Wouldn’t it be wonderful if a person had the benefit of experience in their teens, but there’s only one way to have that view. I wish I really could have known these things when I was struggling:
1. Pimples don’t last forever.
2. Don’t waste time trying to get in with the “cool” kids. Real friends are accepting, not exclusionary.
3. It’s okay not to have a boyfriend or girlfriend. There’s plenty of time for that. It’s not a contest.
4. If you have a bad feeling about something, avoid it. You have instincts for a reason.
5. No need to make excuses for meanness. Every person is responsible for himself.
5. Don’t excuse cruelty. People don’t hurt you because they love you. They hurt you because they want to.
6. People mean what they say in anger. Anger is like alcohol. It loosens inhibitions.
7. My parents weren’t malicious. They were just human with a houseful of kids and many demands on their time and resources. They were looking at the big picture.
8. Work a little harder in school.
Yes, I wish I had known these things, too.
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Some wonderful advice, each and every one of them.
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Thanks.
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Oh to have hindsight or is it? For with hindsight you may have made different decisions which could have resulted in you not being where you are today, this may mean you would have had a better or worse life.
So, if you have enjoyed your life so far, why wish you could have changed it.
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Reblogged this on Beyond the Lines and commented:
I’ll keep this in mind while enjoying my Teenage Life. Thanks.
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Oh, I am so glad a teenager saw this! Avoid mean friends. Be so careful when you are thinking of a life partner. Go for steady, kind and grounded. A person who loves, is kind, and shares is so much better than a flashy one.
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Yes, thanks again. I will.. 🙂
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I like number 6 a lot. In Zambia, when people have a fight one may say “I am going to drink for you” meaning that they will go get drunk first and than tell you their real thoughts and feelings without any reservations. Alcohol really loosens inhibitions. Have a prosperous 2015.
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Bet they have plenty to say then.
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May I add: don’t be in a rush to grow up. You’re a grown up for a very long time.
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Great, Linda! As always your post speaks from a wide range of experience!
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Thanks.
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Great advice!! Loving number 7 especially!😊
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Hope my kids believe that
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I wish I’d known too. Hindsight is a wonderful thing!
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Too bad you only have experience late in life.
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Great advice 🙂
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Too bad experience is wasted on older folks.
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Ha!! Never wasted 🙂
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No kidding
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Words to live by. Too late smart. Too soon old:)
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I know!
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I agree whole-heartedly with all of them; I especially love No. 4.
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Thanks.
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Sage advice. I agree, no excuse for meanness or cruelty.
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No kidding. Don’t get involved!
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