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What advice would you give your younger self?
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In the soon-to-be released book If I'd Known Then: Women Under 35 Write Letters to Their Younger Selves women were asked to write letters to the girls they once were. An exercise in 'if I knew then what I know now', these women share hard-earned bits of wisdom with the young women of today.One of the contributors is actress Jessica Alba. She wants young girls to know that "boys are awful" and are "nothing but hormones until they're 20 or 21." She also implores young girls to keep things in perspective when it comes to the opposite sex. "It's fun to have a crush, but don't think it's forever...And use birth control and condoms please." Despite the fact that 26-year-old Alba is unmarried and apparently unintentionally pregnant, it's good advice.
If I could send a letter back in time, I would try to convince myself to slow down and not be in such a hurry to grow up. Childhood is fleeting, but adulthood and all its responsibility lasts forever.
Imagine you had the opportunity to talk to your younger self. What would you say?
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ReaderComments (Page 1 of 1)
3-10-2008 @ 2:44PM
SKL said...I think I would say that the pursuit of happiness should be the supreme goal of every girl, and that it is not inconsistent with high morals and material success.
And that adulthood is a LOT easier than puberty/adolescence - if you can get to 16 in one piece, you are home free!
And though I was a reader, I would say read more and watch TV less.
And I wish my younger self realized she really did have talent in the fields of math and science - even if my nutty professor brother was way ahead of me in these areas.
And don't tell every guy you meet that you hope someday (the sooner the better) to have six kids!
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3-10-2008 @ 3:39PM
RobMonroe said...I would have the old standbys that I heard anyway:
Brush your teeth more
Study
Do your homework
Eat a variety of foods - be adventurous about it
No really, do your homework
Really my biggest would be to go to the doctor more often. If I had not let a "little" cold go on too long I would not have the health problems that I do today.
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3-10-2008 @ 4:35PM
ame s said...Ha, I will turn 40 this year so I consider 35 to be a younger me. Anyway:
*Don't date him, girl, he is a looser!
*Although (now late) hubby says there is no need to, please finish
college!
*Enjoy those bored moments. After 2 children and a terminally ill
husband, you will consider boredom to be a luxury.
*Save more, spend less. The cost of that burger today will pay for
steak later on if put into a good mutual fund.
*That perm is a bad idea.
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3-10-2008 @ 5:40PM
Jan Bay said...Floss!
Use sunscreen! Stay out of the tanning bed.
Don't worry about the "in" kids
Get good at a sport that you can play till your 80 example: golf instead of gymnastics
Save part of every check while you're living with the folks
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3-10-2008 @ 6:08PM
mamacheryl said...I would tell myself to stay away from alcohol. It would have saved a lot of grief.
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3-10-2008 @ 7:00PM
mamaloo said...I recently wrote a post entitled: A Letter To My 15 Year Old Self http://momcast.blogspot.com/2008/02/letter-to-my-15-year-old-self.html
It was a transformative exercise.
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3-11-2008 @ 5:47PM
Holly said...I have had lots of health problems, some of them caused by a multitude of food allergies. I would tell myself to get tested for food allergies right away. And I would stay on the restricted diet until I got better. When I think of the body pain, anxiety, and sicknesses I could have avoided in the past 10 years, it makes me sad. Of course, thinking about not eating milk also makes me sad!
Holly@HollyTriedIt
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3-10-2008 @ 8:23PM
Maureen said...Learn to type.
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3-10-2008 @ 10:20PM
Jennifer said...-don't marry your high school sweetheart
-do what you have to to pursue your dreams
-believe in yourself
-don't be afraid to just go for it
-Hollywood ain't all that
-cut your hair off, don't let it define who you are
Thruthfully though, I am not sure I would actually tell myself not to do some of the "stupid" things I did in my past, including marrying my ex-husband, because each experience has made me who I am and I really like who I am today.
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3-11-2008 @ 2:21PM
Heather said...Keep your job at the library, don't quit when you get pregnant. And DON"T move in with your sister. You can go to college but think about what you want to do first. Massage therapy is a great idea, it will pay off in the end!
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3-11-2008 @ 3:12PM
isisaquaria said...Qiut looking at the cute, new kid!!!
Maybe then I'd be single, no kids, have a more fulfilling life-----
Oh I already do...kids, cute new kid and all
IOW, nothing--there is nothing I would tell myself at 15 to anyway influence changes to my current life, why live with regrets?
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