happy about that. Other than that, she'd be surprised by the path my life took, but didn't have set expectations so not upset about it.

[mbcdefg]

She'll be relieved that she's not a nun.

[dietdrpepper]

She'd be grossed out at how fat I am now compared to  then

Edit: Im not huge now, but I was obsessed with my weight as a teen and after 2 kids and my 30s Im not as thin as I was, although working on it

She'd be happy with my career choices, think my H was a hottie, and love my kids although would have never picked the names they have

She's be happy with my financial status and my home. she'd be shocked I moved away from home.

[Kore]

This particular month? She would be SO wtf. Life is kind of a mess. But still fun.

She'd be happy that I get hit on way more at 33 than I did at 16. She's shallow like that.

[winnied]

She'd be surprised she got married at 23 to a guy who was not from the "approved" pool of guys (nothing big. It's all incredibly stupid.)Other than that, though, I'm basically what I wanted to be in broad terms.

[undecidedowl]

She would think I was totally on track. But that's because I stuck to my plan a little too much.

[Deleted]

Oct 30, 2013 8:22:33 GMT -5 Kore said:

This particular month? She would be SO wtf. Life is kind of a mess. But still fun.

She'd be happy that I get hit on way more at 33 than I did at 16. She's shallow like that.

If anything, mine would see the good that brow maintenance, a touch of eyeliner, and a good blow dryer can do, and would get on all of that right away.

But being hotter at a younger age could have CHANGED THE COURSE OF MY ENTIRE LIFE so maybe 34 year old me would be way different if 16 year old me knew about her.

[tacom]

16-year-old me made $5.15 an hour and regularly had her utilities shut off. Her mother's home was foreclosed on that year.

She would be very impressed by my apartment, financial picture, and wonderful fiancé (who is, luckily, very different from the boys she dated at 16). However, she would tell me to loosen up and spend more money on fun.

[raangoli]

I think she'd be relieved that things have turned out well and that she wouldn't have to worry so much about her parents forcing her to marry someone she didn't want to some day.

[anna7602]

She would be darned surprised that I am not a shriveled, old lady. (I pretty much thought anyone over 30 was an old lady when I was 16.) Otherwise, I think she would be pleased that I've lived in a bunch of cool places and that I am making a living from a passion I've had since I was even younger than 16. 

[carfar]

In general, I've done almost everything 16 y/0 me wanted and planned to do, except in career.

Young me would be super happy that older me has a great husband, has lost weight, learned brow maintenance (that should've been in the advice thread!) , and in general is more attractive.

She'd be disappointed that older me does not earn a living doing something in performing arts.

[crashgizmo]

She would be surprised I wasn't a lawyer, but I think she would like my current career. She would think DH is a big dork though. 16 year old me only dated tattooed bad boys and DH is definitely not that.

[theintended]

She'd feel smug that she married the guy her parents strongly disliked and had forbid her from seeing when she was 15. It wouldn't surprise her, but how relatively well they all get along would. And she'd be shocked she has a kid.

[theintended]

Oct 30, 2013 8:22:33 GMT -5 Kore said:

This particular month? She would be SO wtf. Life is kind of a mess. But still fun.

(hug)

Sorry it's a mess. But, yay, fun!

[M]

Career: She wouldn't understand why I never went to law school but excited that I actually found a math related career actually making $$$$ since I excel in math. She'd think my job is boring as hell though.

Marriage: She'd be shocked that I am already married. I always thought I'd stay single until at least 30 when my career was established. She'd like H, but maybe not when he was 16 and nerdy haha.

Appearance: I look exactly the same as when I was 16. They even said so at my high school reunion this summer haha.

Family: She would not be surprised that I have no kids, but surprised I don't want ANY kids now.  Oh cool she has a Doberman!

[Deleted]

She would say "yep".

[Kore]

Oct 30, 2013 8:43:24 GMT -5 v said:

Oct 30, 2013 8:22:33 GMT -5 Kore said:

This particular month? She would be SO wtf. Life is kind of a mess. But still fun.

She'd be happy that I get hit on way more at 33 than I did at 16. She's shallow like that.

If anything, mine would see the good that brow maintenance, a touch of eyeliner, and a good blow dryer can do, and would get on all of that right away.

But being hotter at a younger age could have CHANGED THE COURSE OF MY ENTIRE LIFE so maybe 34 year old me would be way different if 16 year old me knew about her.

omg. If 16 year old me had known about flat irons... :-(

[takeonyou]

I would ask me to buy beer.

[lasagnasshole]

Oct 30, 2013 9:38:26 GMT -5 Kore said:

Oct 30, 2013 8:43:24 GMT -5 v said:

If anything, mine would see the good that brow maintenance, a touch of eyeliner, and a good blow dryer can do, and would get on all of that right away.

But being hotter at a younger age could have CHANGED THE COURSE OF MY ENTIRE LIFE so maybe 34 year old me would be way different if 16 year old me knew about her.

omg. If 16 year old me had known about flat irons...

More to the point, if 12-year-old me had known about flat irons.  So much humiliation could have been saved.

The universe really played a cruel trick on me, giving me thick, curly hair but a mother with fine, stick-straight hair with no clue what to do with mine.

[niq]

He would think things turned out mostly the way you'd expect, except maybe I'd be a little bit more of a dirty hippie.

[scribellesam]

She'd be excited that someone wanted to marry us, but frankly I think she'd be disappointed that I'm a SAHM instead of saving the world or working my way up some corporate ladder.

[luckyval]

I think she'd like my hair, love my H and think my job is super boring (even 32 yo me thinks it's boring)

[Deleted]

She'd be happy- I'm thinner and prettier than I was back then. I didn't blossom until college.

I got the advanced degree I hoped for, which wouldn't surprise her. But she'd be horrified that I now work for a company which went against everything I believed in at the time. Cry me a river, 16-year-old me! I was very naive.

She'd obviously, like everyone else, be shocked to shit that my first H died. She'd also be shocked at my financial stability. I was like SPENDSPENDSPEND back then.

[kershnic]

I think she'd be happy that I'm married, but quite surprised that it's to a woman. And, you know, actually legal and all. She'd be disappointed I don't have kids yet but thrilled that I'm pregnant with twins. I think I'd skip telling her about all the infertility crap.

She'd be disappointed I don't have an MD or a PhD and higher powered career, but I still think she'd find my job really interesting.

[tacom]

Oct 30, 2013 9:40:21 GMT -5 takeonyou said:

I would ask me to buy beer.

the real answer.  (star)