If you could give your 14-year-old self advice . . .

[Amelia G]

If you could give your fourteen-year-old self three pieces of advice, what would they be?

[ForrestBlack]

I think I could really USE advice from my 14 year old self.

[evilstonermonkey]

hmm... if i could go back and tell my 14-year old self only one thing, it would be...
"make sure you remember when you are 21 years old, don't come back in time to give your 14-year old self advice."

just to fuck with my head.

EDIT: im an idiot. had i ever learned to read in primary, i would have known that amelia said three pieces of advice, and had i ever learned to count i would have known that the above is not a full three-count. oh well. if only there were some way for me to go back and change the things i did...

[One Eyed Cat]

I think I could really USE advice from my 14 year old self.

I hear you. I expect to learn more from my nephew at 14 than vice versa.

Jackie T

In answer to the original question:
1. Adulthood is a charade.
2. Trust your instincts
3. Follow your bliss - Joseph Campbell.

[Black Spiral Dancer]

1. Get Contact Lenses as soon as you can!
2. Listen to this, this and this cd. (pointing to SoM, Cure, Mission cds)
3. When the Child psychologist asks what you like, mention Vampires, Werewolves, Aliens and monsters in general!

[Mr Karl]

if you gotta go to colledge be a millwright
stay away from girlfriend #3
don't wait till your 22 to go west

[inox]

1.) Go into computers early and make lots of startup $ before the tech bubble bursts at the end of the 90's.

2.) 22 years later, the vast majority of the people you now know will have gotten fat, settled down, and/or sold out. There's not much you can do to prevent this, but it goes to show you that while almost everyone starts out with a dream, most betray it, little by little, with rationalizations and inaction until both the debt of entropy and the passage of time leads them to put that same dream to bed as youthful foolishness.

See: James Branch Cabell, Jurgen.


3.) Go easy on the booze because you become a fucking orc when drunk.

[Amelia G]

2.) 22 years later, the vast majority of the people you now know will have gotten fat, settled down, and/or sold out. There's not much you can do to prevent this, but it goes to show you that while almost everyone starts out with a dream, most betray it, little by little, with rationalizations and inaction until both the debt of entropy and the passage of time leads them to put that same dream to bed as youthful foolishness.

It freaks me out that so many people stop trying so early. I always think I can prevent this and then I get disappointed. I learn intellectually on it, but emotionally I never learn. Not settling down and selling out is very time-consuming, but I'll have you know my personal trainer is very fit.

[One Eyed Cat]

22 years later, the vast majority of the people you now know will have gotten fat, settled down, and/or sold out. There's not much you can do to prevent this, but it goes to show you that while almost everyone starts out with a dream, most betray it, little by little, with rationalizations and inaction until both the debt of entropy and the passage of time leads them to put that same dream to bed as youthful foolishness.

haha I'm more proud of some of the ppl we've buried. It doesn't take 22 years for the flame to go out a lot of times.

Jackie T

[One Eyed Cat]

It freaks me out that so many people stop trying so early. I always think I can prevent this and then I get disappointed. I learn intellectually on it, but emotionally I never learn. Not settling down and selling out is very time-consuming, but I'll have you know my personal trainer is very fit.

I'll have to tell you the "Saving Jackie T" story sometime. Needless to say, you can't save people (and yes I've tried recently and it fucking sucked)

Jackie T

[xXMizVanityXx]

"Miranda, do not fall for your german teacher. He's an asshole and he will break your heart. In the end, it'll ruin your freshman year."

"Dont eat that muffin!"

"Stop trying to be so harcore, and be yourself. And no, that blouse does not look good with those pants, you look like a black parachute!"

That's what I would tell myself...and Im only 15. It's weird how fast we grow up in a year!

[xXMizVanityXx]

hmm... if i could go back and tell my 14-year old self only one thing, it would be...
"make sure you remember when you are 21 years old, don't come back in time to give your 14-year old self advice."

just to fuck with my head.

EDIT: im an idiot. had i ever learned to read in primary, i would have known that amelia said three pieces of advice, and had i ever learned to count i would have known that the above is not a full three-count. oh well. if only there were some way for me to go back and change the things i did...

hahaha, that's cute.

