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We all know things now that we kinda wish we’d known when we were younger – it would have just made life that little bit easier.
So, I recentlyaskedthe BuzzFeed Community for the piece of advice they’d tell their younger selves if they got the chance. Here are some of the best responses:
1.“I’d have different advice for different ages!”
" 14 - year - honest-to-god me – Your mum is n’t the enemy , she really has some good points and is right more often than not ! Give her a blinking interruption !
16 - yr - old me – Just because you fail now and did n’t get into 6th form , it does n’t mean you will always fail .
20 - year - old me – You ’re not square . surely , guys are hot , but so are girls . "
— hobbitgirl96
2.“With the exception of a few close people that actually matter, don’t give a shit about whatever people think about you.”
" If they do n’t like how you trim , or the music you listen to etc , that ’s their trouble . "
— solongandthanksforallthefish1
3.“Spend time with your mother while you still can.”
" Ask her question , rent her instruct you , she is n’t your foeman . One day , far too presently , she will be go and you ’ll wish you ’d made more memory board together . "
— garebehr
4.“Don’t stay with someone because you’re on the spectrum and its your routine even though she treats you like sh*t.”
" The night my mum died I say her I loved her . She told me not to pressure her . Never lease someone treat you that way , especially on the worst night of your life . "
— Annon
5.“I’d tell them that family isn’t everything, especially their word.”
' I like I did n’t rent this sense of familial obligation and pressure order some choices I made in life and pushed heavily to have my voice be hear . "
— ravenbard
6.“Don’t be so afraid. Do NOT make friends with that girl. Stop eating cake.”
— francescao3
7.“You don’t have to change yourself to be worthy of love – it’s okay to be different from the norm.”
— lovealltrustfew
8.“Don’t take things so personally. It’s not your fault that someone else is unhappy. Do your best to be friendly, but you can’t make someone else happy.”
— littlemermaid22301
9.“Use condoms.”
— buzzkeeper
10.“Don’t be scared of the bullies. Please don’t bully your sister. Keep in contact with ur old friends. Don’t fall in love with the wrong guy. Be content with you’re life.”
— empm
11.“She’s not the one.”
— jmacxjr
12.“Don’t trust everyone who calls themselves a friend.”
— senpainoticedu
13.“You will be happy.”
" I spend a massive part of my childhood and teenage yr worrying I ’d turn up to be unhappy and alone . I ’d love to show younger me just how happy I am at 30 . "
— ciaraannlouisew
14.“Stop thinking about men. Seriously, do not focus on them and don’t cater to them no matter how much you’ve been taught to do so.”
— zombiedolllizkah
15.“Please, please, please don’t just devote yourself to your studies and think about whether you actually need to uni or will you waste three years of your life.”
— educatedruffian
16.“LISTEN when people tell me not to take time for granted.”
" I woke up one day and my two babies were two big fry . I feel like ten year went by so tight I was n’t even able to take it all in , and now I unquestionably seek to truly live for each moment with them . "
— vnewhouse1104
17.“Maintain your health and fitness. It’s much easier to stay fit than to get fit when you’re older.”
— noimpillagingeverybody
18.“You’re allowed to take up space in the world.”
" You ’re allowed to have opinions and big pilus . Do n’t pine away time hear to shrink yourself because you have every rightfulness to survive in the world . Your body sizing does n’t make you less worthful and it certainly wo n’t prevent you from receiving love . "
— trudia3
19.“The people treating you like their personal Barbie doll are not real friends.”
" If they were , they would n’t be trying to vary you . there ’s nothing wrong with not liking " feminine " clothes or makeup . Just put on what you palpate comfortable in . "
— julie - anneg
20.“No matter how much weight you lose, people are going to treat you the same way. Take care of your body for you and no one else.”
— clairmonde
21.“Don’t believe that everyone has your best interest at heart. Be smarter about whom you trust; don’t give of yourself to people who don’t deserve it.”
" I was incredibly uninitiated as a vernal person , and it took a while to become more savvy about what people can take from you . In fact , still pick up these lessons today ! "
— applesauceandchops
22.“Make the most of life while you can, do the things that you want to do and listen to what your heart tells you, not someone else.”
— msjsa
23.“Do more travelling while you have the time and freedom.”
— goldengirlsfan
24.“Put yourself first. No one else will so work hard, do right, and worry about yourself before trying to distract yourself from your problems by ‘fixing’ others.”
— erinlindon
25.“Turns out that person you have a huge crush on likes you, too. Make your move.”
— decoramore
26.“Kind friends are better than cool or popular friends.”
— chuckinabucket
