To be curious what you would tell your 16 yr old self now?

[WannabeNigella]

Just wondered really, if you could just pass on one little nugget of wisdom to yourself at 16, what would it be?

Inspired by a trending topic on Twitter just in case any of you saw it.

Lol Asteria @ the Steven King tip!!

Give up smoking and buy a house, buy 2!!! They're soooo cheap - believe me me @ 18 year old :)

Stick with college,you are capable.

Speed nor dope is cool.You look and sound like a twat,so do all your dealer 'mates'.

You were sick on holiday remember? that is why the pill didn't work.

You are doing great! keep going!

Don't listen to your mother. Food is a fuel not a reward.

You're not fat. At least not now anyway.

I don't know what I could say that would be significant. I don't think my 16 year old self would listen!

Oh oh I know when a certain person is flirting with you at work, stop assuming he's joking and just jump him FGS!

Don't be a shit to your best friend. You're not in love with her (she's not gay) and you'll miss her later, because if you carry on then at some point she WILL get fed up and fall out with you.

Dear 16 year old self

You are a size 6, yet you have boobs. You have a nice bum and a lovely face. You'd also have lovely curly beautiful hair if you stopped plaiting it.

STOP thinking you are ugly, nobody else thinks that, despite what your bastard git of a Father says about you. The fact that you have blue eyes does not mean you are the product of the milkman.

Oh, and stop listening to Rosemary - she's an utter bitch.

Just that it will all work out in the end.

No point saying anything about the unsuitable men/ drink/ drugs because I wouldn't have listened, and I don't honestly regret any of it

I would say not to fear when there feels like there is no light at the end of the tunnel, there is, you just have to keep digging to get there.

And try not to have any raging verbal fights with anyone where you will say terrible true things that you'll never be able to take back.

Stop being so bloody worthy. Relax a bit and enjoy yourself, and do a bit more schoolwork.

House prices in 1996 are going to look really high. They're not. Buy a house.

You're not having kids till you're 35. You've got 14 yrs of work between now and then, so pick something you'll enjoy.

Purple hair doesnt suit you. Yes, it's purple. It may say "hint of burgundy" on the pack, but it's still purple.

Stop dieting. You dont need to and you're upsetting your mother.

Your mother knows you smoke. She's just hoping you grow out of it before you get lung cancer and kill your stupid ass.

You will never look so hot again - make the most of it!

Avoid the rebound boyfriend in a few years time, yeh he's funny but within 3 years he'll turn into a foul mouthed abusive shit. Stay single have fun.

And ... yes, the girls at school are bitches. but it all works out - your twenties are awesome and 29 26 year old you is quite something

AND. Your brother's hawt friends are not ignoring you because you're ugly or fat or weird (you're not my dear, so not). It's because he threatened to beat them up if they tried anything (but also kind of flattered).

Stop letting boys get in the way of your life. Get rid of them for now and concentrate on getting through school and uni,you won't be with them in a few years anyway. Get on with your schoolwork, don't think that you can 'get by' with the odd bit of revision and no coursework because in six years time you'll be re-sitting your maths gcse! Whatever you do, don't drop out of London Fashion College because you miss your loser boyfriend- you don't love him. Stop shagging everything that moves, none of those people love or even like you.Take your pill.

Work harder at your A levels, you can do so much better if you stop hanging about with that hippy smoking weed, it's not cool, they're all on the dole and need a kick up the bum.

Don't start drinking regularly it can become an addiction later in life.

Exercise

If you fancy him pinch his bum

Go to University

I think I would have told myself to work harder.

Since the last time we did this I have slimed down too:

FFS, you are a sleep deprived MESS, just move out! J would take you in and you will be off to Uni soon enough.

Buy shares in Facebook.

Your hair will be much better if you don't brush it - do it like this so it isn't fluffy.

Don't shag all the losers you are going to meet in the next ten years and maybe start with the therapy around now so you'll have your shit straightened out before you're thirty.

Stop working so hard. Learn to mix work and leisure making time for both - it's a skill you'll really need as you get older. Learn when to switch off and just RELAX.

Study what you are interested in studying at a place where you feel comfortable. Don't push yourself to study subjects you actively dislike just because you can do them really well. It's not worth it and long term you'll regret it.

Oh,and in 2 years time on your first night at university, don't fall in love with that beautiful 3rd year boy who was top of his year. You'll waste 4 years mooning over him in the one period of your life when you're surrounded by gorgeous intelligent men and will find yourself 30 years on giving this identical advice to your daughters.

You will not marry him, and neither ill you want to.
Appreciate your education, especially the history classes.
Don't take any shit from adults, especially that bastard bully of a drama teacher. he is not powerful and he is certainly not worth your stress.

And, above all...
It will be okay!

Don't quit a subject because of the teacher!

It will all work out great - stop worrying about not having a boyfriend!

The girls who try to intimidate you are lying. Call them on it.

You will not burn in hell because you've been having relations with that man for the last 3 years. You are not in love with him, he is abusing you.

The issues you think you have are actually your mother's, which she is passing on to you.

Leave your parents' house and go to university in another city.

Read more. There's a whole world out there filled with people who have different values from your family's flawed ones.

God is not watching you all the time. He does not exist.