To worry about my past?

[frozerose]

During my twenties I was a wildchild, I drank and went out every night, took drugs and had casual sex with various men.

Luckily I had a good group of close friends who werent involved in that scene, they didnt like it but they stood by me.

In time I met my beloved DH and had a daughter. I well and truly grew up and those days are firmly behind me.

Sometimes I think back to how I used to be and I can feel anxious about it for days.

AIBU to feel that people will just remember the drunken partygirl that I was, rather than the devoted mum I am now?

*typos, I wasn't always nice or thoughtful!

The things I got up to would make Keith Richards blush!

Does anyone ever wonder what they are going to tell their DC about it all? In say, context of them possibly heading down the same road?

Oh my god, ladies! I love this thread!

I had some crazy times in my 20's. Who cares. BTW, you're even allowed to have some crazy times now.

I was wild from 17-20something I can honestly say I don't regret it I lived and partied when Scotlands rave scene was at it's biggest I didn't sleep around possibly because I was too wasted every weekend, I wouldn't want my DC doing it but I had some fantastic times and don't regret it for a minute.

Same here, my love!
There was a moment in which I thought: "Right, this is all a bit old now.....I'm ready to stop, so I did."

It's obvious when you've had a bit of a past, but unless it involved eating babies, no-one is going to care!

The point is, your old friends stuck with you, didn't they. Keep hold of them, they sound like gooduns.

Of course frozerose , you are the OP so yours has glitter and sequins on

I did 'enjoy' life until not that long ago; then I stopped drinking on NYE 2012 and haven't looked back.

I don't regret any of it though!

My friend has just put a photo message on fb. It says 'Don't judge me by my past, I don't live there anymore'.

Thought of you, OP

When exactly was I meant to trade all my raucous nights out for nights in watching Country File with a mug of cocoa?

don't know, but I've just had a bender of a 40th birthday weekend, am covered in unexplained bruises!

happy to not have one as mad as that again until my 50th!!