Would your past self be happy with your current self?

[Hairbrush123]

That’s it really…

She'd be pretty delighted, I think. This life would suit her.

I think my past self would be happy I have a DP, a wonderful home in a place I’ve always wanted to live, managed to confront a fear that was holding me back for years, that I can drive & I am well travelled.

However my former self wouldn’t be happy with my career path (I was dead set on working in IT but now a tax specialist) and giving up too easily! Can’t have it all I suppose.

@Chikapu

Fuck no. She'd be appalled at the six-foot rut I've got myself into.

Her dream has been accomplished - is over and done - and I can't manage to replace it with a new vision for the future.

Absolutely. I think 33yo me would be surprised that she's now doing a job with the skill level of the job she had when she was 16 (having had a reasonably good career) but she'd be pleased and extremely surprised that I'm very happily married with two teenagers that I have a good relationship with.

It's weird talking about myself in the past tense, but my life changed very suddenly (from being a single, financially independent woman with a proper job to being a married SAHM with 2 DCs in 4 years) and I do almost feel like a different person now.

She'd be horrified. But I hope she'd listen and understand the hard choices I was faced with.

No.

She'd be gutted that I didn't suddenly morph into a version of Jennifer Aniston, become an Oscar winning actress and marry Leonardo DiCaprio!

However, my current self is very happy. I have a lovely home, lovely DCs and my DH is way better than Leo .

Definitely!

What a good question.
My past self should be very happy where current self is, given how hard current self has had to work to put right the decisions and mistakes past self made

Yes and no

She’d probably be pleased with me as a person

She’d wished that I’d achieved more and been more successful in relationships. But there’s still time!

No, she would be heart broken to know that the abuse she experienced before continued on, just by a different person.

Teenage me would be disgusted with my weight and boring mum clothes. Career etc would be ok though

Hell no, she'd be very disappointed

She’d be absolutely gutted. Lost a shit ton of weight, put it all back on and more. So, so disappointing.

Yes! She'd be delighted.

I actually wish I could give past self a hug and tell her that it's going to be better than fine, it's going to be GREAT. I honestly have a life better than I could have dreamed of.

Omg yes, she would be very relieved how life has turned around, and how good it feels to be free and have choices and options. Also how good it feels to have a man I fancy the pants off and who treats me like I deserve to be treated (after a long marriage where I was basically treated like a domestic appliance).

Don’t know to be honest. I’m happy but it’s not the happy I thought I wanted as a teenager. I had DC quite young and never travelled or had a career, although I’m nearly 40 now and have a freelance business I’m quite proud of. I like to think I always tried to do the best I could at the time, and I hope past self would be happy with that.

No. I don't think she'd quite believe it to be honest.

Yes, but my current self is plagued by memories (not good ones) of my past self.

I think she would be proud how well I’ve coped as a single mum and now have an amazing 18 year old son. But I think she would also be very annoyed at my lack of confidence and my awful fashion sense .

No.
My past self had higher hopes of adventure, freedom and more joy.

Not really. I mean I'm OK and everything but I think my past self was far more ambitious and self confident.

She would be amazed at how much and how many things I can do.

She would be so happy about the husband, the family and home life.

She would be so sad at how hard I am on myself and how often I feel like shit when I have such a dream of a life.

No

Yes, she would be amazed at the things I have done in the past few years, the decisions I have taken, and the things I have not done too. In fact, she would hardly recognise me...

On the other hand, my current self is still not impressed with my past self....I wish I could go back and tell her a thing or two before she makes the mistakes that she did. If that makes sense!

Yeah I'd say so, she'd be annoyed at the weight gain though. Other than that she'd be well chuffed