[TheDeathKnight]

"You only usually regret the things you didn't do, not the things you did..."

I was a little too cautious in my early years.

It's simple and low-drama, to be a loner and antisocial. But you learn more about life by having lot of interesting friendships and relationships. I think if I had made a lot of mistakes sooner in life, I wouldn't be making them now...

[One Eyed Cat]

"Miranda, do not fall for your german teacher. He's an asshole and he will break your heart. In the end, it'll ruin your freshman year."

"Dont eat that muffin!"

"Stop trying to be so harcore, and be yourself. And no, that blouse does not look good with those pants, you look like a black parachute!"

That's what I would tell myself...and Im only 15. It's weird how fast we grow up in a year!

Your German Teacher should be dismissed and prosecuted if he is becoming involved with 14 year old students.

Jackie T

[inox]

Your German Teacher should be dismissed and prosecuted if he is becoming involved with 14 year old students.

Jackie T

Das stimmt!

[inox]

It freaks me out that so many people stop trying so early. I always think I can prevent this and then I get disappointed. I learn intellectually on it, but emotionally I never learn. Not settling down and selling out is very time-consuming, but I'll have you know my personal trainer is very fit.

It is time-consuming, and like honest introspection, sometimes painful...but the alternative is a tragic mindlessness, so we really have no choice.

[One Eyed Cat]

Das stimmt!

haha. So I read the Green Party of Minnesota platform: Really liked a lot of it. I emailed in my objections on criminal justice, self-defense, and foreign "affairs". Haven't heard back.

Jackie T

[Bondage Clown]

1. don't go into the Navy.
2. This is how you do Label holders.
3. Don't go to work after the motorcycle races in Bremerton.

[Nudemuse]

Don't sweat those people.
Don't drop those dance classes.
Tell the administration to fuck off
Be nicer to yourself.

[Jax]

Dont ever fall in love.
Dont start drinking.
Trust noone.

[xXMizVanityXx]

Your German Teacher should be dismissed and prosecuted if he is becoming involved with 14 year old students.

Jackie T

Oh no. That's the problem, *in my sick twisted little head*, he didnt lay a hand on me.

He ignored me! I think he hated me because of my style *goth*. And it saddens me!

heh, the last day of school, i told him he was really hot! He blushed and smiled! I made my teacher blush!!...ex teacher

[One Eyed Cat]

Oh no. That's the problem, *in my sick twisted little head*, he didnt lay a hand on me.

He ignored me! I think he hated me because of my style *goth*. And it saddens me!

heh, the last day of school, i told him he was really hot! He blushed and smiled! I made my teacher blush!!...ex teacher

Well, that's natural. Everyone has a crush on one of their teachers. It's not something to take too seriously.

Jackie T

[xXMizVanityXx]

Well, that's natural. Everyone has a crush on one of their teachers. It's not something to take too seriously.

Jackie T

Well, yes its natural. But what's not natural is to get obsessed with one and carve their initials in your wrist.

That was a bad time in my life.

But I've grown to see he's not worth a space on my wrist. He's not worth the pain. Nobody's worth the pain or the blood.

[One Eyed Cat]

Well, yes its natural. But what's not natural is to get obsessed with one and carve their initials in your wrist.

That was a bad time in my life.

But I've grown to see he's not worth a space on my wrist. He's not worth the pain. Nobody's worth the pain or the blood.

Well, you learned from it. Noone is worth it. We all go thru those times regardless of age.

Jackie T

[grebo]

i saw the film The Butterfly Effect
i dont wanna change my past after watching that

[xXMizVanityXx]

Well, you learned from it. Noone is worth it. We all go thru those times regardless of age.

Jackie T

Thanks for not calling me emo. i hate that so much.

[seeker]

I would say to myself to not care what others think, take the educational scholarship I won, learn a language, and put more time and effort into learning a musical instrument.

Also that most the stuff you learn at school you never use again.

[Wickedanima]

Trust No One... NO ONE!!! (Agreed with Jax)
You don't need anyone's help... trust yourself.
You are fucking brilliant...
Make a fuss, get what -you- want.
Leave Home. Now.
Don't let yourself be controlled by your sense of the 'right thing'.
Express yourself... Repression -will- get you in trouble later.

