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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:
weegiemum · 11/05/2024 20:53

It'll work out in the end!

qwertyasdfgzxcv · 11/05/2024 20:55

Don't get married until you are at least 26

Allsizes8to14 · 11/05/2024 20:55

People like you as you are

2chocolateoranges · 11/05/2024 20:56

Believe in yourself, you are amazing!

I tell dd this all the time!

dottycat123 · 11/05/2024 20:58

You'll never feel love so strong.

WittiestUsernameEver · 11/05/2024 20:58

Pay a little bit more attention

anonissue · 11/05/2024 20:58

No drugs and no tattoos please!

HerRoyalNotness · 11/05/2024 20:58

You are good enough, be you

crew2022 · 11/05/2024 20:59

BusyCM · 11/05/2024 18:57

Don't get fat. Start a pension.

Ditto

Loubelle70 · 11/05/2024 20:59

To stay away from older men

dizzydizzydizzy · 11/05/2024 21:01

Get autism diagnosis.

OneFrenchEgg · 11/05/2024 21:01

Sorry @LauderSyme I didn't mean to upset anyone. I was just a typical teen, didn't bother saying goodbye, and I didn't realise it would be the last time I saw him.

DoreenonTill8 · 11/05/2024 21:02

Don't work with the public, ever.

Onand · 11/05/2024 21:03

Go to uni, don’t use sunbeds

Unforgettablefire · 11/05/2024 21:06

OneFrenchEgg · 11/05/2024 19:27

Hug your dad before your trip

Aww 😔

overthinkersanonnymus · 11/05/2024 21:08

Don't take drugs. Buy property early

Stickortwister · 11/05/2024 21:10

Forgive. Don't do medicine. Exercise now.

Blackcats7 · 11/05/2024 21:10

Never trust boys.

ItsBeenOneWeek · 11/05/2024 21:11

Take more risks. Don’t fear love.

hkz · 11/05/2024 21:12

You were groomed, tell the police

LoveSandbanks · 11/05/2024 21:13

parentallyadept · 11/05/2024 18:57

It will all be ok

Yes, this. Life's not perfect but it IS OK and its way better than I could have imagined it being when I was 16.

I felt a bit blah earlier today but this has cheered me right up!

MaybeItWasMe · 11/05/2024 21:13

Just shag him - he’s really great!

XMissPlacedX · 11/05/2024 21:13

You could have beaten the hyperemesis ( termination that I regret terribly)

LifeExperience · 11/05/2024 21:15

Don't marry the first to ask.

Whoopsies · 11/05/2024 21:16

You get exactly what you want 😊

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