What's something you wish someone would have told you about life?

[ThatFraggle]

If you could go back in time with that knowledge, what would the knowledge be?

Have many friendship groups not just one - wish I'd known this in school as I was miserable for parts of it with one particular manipulative 'friend'. Later in life now, I have all different groups of friends and there's no jealousy or rules. Save into a pension and a nest egg when you start working, even if it's small amounts. Stay single in your late teens/ early twenties and just have fun - concentrate on you! Choose your degree wisely.

Junk food makes you feel like junk .. take time to get yourself good fresh healthy food its key to a good life

That bad boys are not a good idea!

Easier to stay slim when you're young so keep in shape while time is on your side.

Most things won't come to you out of nowhere. You'll either have to work hard or meet the right people.

Don't underestimate the importance of networking.

Your one wild and crazy youth comes only once so do enjoy it.

Learn to drive at 17, you stupid fucking twat.

Your 37-year old self feels very restricted.
She's pissed off with having to walk or cycle everywhere.
She's pissed off that simple things like taking stuff to a charity shop are absolute military operations.
She's pissed off that quick errands can take hours because of traveling.
She's pissed off that she can't collect her DP from the train station on boiling hot days or freezing cold days, and he has to walk home.
She's pissed off that her options for boxing classes are limited to 1-mile of home.

AND ITS ALL YOUR FAULT, YOU ABSOLUTE MELON

Damn - I seem to have done all the wrong things on this thread.
(Good job I don't care what people think - which is the one thing I seem to have got right.)

Men will say anything to get you into bed. The ones who want a relationship are vanishingly rare. Do not trust them with your heart.

Also, train for a specific job, don’t get get an arts degree and hope for the best.

That life, most of the time is pretty shit.

Do you have a phobia of learning now, or is it not affordable?

There was a thread of someone in her 40s learning to drive. For 2 years she had saved for lessons and is now on the road.

No one is thinking about you, they are thinking of themselves, just like you.

Don’t get fat. Deal with your emotional eating now.

Learn to manage your finances. And start a pension now.

Life isn’t a rehearsal don’t put things off

Travel whenever you can

You don't need to be in a relationship and it's ok to be an older lady with cats 😁I spent decades worrying about "growing old alone" and ended up in crap relationships because of it. Now in my 50s I realise I want to grow old alone (with my cats!). Old men can be extremely grumpy, you might end up having to care for them, they will get under your feet when they retire! (ok my cats also get under my feet sometimes but they're cute). Sure people will probably say "my DH isn't like that" and good for them, glad they got a good one! But it's a risk I'm not willing to take.

You were right when you thought you didn't want children. You should have stuck to it before you ended up knee deep in toddler junk, sleep deprived, and with a serious dose of PND.

Being 145lbs at 5'8" with a BMI of 22 is not fat! Just because your mum aims for 8 stone and your friends are all a size 6, you are honestly perfect both looks and health wise as you are!

Decluttering and simplifying is almost always the answer with this one

Go to uni and work hard even if you are bored. Don't drop out
Don't get into debt and ruin your credit rating

Seconded.

Also, all work is pretty dull so make decisions on a practical level. I could have been better off £ wise if I hadn't spent my 20s hopping about looking for something more interesting.

really if I could go back, I'd do an accountancy degree.

Absolutely!!!!

God doesn't actually mind if you shag people. Go for it. 😂

Don’t put up with any old shit.

@GemmaCritical

Anyway of making a plan to learn now?

That it doesn't necessarily matter what you study at Uni as you don't have to do it as a job. Just put the work in and get a degree.
This was a revelation to me when I found out years after I never went.

Don't worry about not being invited out by the other school mums. Why worry about not being liked by people you don't really like anyway.

What's the obsession with suncream? I never burn, never spend long in the sun and wear cream in strong sun. Is it just about wrinkles? (Which I do care about) or cancer (that I do).

Oh and sleep and dental care are important.

Choose your life partner with great care - you’d be better off single than with a man child
Don’t get fat
Learn how to brush your teeth properly and do it religiously
Lots of jobs don’t really matter - if you end up in one of those, don’t get sucked into thinking it does