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Spitfire
Member
07-18-2002
| Wednesday, March 12, 2008 - 4:12 pm
If you could go back in time a give yourself 5 pieces of advice that you feel you would have somehow benefited from, what would they be?
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Spitfire
Member
07-18-2002
| Wednesday, March 12, 2008 - 4:13 pm
1. Don't ever start smoking. It's so hard to quit and not worth the risk. Smarten up girl! 2. Take school more seriously. You really can do better if you put your mind to it. Don't just assume you won't "get it." 3. Don't stress about child birth. You love it and think it was the best part of pregnancy. 4. Enjoy being young more. Don't think so much about what your life will be like and enjoy the now. 5. Make a move on the guy you always wondered about. Even though you are happily married you will still wonder; knowing full well that it wouldn't have been the right choice for you.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Wednesday, March 12, 2008 - 4:24 pm
1. Invest in your 401 as soon as you can. Don't keep thinking you are going to be getting a different job soon. 2. Save your $$$. Invest it. Don't live in an apartment. Buy a place or live at home longer... 3. Stay out of the sun. It is no place for a redhead to be. Tans are not that worth it!!! (Especially when you are not 20 anymore!!) And use sunscreen. Always! Hmm these 3 will have to do for now. Will be back later when I have thought more about it...
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Cinnamongirl
Member
01-10-2001
| Wednesday, March 12, 2008 - 4:28 pm
1. Don't put off having kids. (while I agree with your #3 Spitfire, I'm not sure it was the "best" part..LOL) 2. Don't let men walk all over you! Respect yourself!! You deserve better! 3. Don't worry so much (it adds wrinkles!) 4. Drink more water! actually...drink water. period! (I don't know why, I try, I do, but I just can't get thru a glass of it..blah) 5. Watch Alias
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Holly
Member
06-19-2005
| Wednesday, March 12, 2008 - 4:33 pm
Great idea for a thread, Spitfire! 1. Don't take that first cigarette. The cost is more than you'd ever imagine. 2. Learn to respect your body by learning to eat well. Sugar addiction is almost as bad as a nicotine addiction. 3. Start handling your own finances in your twenties. Don't wait until mid-life to think about investing. Learn more about making the most of your money. Use your smarts! 4. Know your value. Know you deserve better! 5. Do NOT move to Florida (or he who waits there.) Australia (and he who waits there) is the far better choice.
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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Wednesday, March 12, 2008 - 4:39 pm
1. to my 2nd grade self, "don't worry, you aren't ugly" 2. to my 7th grade self, "take more than 5 pads with you to church camp and don't wear them in the pool" 3. to my 10th grade self, "enjoy school, it will be over before you know it" 4. to my 11th grade self, "take an accounting class, you will love it and you will be good at it" 5. to my 23 yr old self, "don't worry about the mess the kids are making, you just love on them babies who will be grown before you know it"
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Nickovtyme
Member
07-29-2004
| Wednesday, March 12, 2008 - 4:49 pm
Ok...I'll play. 1. Don't start smoking...seems to be a common theme. 2. Don't be so shy around girls...you'll regret it when you're older. In fact, have more confidence in all aspects of you're life. 3. Start living healthy now...exercise and all that stuff...so when you're in you mid 30's you won't feel so run down. Plus you'll look better. 4. Don't care what other people think. 5. Learn to forgive others sooner...don't wait till the late 20's.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Wednesday, March 12, 2008 - 5:04 pm
1. Don't date that guy or that guy. It ends badly and messy both times. 2. Play volleyball your senior year and spend a lot of time with your friends because one day you all be in different parts of the world and you'll be sorry you spent time with a stupid boy instead of them. 3. Apply for every scholarship under the sun like your English teach told you to, join CSA and then Go to college immediately after high school and don't give up on it. 4. Don't trade in your jeep, you'll be sorry. 5. Ride your horse every chance you get. Get involved in High School Rodeo and take your ag classes more seriously.
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Yesitsme
Member
08-24-2004
| Wednesday, March 12, 2008 - 5:16 pm
1. Try things. Failure is not as bad as it is cracked up to be. 2. Realize that most things we worry about just aren't that important in the scheme of things, so don't waste time doing it. 3. Just because someone has an opinion about you or anything else, does not mean they are right. Even smart people can be wrong. And being wrong is OK....as long as you eventually acknowledge it. 4. There is almost always more than one option. And because you start off in one direction, doesn't mean you can't switch your course. 5. Hang out with people who enjoy life. And don't let the duds ruin a minute of yours.... but still treat them with kindness and humor. They have a tough road.
