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If you could meet your younger self, what advise would you give ?

95 replies

Freshmind001 · 26/11/2022 23:30

I would tell myself to stop trying to grow up so fast and enjoy being young!

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Byelaws · 26/11/2022 23:31

Buy property. Obviously.

And also: it works out.

OatFox · 26/11/2022 23:38

LEARN ABOUT FINANCE. Buy property.

Iizzyb · 26/11/2022 23:45

Your dm said treat everyone the way you'd like to be treated yourself. Ignore her. That is bad advice & you'll get trodden on & taken for granted & not valued. Like she is.

Learn to value yourself and stand up for yourself.

Theluckoftheirish · 26/11/2022 23:51

Don’t be a walk over

QueenOfHiraeth · 26/11/2022 23:53

Life's a bitch and then you die...

VallarMorghulis · 26/11/2022 23:54

You're not fat

AAT65 · 26/11/2022 23:57

Learn the difference between advice and advise. It took me ages but worth it.

helplesshopeless · 26/11/2022 23:58

Do not marry him!

saffy7 · 26/11/2022 23:58

Don't marry the dickhead.

IncessantNameChanger · 27/11/2022 00:00

Buy property asap and freeze your eggs.

FallingsHowIFeel · 27/11/2022 00:01

AAT65 · 26/11/2022 23:57

Learn the difference between advice and advise. It took me ages but worth it.

You should have told yourself not to be a twat instead. 😇

frozendaisy · 27/11/2022 00:01

Always strive to love your work so it's not a 'job'.

Take chances.

23Elfie · 27/11/2022 00:01

Listen to your gut

Cincinnatus · 27/11/2022 00:02

It will pass

maras3 · 27/11/2022 00:03

Don't try to remove your own Copper 7 IUD.

frozendaisy · 27/11/2022 00:03

Who you have children with is the most important choice of parenthood

frozendaisy · 27/11/2022 00:04

maras3 · 27/11/2022 00:03

Don't try to remove your own Copper 7 IUD.

Was A&E eventually involved?

Snoooozzze · 27/11/2022 00:04

VallarMorghulis · 26/11/2022 23:54

You're not fat

Snap!

I wish I was as fat now as I thought I was then!

Bluelightbaby · 27/11/2022 00:05

Join the ambulance service sooner
not to have married my ex (but that’s a hard one as then I wouldn’t of had my DDs)
travel more

PureBlackVoid · 27/11/2022 00:05

Listen to your mum

frozendaisy · 27/11/2022 00:05

Always have enough in cash to get a taxi home on a night out

AgathaMystery · 27/11/2022 00:06

Oh gosh.

I would tell myself to take every working abroad opportunity that comes. every. Single. One.

frozendaisy · 27/11/2022 00:07

Dance whilst your knees allow

IDidntKnowItWasAParty · 27/11/2022 00:10

Buy property.
Save. Prioritise your spending to enable you to save.
Set a high bar for men, recognise red flags, leave men who do not treat you well.

frozendaisy · 27/11/2022 00:10

Spend more time on a dancefloor in your 20s than worrying about being a grown up like having kids or buying a house. You will never get another decade like you 20s. Use it well. Plenty of time for obligations in your 30s and for the rest of your dwindling days!

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