Advice You Would Give to Your 12 Year-Old Self?

urbazewski asks: "If you could send a message back to your nerdy unpopular 12 year old self, what would you say? I've been asking this one for several years, and the replies sound suspiciously like the lame advice I got from adults at that age ('just be yourself, dear'). The most creative answer was from an American-born Buddhist monk, who didn't think his 12 year old self would listen to a message along the lines of 'Hey, what you're doing is kind of making things suck for me right now' --- he would send a message to himself by adding extra lyrics to a song he really liked when he was in junior high school. I got the best replies from a large class at UC Santa Cruz. The modal answer was 'Buy Microsoft.' About 7% of the class said 'Enjoy yourself in high school because college is really hard.' Another 7% said "Study harder in high school because college is really hard.' (The best variant on that theme: 'Try to figure out what "studying" is'). In the hindsight-is-20/20 dept. there was a girl who said 'Do not date the following people...' and then listed six names and a guy who said 'You know how you're thinking about trying to drive your dad's car? Don't!.' My personal favorite: 'You're a dork now, but don't worry, you'll be cool when you're in college.'"

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Re:My Message to 12-year old self:

[digerata]

Remember that new fangled tip your older brother told you about...pulling out. *USE* it! It really works!

You are

[Anonymous Coward]

a fag

To be quite honest...

[BMonger]

I'd probably tell myself how Jesus died for my sins... that it is through faith alone that I can have eternal life through Christ. But that's just me... I wish I had made that decision a lot sooner.

(pre-flame disclaimer)
Yes I am serious, no I'm not going to respond to negativeness about this because it's what I would have told me and arguing on the internet won't get us anywhere anyhow.

Re:To be quite honest...

[Backov]

So you're going to let your 12 year old self that later in life he has a complete and total mental collapse?

Not very nice to him, you'll get him all depressed and he'll kill himself.

Re:Advice for my 12 year old self

[Anonymous Coward]

That cheerleader in 9th grade, teasing you by rubbing your hair and putting her hands down your shirt in typing class? Cop a feel. Cop a lot of feels; it'll serve her right and it'll make you feel a LOT better.

Melissa will sleep with you if you dont chicken out; that's why she's gonna take her clothes off in the front seat of your car. Dont chicken out this time.

Mary Jo will *really* want to sleep with you; dont fuck it up this time. BTW, laying her head on your lap, and casually wrapping her arms around your thighs, while talking about the people over there in the bushes, last time she was here? That is a hint; this time, take it.

Jennifer isnt gonna casually mention that she is taking birth control pills on her doctor's advice, just because she wants to make polite conversation. This time, dont pretend to ignore it while breaking out in a cold sweat.

I know Lisa has a boyfriend. But when you start rubbing her shoulders and she gasps a bit and leans heavily back into you, dont be such a damn noble idiot!

Yeah, Gwen is a bitch, and she is gonna rip your heart to shreds, but she's got truly great tits, and what she *really* wants from you is a lot of very, very, very kinky sex. Listen carefully, and indulge her, or you're *really, really* gonna regret it. Believe me.

And that's just high school... yeah, I was pathetic.

Re:Parents

[unicron]

What country is that? I'd punch you in the throat if you were standing in front of me. Don't compare the revolutionary war and those that fought in it to you sneaking at of your house at 4am to go fuck your fat girlfriend. They're two completely different things.