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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Wednesday, March 12, 2008 - 6:23 pm
1. Tell my deepest darkest secret to my mom 2. Don't smoke 3. Be more secure in what I do...try new things 4. Be more patient when dating - pick the right men..instead of settling for the wrongs ones. 5. Spend more time with my Daddy (r.i.p. daddy)
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Beckie03
Member
07-05-2007
| Wednesday, March 12, 2008 - 9:32 pm
1. learn to love yourself 2. don't go down the street...it's not worth it 3. she always catches you in a lie...don't do it 4. they just want sex...they won't give you the love that you want i'm still young...harder for me to go back. but i've been through a lot...so yah. that's it for now...
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Egbok
Member
07-13-2000
| Wednesday, March 12, 2008 - 9:46 pm
1. Seek help to forgive those who hurt me emotionally and physically, sooner than later. 2. Follow my heart the first time around and trust in the person who made me laugh the most, the one I thoroughly enjoyed being with all the time, the one who showered me with adoration and so much love. 3. Do whatever it takes to complete a college degree and go for your post graduate degree! 4. Get involved with a sport or physical exercise that you enjoy and keep your body, mind and heart fit and happy. 5. Start saving money, even if it's a small amount at first, as soon as you possible can.
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 2:13 am
1. Listen more than you talk. 2. Let the guy know you like them. It rarely backfires. 3. Save your money, don't rely on loans or credit. 4. Expect nothing and you won't be disappointed. 5. You may be idealistic, but you aren't always right.
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Beekindpleez
Member
07-18-2006
| Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 2:21 am
1. Love one another 2. Be kind to one another 3. Respect one another 4. Don't sweat the small stuff...and it's mostly small stuff 5. Cherish every day
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Cherkitty
Member
03-11-2008
| Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 11:45 am
1. Dont get those tattoos 2. Dont worry about being too skinny--- believe me, you will gain weight 3. Be patient about things, not everything needs to happen now 4. Invest Invest Invest! 5. Stop skipping school!!
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 12:24 pm
1. Finish college no matter what.
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 12:30 pm
1. Don't marry him.
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Grooch
Member
06-16-2006
| Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 12:32 pm
1. Do what you want to do. 2. Listen to your mother's advice and take that into consideration of what you are going to do. After that, I think you are pretty good to go. 
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 12:33 pm
1. Make sure mom is totally asleep before sneaking out the bedroom window.
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Grooch
Member
06-16-2006
| Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 12:46 pm
ROFL! Scooter, I think my mother was worried I wasn't sneaking out that window and if she could, she would have been helping me get out. :0)
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 1:05 pm
If you could go back in time a give yourself 5 pieces of advice that you feel you would have somehow benefited from, what would they be? 1. Make sure that every person I know would have had the opportunity to meet my very awesome Grandmother, and my Mom before she developed Alzheimer's 2. Don't start smoking 3. Be more decisive about a career, and begin it earlier in life 4. Get into real estate while young 5. Learn earlier to recognize false friends, so time isn't spent questioning myself. I'm actually a very good judge of character and should trust those instincts more.
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 1:09 pm
Learn earlier to recognize false friends, so time isn't spent questioning myself. That's a good one, Hukdonreality.
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 1:18 pm
2. Under the bed is not the best hiding place for empty beer cans and cigarette butts!
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Dahli
Member
11-27-2000
| Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 1:27 pm
1/ Don't get sucked in by corporations and their attending advertising. 2/ Trust, love and cherish yourself 3/ Enjoy right now, stop stewing over yesterday or anticipating tomorrow. 4/ Start prevention a lot earlier on health issues including dental, don't believe what your doctor or dentist tells you without question 5/Accept and appreciate your parents for the human beings they are.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Thursday, March 13, 2008 - 1:44 pm
1. Take good care of your teeth. They need to last you a lifetime and dental work is expensive and painful! 2. You can’t make anyone love you. If the guy is not interested, he’s not interested. Pick yourself up and move on. There are many interesting, kind people out there. Find someone who LOVES you for you! 3. Keep your sense of humor. Learn to laugh about life’s absurdities. Find the humor in everything. Laugh often. 4. Life is what you make it. Decide to be happy. Decide to have fun. Make sure you’re enjoying every day and appreciating the “now”. Saving for the future and a rainy day are wonderful too, but those days may never come, so enjoy today. 5. Invest in your education. Go to college. You will never regret being educated. that's really advice for my daughter. For my former young self: 1. take good care of your teeth 2. don't fall for smooth, jerky, bad boys who drink too much, do drugs, and lie 3. Ignore the popular kids at school, these may be the best years of their life, but yours are ahead of you and while they long to go back to high school where they were king, you will find that adulthood is much more wonderful! 4. Stay away from those bad boys who do nothing but break your heart -- they are not worth investing in. 5. find someone nice to love, someone who appreciates you, because those guys are out there! Stay away from those bad boys... oops already said that. 
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