Your teen regrets?

[reecejackox]

too much gossiping for myself

 

[Praying Colonel]

Took too many hard classes, just because they were the hard classes. I would've had a lot more fun if I'd not nerded out so much.

 

[Frwinkley]

Shoplifting some gum...with my mother and 3 younger siblings in the store. Not one of my prouder moments. My poor mother was so disappointed.

 

[luvnwdwgal]

Dating the same guy off and on for 3 years.

 

[DisneyHardin]

Being a huge drama queen. At the time, I didn't realize how much of one I was. I wrote in a diary/journal every single day of high school and this past summer I pulled out those diaries in honor of 25 years since HS. Reading through them was very eye opening. I seriously don't know how I had any friends or boyfriends at all because I was so full of drama.

 

[Kittyblue]

All I can say is I’m glad we didn’t have cell phones and social media

 

[Mysterian]

All I can say is I’m glad we didn’t have cell phones and social media

We did have Polaroids…

 

[Mysterian]

My main teenage regret was dating this one girl who was a nightmare. I should have pursued this other girl instead, Melanie, and I was over the moon that she wrote in my yearbook that I was handsome (I think she left her number too). What stopped me was my best friend “saw her first“, but it never worked out for him.

 

[BlueStarryHat]

Dating a guy who was waaaaaaaay too old for me when I was fifteen.

 

[mommasita]

We did have Polaroids…

And we also had scissors

 

[Kathryn Merteuil]

Dating my future ex husband.

That relationship had run its course in about 3 months, but I let it drag on for like 7 years.

 

[slo]

I didn’t think I had any until watching my DD18.
Her enthusiasm to be successful and to make the most out of high school is incredible. She’s in NHS, sports editor for the school TV channel, been on the varsity softball team for 4 years (barely any freshman make varsity), work 15-20 hours a week, practice her softball, keep a great relationship with her BF for over 2 years, volunteer her time to help coach two other younger teams in her travel softball program and more. I look at her and have regrets that I was not more like her - she’s awesome! All I did was work.

 

[SandyinMonterey]

Not trying as hard as I could in school. Being with a guy off and on from high school into my early 20's. I was so stupid.

 

[MrsPete]

If I could go back in time, I'd join the military right out of high school. It would've been a much better start in life for me. Would've given me some support and stability.

 

[Mysterian]

And we also had scissors

Ah yes, the first Delete button!

 

[KittyKitty]

Being so shallow. I know now that was because I was so insecure. "If I knew then what I know now" I would study more, figure out what I wanted to do, hug my family more, and laugh more at myself.

 

[PollyannaMom]

I should have gotten involved in clubs and stuff sooner, instead of just "to make sure I had some activities for my college applications." I actually enjoyed them once I tried them.

 

[LuvOrlando]

Think I should have tried being blonde instead of sticking with my natural auburn, it would have been a brawl but I should have done it anyway.

Also, maybe the tequila worm in that parking lot wasn't the best idea ever... then again odd things make sense when you get to the worm.

Skitching off my friends truck as he drove through the golf course wasn't too bright either, seems there's more of a list than a singular event ; )

 

[NYCgrrl]

I really don’t recall the specifics of my teenage angst but there sure was a lot of whining

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

Placing too much importance on maintaining friendships that in hindsight were not nearly as mutual as I thought they were. I really didn't come out of my shell anyways until my senior year of high school/freshman year of college.

Always maintaining the "don't cancel for something better" if I had to go back there would have been things I would have said "I'm going to do this instead" and looking back the people wouldn't have faulted me for that, it was just my upbringing that led me to have such guilt in adjusting plans and it's not something that should be taken 100% as rigid (there is such a thing as becoming a flake though but having some flexibility in there should be okay).