Young people of Ireland, the greatest advice you'll ever hear

Rabidlamb

So I take it your all in your early 20's getting €100 a week on the scratch & having to live at home.

If I could build a time machine & go back the 15 years to a 23 year old Rabidlamb I'd be telling him to have his family now & not when he's nearly 40.
If any of you are in strong relationship I'd advise you to go for it, bang them out, as many as you can.
The state will pick up the tab & you'll probably get a house for your troubles.
It'll fill in the barren years while your waiting for the economy to turn around.
Then when your 40 your kid will be driving you home from the golf club & you wont be changing nappies like me.

orourkeda

Pighead is that you.

I'd be telling my 17 year old self that your french teacher has needs too.

biko

Wear sunscreen.

Guill

Do more Coke before the money runs out.

LizT

biko wrote: »

Wear sunscreen.

Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of '97.
Wear sunscreen.
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it.
The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience...
I will dispense this advice now.

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh nevermind; you will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded.
But trust me, in 20 years you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked...
You're not as fat as you Imagine.

Don't worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubblegum.
The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind.
The kind that blindside you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday.

Do one thing everyday that scares you.

Sing.

Don't be reckless with other people's hearts, don't put up with people who are reckless with yours.

Floss.

Don't waste your time on jealousy;
Sometimes you're ahead,
Sometimes You're behind.
The race is long, and in the end, it's only with yourself.

Remember the compliments you receive, forget the insults;
If you Succeed in doing this, tell me how.

Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements.

Stretch.

Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your
Life.
The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 year olds I know still don't.

Get plenty of calcium.

Be kind to your knees, you'll miss them when they're gone.
Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't, maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't, maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary.
Whatever you do, don't Congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either.
Your choices are half chance, so are everybody else's.
Enjoy your body, Use it every way you can... Don't be afraid of it, or what other people Think of it,
It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own...

Dance... even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room.

Read the directions, even if you don't follow them.

Do NOT read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly.

Brother and sister together we'll make it through
Someday your spirit will take you and guide you there
I know you've been hurting, but I've been waiting to be there
For you.
And I'll be there, just tell me now, whenever I can.
Everybody's free.

Get to know your parents, you never know when they'll be gone for good.

Be nice to your siblings;
They are the best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.

Understand that friends come and go, but for the precious few you should hold on.
Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle because the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young.

Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard;
Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.

Travel.

Accept certain inalienable truths, prices will rise, politicians will Philander, you too will get old, and when you do you'll fantasize that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders.

Respect your elders.

Don't expect anyone else to support you.
Maybe you have a trust fund, Maybe you have a wealthy spouse; but you never know when either one might run out.

Don't mess too much with your hair, or by the time you're 40, it will look 85.

Be careful whose advice you buy, but, be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth.

But trust me on the sunscreen...

Rabidlamb

Guill wrote: »

Do more Coke before the money runs out.

Hadn't thought of that one, why not.

Cookie_Monster

if i were going back 23 years I'd tell myself to buy every house I could get my hands on and sell then all in late 07/ early 08 and skip off outa here with million of €

RachaelVO

Stop worrying about what that b1tch is thinking, she's never gonna like ya, and you're not gonna marry her son so fcuk it, tell her shes a controlling b1tch freak!

kfallon

Never accept a 'dry' sneaky finger :eek:

RachaelVO

kfallon wrote: »

Never accept a 'dry' sneaky finger :eek:

No matter what the topic, always with the sneaky finger...

You're gonna need help with that obsession soon

kfallon

RachaelVO wrote: »

No matter what the topic, always with the sneaky finger...

You're gonna need help with that obsession soon

You offering a finger??? :pac:

hondasam

Cheer up OP it could be worse.

Don't come to AH looking for sympathy.

RachaelVO

kfallon wrote: »

You offering a finger??? :pac:

Only with very long sharp nails :pac:

hondasam

kfallon wrote: »

Never accept a 'dry' sneaky finger :eek:

I don't know if you need to see a doctor or a shrink.

stimpson

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

if i were going back 23 years I'd tell myself to buy every house I could get my hands on and sell then all in late 07/ early 08 and skip off outa here with million of €

Amateur.

Lotto Numbers FTW.

kfallon

RachaelVO wrote: »

Only with very long sharp nails :pac:

I've had worse, at least they'll guarantee you hit me g-spot :pac:

pragmatic1

lizt wrote: »

Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of '97.
Wear sunscreen.
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it.
The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience...
I will dispense this advice now.

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh nevermind; you will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded.
But trust me, in 20 years you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked...
You're not as fat as you Imagine.

Don't worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubblegum.
The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind.
The kind that blindside you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday.

Do one thing everyday that scares you.

Sing.

Don't be reckless with other people's hearts, don't put up with people who are reckless with yours.

Floss.

Don't waste your time on jealousy;
Sometimes you're ahead,
Sometimes You're behind.
The race is long, and in the end, it's only with yourself.

