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?

Not that I can think of offhand, but I think as we spend so much time at work we should be doing something we at least have some sort of interest it. Actually, after spending some time with my late DF in hosptial this year I wish I had become a healthcare assistant at some stage of my life. Far more interesting and rewarding than sitting at a desk all day.

Please don't take up smoking when you should, and do, know better.

Echo a previous poster about asking grandparents and parents about family history, etc. I did ask, but probably not enough people and not often enough.

Seven years in college will be worth it, eventually. Even though you hate it and have few friends there, you will have lots of friends other places in the future and it's NOT your fault.

It's ok to put your own needs first in both friendships and relationships. Not everyone wants what's best for you. They want what's best for themselves.

The cycle of abuse, and once you make the decision to stay, how hard it is to get out next time (and there's always a next time)
That they don't change, they get worse
And once it's does get too bad, you've lost yourself entirely

Just that really

No one is indispensable. Life is for living not just for work.

Study for and get a job that will earn you plenty of money. You'll need it

Marry a rich man (but a good one!)

I didn't do either of these things until I was in my 40s and wow life is so much easier now 😂

Probably because we now know that sun damage from UVA rays (the ones that are present all day, rain or shine, not just when the sun is out) are responsible for the vast majority of premature skin ageing.

So it's not just about whether you get sunburnt or not (which is caused by UVB rays), it's the cumulative effect of daily sun damage that can be just as damaging over time.

Wearing sunscreen daily from a young is one of the best things you can do for prevention of wrinkles, sun spots, uneven texture etc.

What is the job, if you're ok saying?

Spend more time with your Grandparents you will regret i when they are gone

Trust your gut

Grey rock ( basically ignore) anyone who treats you like shit

Be careful what you tell people they blab more than you think .

Don't get sucked into chasing other people's ideas of success. Find out what really matters to YOU.

Chuck £50 a month in a cheap shares tracker from the minute you get a job

If in doubt, say yes

Thank you! I don't care about that stuff so phew.

I didn't realise baz luhrman didn't write this.

Always stand up for yourself.
Never be afraid to walk away from a bad relationship - whether it's professional or personal.
Don't let anyone put you down.
Save money, buy don't rent.

"You can do it. Or least, you should flipping well try."

This x100000

God I was insufferable in my twenties.

Don’t attach moral judgements to sex. Ignore your mother, fuck around safely and enjoy your body while it’s young.

You don’t have to feel guilty about everything.

After you turn 30, someone presses fast forward. Then they do it again when you’re 40. From then on the years whizz by like greased pigs.

thatfraggle I teach children with special needs and earn about 40k which where I live, goes a long way!

UVA rays can also cause cancer - https://www.skincancer.org/risk-factors/uv-radiation/

My god this should have been taught in school

I was so clueless

And will totally be teaching my kids many of what has been mentioned on this thread

Take risks

Yes, good one!
Fortune favours the bold.

Pay into a pension, don't stay in a job you don't like, if you love your job you never work a day in your life.

This too shall pass.

Hold on tightly, let go lightly.

You'd worry a lot less about what people think of you if you realised how seldom they do.

You're OK exactly as you are.

There's nothing more valuable than integrity. You ARE your word.

It's never too late.

Settle for someone who loves you a bit more than you love them because the other way round is hell.

That it's worse to be selfless than selfish sometimes.

Stop fucking eating!

That for the most part all the bullying stops when you leave school. Generally in the adult world people are pleasant to each other (at least on the surface) and no one is going to call you names for taking your lunch to work in a plastic bag or wearing 'the wrong shoes' etc like they did at school.