If you could, what would you advise your teenage self?

Dark Rabbit

This question always intrigues me. I've turned 40 recently and found myself reflecting on what is probably/hopefully the halfway mark.
I have a young son and hope to give him the tool's/advice to help him in life.
When he decides the way he goes I want to support him. As a teenager I wasn't sure what I wanted to and its the same of most of my teenage relatives when I ask them.
If I have any advice for them I suppose it would to eat well, look after your health, when drinking do so responsibly and enjoy the weekend not to spend half of it 'recovering'. Be passionate about what you enjoy doing. No matter how well things are going today its important to have friends.
Any other suggestions?

dinorebel

**** less study more.

Ficheall

Be more selfish.

Kirby

Facebook......then Bitcoin.

Thank me later.

Be your own best friend, and you are always better than you give yourself credit for.

You is kind, you is smart, you is important.

andekwarhola

Like yourself a bit more, don't get hung up on small stuff and try and be nice to people.

pickarooney

Ficheall wrote: »

Be more selfish.

I second this. Not in a ****ty way but you have to make your needs count at least as much as everyone else's. Don't be a martyr.

Travel as soon and as long and as far as you can. Make memories. Make mistakes.

tooManyChoices

I could tell teenage me lots of stuff, but teenage me wouldn't get it.

WesternZulu

Don't do that undergrad course you are going to put down on the CAO form because you haven't a clue what you want to do in life.

Take a year out if you have to and figure out what you'd really like to do in college.

s4uv3

Get the finger out and do a decent college course thatll get you an actual job so you won't have to do it in your mid-thirties.

Wesser

Have more fun.
Don't sweat the small stuff.
Not to be afraid of stuff that's nothing to be afraid of.

Kindness is far more important than you might think

Be less assertive but more quietly sure of yourself

You're as well off buying into the housing madness at twenty five as not. Mass hysteria won't be cured just because you mistrust it.

Re sex: Lower your standards. Nobody starts at the top!

andekwarhola

Ficheall wrote: »

Be more selfish.

"Talk to your analyst, isn't that what they're paid for?"

Irish Guitarist

Stop trying to impress dickheads that don't give a shite about you because you're desperate for someone to hang around with.

corner of hells

To 23 year old self ." Feckin' sober up , that little blonde is serious about you".

_Kaiser_

Don't worry.. you won't always be that shy and awkward.

Remember, an ex is an ex for a reason

When the bank start offering you a few hundred million Euro for a mortgage, take it. You'll end up paying for it either way anyway.

Oh and here's the 100 mil Euromillions numbers.

freshpopcorn

Just speaking from my social circle I'd tell teenagers to pick a college course they want to do/ career path they wanted. I know a good few people in jobs they hate because of parents pushing them into courses/felt they had to. (They'd also need to look at the bigger picture and make sure they'd be happy).

Not to take bossy teachers to seriously. Do your work but if you forget your copy a few times/etc just laugh it off.

Join any groups/clubs that you think you might like and not to care about what people would say.

I know of a few lads who went travelling and had a dreadful time and it wasn't for them and it has ended up fatal. So, I'd tell them if they could come home if they wanted.

branie2

lay off the fapping

branie2

And click on No email notification in thread subscription when writing in Boards.

Omackeral

dinorebel wrote: »

**** less study more.

You have that the wrong way around.

cantdecide

You actually do know what's best for you so be brave and go do it. Put yourself first.

PeterParker957

You know those impossibly beautiful girls bullying you for being fat and wearing glasses ?

Two of them will end up single mothers on the breadline with multiple failed relationships and one will be in jail.

You’ll still be fat and wear glasses but you’ll be a hard working productive member of society and not in jail.

timmy880

Don't gamble, don't settle in work and enjoy the happy moments as much as you can!

And for god's sake wear your f*cking retainer

The Muppet

Keep fit

Dark Rabbit

I loved reading this

andekwarhola

branie2 wrote: »

lay off the fapping

The OP was clearly talking about realistic teenage goals.

Triceratops Ballet

Stop being the responsible one, you have your whole adult life to be responsible.
Be less inhibited.
Go to college in another city/country.
Be sportier now, you won't regret it.
Go easier on your mother, you don't have that much time.
Give WAY less f*cks!

silverharp

take up body building, the chicks do dig it apparently

retro:electro

He doesn't like you. Stop harassing him.

lukesmom

s4uv3 wrote: »

Get the finger out and do a decent college course thatll get you an actual job so you won't have to do it in your mid-thirties.

Snap

lukesmom

Don't make unnecessary journeys.
Don't take risks.
Don't swim in the sea.

retro:electro

For reals though- be more confident. Speak up more. You have good thoughts that are just as important as anyone else's. The little things you're stressing over really don't matter.
Give your dad a hug and take more pictures of him.

cantdecide

s4uv3 wrote: »

Get the finger out and do a decent college course thatll get you an actual job so you won't have to do it in your mid-thirties.

lukesmom wrote: »

Snap

Snap snap

SEPT 23 1989

Hoard those Mitsubishi's

PeterParker957

anna080 wrote: »

For reals though- be more confident. Speak up more. You have good thoughts that are just as important as anyone else's. The little things you're stressing over really don't matter.
Give your dad a hug and take more pictures of him.

This.

I'd say don't be a bitch to your mother. She'll be gone when you're 22.

CalamariFritti

Dont be thinking you may not be good enough. And don't start smoking.

cantdecide

She does like you. It was a hint. Don't be a coward.

cantdecide

Travel, you idiot.

diomed

Do a brown nosing course.

CPTM

Stop letting perfection get in the way of a good time.

dundalkfc10

Leave School at 16 and do your trade now instead of wasting 2 years doing the leaving cert.

4Ad

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Hoard those Mitsubishi's

And The Green Triangles !

tomwaterford

Make better friends and don't bother going on big nights out....you'll never enjoy them,it's for other people

Vela

It gets better.

Mam of 4

Do not let anyone rob you of your confidence and your self worth .

7 Seconds...

Love yourself, be kind and caring to those around you, and one day you too will be surrounded by people who really do care. Eventually you'll learn your just as important as everyone else and deserve to be here. But until then KEEP YOUR F**KING mouth shut, they are not worth it!

It won't all work out but that's ok.

mojesius

Stay away from that eejit....and him....and him.
You'll cringe at a later stage in life, trust me.

Oh and she's a kleptomaniac, don't let her in your gaff.

Prune Tracy

18 is "too old" to be a virgin? Gtfo you eejit and wait until you actually want to - whatever age that will be!

PeterParker957

Prune Tracy wrote: »

18 is "too old" to be a virgin? Gtfo you eejit and wait until you actually want to - whatever age that will be!

Could you print that on to postcards and send to every teenager in Ireland????

harry Bailey esq

Don't get caught.