Would your past self be happy with your current self?

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That’s it really…

I think she'd be amazed how far we've come and how much we enjoy our life now when 25 years ago it was very bleak.
I'm grateful every day for what I have now and my wonderful dh and kids.
It was unimaginable to my younger self !

God no 😢

Good question. Maybe.

Over the moon I expect. I have a beautiful newborn son, I am married to a kind, hardworking man who makes me laugh everyday, we have a lovely little dog, live in a cute little cottage by the sea and have a successful business together. Couldn’t ask for more.

No.
But I hope to change it

On the whole, yes. A few unlikely dreams not accomplished and a few ideals turned not to be what I thought they'd be, but that's life, isn't it?

I have found the thought of the question intriguing.

Nope be so disappointed

The younger me would be pissed off with the weight gain but quite proud of the other achievements; travel, career, money, some of the adventures and quite impressed with some of my past lovers. She would be happy to see me happily married and content but also pleased that I still hanker after the odd adventure.

Unfortunately no. I am in my 30s with none of the things I had hoped for- no husband, kids, house, career, car etc., instead I have chronic psychiatric disorders and life is just a struggle so I'm sure my 18 year old self would be really disappointed!

Christ yes, I had an appalling start to life. I’d like to go back and give me a cuddle, some of the love I give my now grown children. It’s a bit of a head wobble actually, things have been really hard but I did ok, it could have been so much worse. I think past me would be amazed at the things I now take for advantage. Would like a bit less daily anxiety though.

Mine would be horrified by how fat I got but would be amazed at the house I live in and the money I’ve got. She’d think I was a right boring git though

Yes, she'd be pleased with the husband choice and relieved not to be a virgin forever!

Glad to have a child but surprised she (willingly) stopped at one.

Shocked ànd sad about how some family relationships ended.

Miserable about being so fat.

She’d be delighted

Just got me thinking now about all the things I have that I really wanted as a child - a loving family, a lovely big house, my dream job. You don’t stop and think often enough about how far you’ve come. It’s astonishing really how it’s played out.

I like to think she'd nod judiciously like the farmer in Babe and say quietly, 'That'll do, Pig.'

On a personal level, yes, I have the family I wanted and some lovely friends.

Professionally, no, I’m not where I want to be due to certain decisions. No point moaning about it though.

Ish. She'd be impressed with my 'proper job' and my lovely DH and kids.

She'd be amazed at how fat I've got. I was massively sporty when young. I'm now post menopause and a size 22.

Absolutely over the moon but disgusted at how fat I’ve got.

Yes, very much so. That the nervous, uncertain girl I was should have grown in confidence, built a happy marriage and raised a genuinely nice dd and made her life in a foreign country is way beyond anything I had ever thought possible.

She'd be glad that I finally got slim, and that I married a nice man.

My past self would be absolutely gutted though that I have no career and she'd be gutted that I still feel just as lost in the world as ever, I never did find anywhere I belonged.

Teenage me would be horrified at how boring I've become. Twenties me would be pretty happy though.