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One message - 6 words max. - to your teenage self

294 replies

JenniferAllisonPhillipaSue · 11/05/2024 18:54

What would you say to yourself, as a teenager, if the portal between that time and this would only allow a written message of six words maximum?

Mine would be "Go to university regardless. Forego crisps."

OP posts:
blacksocks33 · 11/05/2024 23:59

Save your money. No credit accounts.

spicysamosahotcupoftea · 12/05/2024 00:03

Your time will come. Be patient.

SilentConversation · 12/05/2024 00:15

Have zero contact with your parents.

Thegoodwitchglenda · 12/05/2024 00:36

You're not mature, you're being groomed

isthatmyage · 12/05/2024 00:38

No University, look at you now.

Twoshoesnewshoes · 12/05/2024 00:40

Invest. In. Apple.

icantwaitforsummer · 12/05/2024 00:41

Buy bitcoin, dump Stuart

Thistlebrook · 12/05/2024 00:42

Go top private school, not comp.

Scrumbleton · 12/05/2024 00:44

Actually, you are beautiful

OurChristmasMiracle · 12/05/2024 00:47

leave home and do therapy

Wingsnfly · 12/05/2024 00:47

Life gets weirder than you imagined.

MinervaMcGonagallsCat · 12/05/2024 01:14

Don't eat cheese or chips

notofthisWorld11 · 12/05/2024 01:22

Berlinlover · 11/05/2024 19:39

Stay away from anyone called Paul.

Too late

CantSeeTheDifference · 12/05/2024 01:23

Unfortunately, our pain doesn't ever stop 😔

onwardandupwards · 12/05/2024 01:58

You absolutely can do this alone

ShellBell33 · 12/05/2024 02:07

Get a proper career

Lesina · 12/05/2024 02:26

You’re mums a psychopath. Do it

Luckycloverz · 12/05/2024 03:40

Don't report it, just keep quiet.

RookieMa · 12/05/2024 04:03

Your mum will always be a cunt

Ozgirl75 · 12/05/2024 05:05

Buy social media shares and property.

HolyZarquonsSingingSeals · 12/05/2024 05:22

Your parents' problems are not yours.

Garlicked · 12/05/2024 05:37

TheTigerWhoCameToEatMyHusband · 11/05/2024 19:31

Being an adult is shit.

😂

Dad's a cunt. Prove him wrong.

Garlicked · 12/05/2024 05:44

mentalblank · 11/05/2024 20:04

Mon Mome wins Grand National 2009.

(Would need to wait a few years, but would give me the chance to save up...)

Oh, that's good thinking! 💰

Advent0range · 12/05/2024 06:26

Great things to look forward to!

OhshutupBrenda · 12/05/2024 08:06

Know your worth

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