[Bikerpunk]

There will come a time when you meet a girl who looks like Nicole Kidman who wants to fuck like a minx.

RUN.

[Xochitl]

I would tell myself to keep doing what I was doing then academically. Fuck people & don't get involved with them, don't listen to any adults around you and once you are 18 get out & stay that way.

[sugar_n_spice]

"dont think boys mean their i love you's they r only boys"

'dont think ur science teacher likes u..... he's a man ur a kid'

"and dont leave the one u love for the one u like cus THAT FUCKING IDIOT WILL SAY NEVER FUCKING MIND"

AND im still 14 lmao

[sugar_n_spice]

and also
i agrre dont cut
it doesnt help
and no one's worht the pain the lies the blood or the sacrifice!

[helcyon]

1. "Just a Dash" in the melbourne cup
2. Rob a bank, pimp your grandma... whatever it takes just buy a shitload of Microsoft shares... IBM are about to sell DOS to Bill gates (suckers). You are still going to be using DOS from time to time in 2007 in a job in an industry that won't exist for a decade or more yet... so yes you are making the right decision by getting drunk and stoned for years... just snap out of it momentarily when you hear about something to be known as the "internet" and then go back to being out of it
3. These very video games you are wasting your all your coins on now will all eventually be available free on your home PC using emulators like MAME so buy vintage guitars instead idiot

[keiko]

1) everything your mother ever told you is a lie. call your dad and gtfo NOW.
2) srsly kid, finish high school, and take those german classes.
3) there is nothing ot be gained by getting high. NOTHING.
4) return to FL when you're 18, look up that guy you had a crush on in jr high (not steve, ROB). He's your soul mate.
5) as much as you want to save your brother from being just like those ppl you shared a house with the last 15 yrs, there's nothing you can do about it. wasting the time and effort will only break your heart more.
6) never doubt the benefits of a shrink. skip the ritalin, get the help.
7) when kelley comes on to you, leap at the chance, srsly.
8) growing up hurts, but masturbation is fun. try both.

and yes i know thats more than three, but i was a fucked up 14 yo. i needed lots of advice.

~K

[Buster Friendly]

well... if i can only give three pieces of advice...

1.kill
2.Kill
3.KILL!!!!!

[Black Spiral Dancer]

1. Get Contact Lenses as soon as you can!
2. Listen to this, this and this cd. (pointing to SoM, Cure, Mission cds)
3. When the Child psychologist asks what you like, mention Vampires, Werewolves, Aliens and monsters in general!

Add to my list,
4. Don't have sex with the woman older than your mother, as the goth/punk girl with the pillarbox red hair fancies you.
5. Don't wear New Rock Boots to work, it will ruin them.
6. Don't drink too much.

[Bikerpunk]

1) Move out at 18
2) Buy a Harley.

[Tinman]

Id go for do all that stuff u wanted to do, coz u do it in a few yrs any way n ur better for it. Be yourself now, it comes out in a few yrs any way, but u ll benifit trust me u ll enjoy it. And enjoy all of it good or ill it ll be the makin of you x
N all you guys who ad a rough time, id luv to say bad things happen to good people n the universe tends to equal out sooner or later, i just hope its true keep safe enjoy what u got x

[kclark]

If you could give your fourteen-year-old self three pieces of advice, what would they be?

1. Buy housing in the DC area around 1996-97, sell it in 2004 and use the money to throw an incomprehensibly large and out of control party. Bonus points for strippers, midgets, cartoon characters, celebrity impersonators, and a moon bounce. Extra bonus points for every teen in attendance who loses their virginity and/or overdoses during said event. Any extra monies to be used for legal representation later.... (Inox; are you a *criminal* lawyer?)

2. Don't see "Battlefield Earth", EVER. Even on fucking DVD.

3. Don't ever date exclusively until you are 31...I guarantee it will be a waste of time and financial resources, not to mention a barrier to countless sexual encounters that *could* have happened if you weren't such a pathetically loyal boyfriend. Bend over anything that moves.