Remember the compliments you receive, forget the insults;
If you Succeed in doing this, tell me how.

Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements.

Stretch.

Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your
Life.
The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 year olds I know still don't.

Get plenty of calcium.

Be kind to your knees, you'll miss them when they're gone.
Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't, maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't, maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary.
Whatever you do, don't Congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either.
Your choices are half chance, so are everybody else's.
Enjoy your body, Use it every way you can... Don't be afraid of it, or what other people Think of it,
It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own...

Dance... even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room.

Read the directions, even if you don't follow them.

Do NOT read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly.

Brother and sister together we'll make it through
Someday your spirit will take you and guide you there
I know you've been hurting, but I've been waiting to be there
For you.
And I'll be there, just tell me now, whenever I can.
Everybody's free.

Get to know your parents, you never know when they'll be gone for good.

Be nice to your siblings;
They are the best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.

Understand that friends come and go, but for the precious few you should hold on.
Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle because the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young.

Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard;
Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.

Travel.

Accept certain inalienable truths, prices will rise, politicians will Philander, you too will get old, and when you do you'll fantasize that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders.

Respect your elders.

Don't expect anyone else to support you.
Maybe you have a trust fund, Maybe you have a wealthy spouse; but you never know when either one might run out.

Don't mess too much with your hair, or by the time you're 40, it will look 85.

Be careful whose advice you buy, but, be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth.

But trust me on the sunscreen...

God I hated that song and still do. What a condescending ass.

Kinky Slinky

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ash23

Rabidlamb wrote: »

I'd advise you to go for it, bang them out, as many as you can.
The state will pick up the tab & you'll probably get a house for your troubles.
It'll fill in the barren years while your waiting for the economy to turn around.
Then when your 40 your kid will be driving you home from the golf club & you wont be changing nappies like me.

Well I banged one out quite young....state isn't paying for her and I have no house for my troubles.

Probably won't be able to get her insured on my car, ever, so I'll be chauferring her from A to B.
I'd imagine when I'm 40, I'll be still paying for everything for her because she won't be able to get a job, plus she'll have bled me dry over the previous 20 years so I won't have savings to fall back on.

My youth and beauty will be replaced with saggy skin and worry lines (that's actually already happened), and there'll be no golf club...the only club I'll be going to is the local niteclub at 3am to collect my too drunk to walk daughter.

And I may not be changing nappies (please God I won't be still wiping her arse when she's an adult!) but I doubt the life of Reilly awaits me!

the greatest advice a young person can hear right now is enjoy the freedom because it all comes to a screeching halt once the screeching babies arrive!

shedweller

ash23 wrote: »

And I may not be changing nappies (please God I won't be still wiping her arse when she's an adult!) but I doubt the life of Reilly awaits me!

the greatest advice a young person can hear right now is enjoy the freedom because it all comes to a screeching halt once the screeching babies arrive!

AMEN!! (I have seen 40 somethings having a lot of fun while having friday night drinks so presumably their kids were at least 18....hmm, not a bad idea!)

1: Don't have kids too early either because when you are doting in your twilight years, your kids will be looking forward to retiring and not looking forward to wiping your arse or putting you through a retirement home!
But then again, there's no good time for that either.

2: When banks start lending again (and they will, thats what they are there for) at silly levels of interest and there's a "boom" happening, get the hell out of the housing market and stocks and shares. Sit on you money and wait until a time like now, ten or so years after the disaster that will inevitably happen and buy shares and houses for pennies on the pound. But you have to be in the right place at the right time. I'm hoping i'll be still around for that party!.......and to maybe have a chunk of money to do something with it!:pac::pac: That'll be the daewoo!!

Da Shins Kelly

pragmatic1 wrote: »

God I hated that song and still do. What a condescending ass.

I'm pretty sure it was originally a newspaper article or something that he just took and put to music. I prefer reading it than listening to it.

endabob1

Rabidlamb wrote: »

So I take it your all in your early 20's getting €100 a week on the scratch & having to live at home.

If I could build a time machine & go back the 15 years to a 23 year old Rabidlamb I'd be telling him to have his family now & not when he's nearly 40.
If any of you are in strong relationship I'd advise you to go for it, bang them out, as many as you can.
The state will pick up the tab & you'll probably get a house for your troubles.
It'll fill in the barren years while your waiting for the economy to turn around.
Then when your 40 your kid will be driving you home from the golf club & you wont be changing nappies like me.

Great plan, have all the other hard working people of Ireland pay your way so you can enjoy life, super plan, except well what if everyone does it, who's going to fund us all on the dole

jimthemental

endabob1 wrote: »

Great plan, have all the other hard working people of Ireland pay your way so you can enjoy life, super plan, except well what if everyone does it, who's going to fund us all on the dole

Imf?

So OP, how did ya mess up the freedom of your 20's and 30's so bad that you wish you had kids during them?