like bbygirl, put half those products back on the counter because that you could've bought a round-trip ticket to new york with that money. draw your eyebrows a shade lighter, use proper foundation instead of blotchy bb creams, and invest in a solid eye-shadow palette.
I should probably have manned up and actually confessed to that one girl I was crushing on in middle school instead of tiptoeing around it until it was too late as she ended up getting a boyfriend on her own instead :/
Study harder because you are going to be compared with everyone for the rest of your life even with people who get a 0.01% more than you, be ready to get scolded and beat up every time you get less marks even if you've secured a rank in your class.
While I'd like to tell my younger self to study more and stop wasting your time, I doubt I could convince myself. So I'd tell myself to not quit the hockey team.
Really though, I'd probably tell my younger self to have more confidence in herself, and to believe in herself a bit more. Maybe try out a lot of new stuff before getting consumed by high school and running out of free time.
I'd probably tell myself to accept my dad's offer to send me to private school. All my cousins went to private school and are now big successes. Me? I convinced my dad to send me to the local comp so I could stay with my friends and now I'm a NEET.
--- + --- "Random quotes in signatures are like friends. Everyone seems to have them, except me." Sun Tzu, probably
*Advice, OP.
Stop dwelling on things, of course.
Well, I don't do it anymore.
WORK IN PROGRESS
~The frog leapt forth to my lilypad memory.~
I was indoctrinated by an inamorata rabbit,
Adenomata affronted.
It was the verecund, dismissed creatures
That I jubilated in most.
This rabbit I would nurture,
At the aiguille of esse,
The anneal of noblesse. ❤️ Birdie ❤️
Put yourself out there more and have fun! Time's like a bridge, and as you walk forward, the bridge burns behind you. You can't go back to being a kid, enjoy yourself. :)
If none of you have heard of Abney Park, you should at least check out this song. it fits this post so very well, and it fits what I would tell myself if I could speak to my younger self ...
Robert as boy:
Dear Mr. Brown,
One day I'll be you and
Although I'm only eight now,
You need to hear my rules
Never stop playing
Never stop dreaming and
And be careful not to
Turn into what I'd hate
Robert as adult:
Dear little boy,
I'm doing my best up here but
It's a thankless job and
Nobody feels the same
You work long hours
Watch your credit rating
Pay your taxes and
Prepare to die
Jody Ellen:
I have tried to keep my soul
I lost the fight to keep a hold
Now I am not awake
Now I'm not awake
Robert as boy:
Hey Mr. Brown,
That can't be what life is like!
I've watched some movies,
And I've, I've read some books
Life should be exciting
And sometimes scary but
What you're describing doesn't
Seem worth the time
Robert as adult:
Hey little boy,
I think you were always right
I've dropped that worthless life and
I'm moving on
Life should be adventure
I'm stealing back my soul
I've lost too many years now
I'm awake
Robert and Jody Ellen:
You were right
I nearly lost my soul
I will fight to steal back my soul
Now I am awake
Now I'm awake
In all seriousness this song truly is me. I grew up and very intensely tried to become the perfect responsible adult. As a result, years later, I found myself just breathing but not truly living at all. As a result I was miserable and it had an effect on everything ... friendships ... relationships ... self esteem ...
Now I have become this song. I started taking back my life. I take my hobbies to heart, and enjoy life as much as I can, now. I dropped a crazy career in lieu of stepping back and actually looking around me and controlling my life instead of letting life control me.
Now I am finding myself surround by happiness, and I am slowly starting to make true friends again and starting to socialize into areas of similar interests (such as here on MAL).
Waking up ... ah yes ... so if I could communicate like this ... I'd simply tell myself to do that from the start and not take adult-hood so seriously after all. One can truly be responsible and live a good, honest life without losing focus of enjoyment and the rewards that come with it.
OK. I'm for now 35. If I met my 15 years old me, I would say the following:
"Yo! Deep shit! Yes, you, asshole! Forget becoming a teacher. Become a businessman, lawyer or engineer. And one more thing. Get laid. Get laid as much as fuk of hell."
don't waste so much of your time.
don't waste your time on people that barely waste their's on you.
stick to playing guitar. get a ged eariler. take college courses earlier.
you have a goal, dedicate yourself fully to it to save yourself from heartbreaking regret later on over not starting sooner.
Oh maybe, maybe it's the clothes we wear
The tasteless bracelets and the dye in our hair
Or maybe, maybe it's our nowhere towns or our nothing places
But we're trash, you and me
We're the litter on the breeze
We're the lovers on the streets
Just trash, me and you
It's in everything we do
It's in everything we do
i didn't watch anime till sophomore year of college and i regret that I missed out in middle and high school. I think it would've help me figure myself out a bit more.