if you could go back and change anything about your teen years, what would it be? what advice would you want to give some of the teens out there, or youself when you were a teen? thanks in advance. i'm in my teen years and just wondering.
2007-03-19 04:06:11 · 18 answers · asked by chris 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Adolescent
To not try to grow up so fast. To not have sex before marriage, HONESTLY! I would have done a lot different and listened a lot more but then again, I wouldn't be who I am today and I love who I am now. Your teen years and honestly the best years of your life and once you are out on your own and in the real world, it is hard...very hard. Enjoy it while you can! Oh, and to not worry about fitting in, be unique, enjoy the person God made you to be and don't sacrifice any of yourself for another human being until you are married and have children.
2007-03-19 06:18:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not take some of it so seriously, there will be other relationships, friends, and events. These are some of the first but they are not the end of the world. Remember to have fun more often. I would have done more things, taken a few more trips with friends, and not been scared to do different and new things. Not let the "relationships" get in the way of my goals. Would have tried to remind myself - once in a while - that my parents were young once and they aren't completely stupid. ;-) Formulated better arguments for why I should do something before the volleyball round of "go ask your (father/mother)" started - negotiation works so much better and going in with a strong offense with a defense up is so much better then the "why not".
For some specifics:
I would have handled sex differently - waiting longer.
I would have handled my relationship with my first love differently.
I would have gotten more confident and secure with myself.
2007-03-19 11:19:33 · answer #2 · answered by Margaret K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best thing I could tell you is make those years last as long as you can!You may want to get out of your parents house,and when you first do its alll good,but after a while you would die to go back.Its better to have a few good friends you always know you can depend on rather than having the whole school love you.The few best friends you will have for life.Sex is a beautiful and wonderful thing,but please wait until you can handle and afford a baby.Drinking may be the "thing to do" dont do it,I never did and I dont regret it one bit.Same for drugs.Most important,be a kid and enjoy being just that.Life is short.You get to be a kid for only 18 years,you get to be an adult for the rest of your years,enjoy it while you can!
2007-03-19 12:25:23 · answer #3 · answered by jill@doodle 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Teenagers are a pain in the butt.....never would I want to be a teenager again.
Advice~Jail is not a cool place. Feelings of inadequacy is typical and one dose not need medication from the doctor to control these teenager feelings. All of us had to go to school, do chores, so no teenagers are not being picked on.
Everyone needs to grow up, it is a fact of life, no teenager is alone. There are many more teens just like other teens out there.
A teenager who has a car, cell phone,and all the other gadgets out there is spoiled, go out and work for what you want and do not be like the other teenagers out there and throw a fit if you are not spoiled rotten.
This of course is my feelings of teenagers, have not been a teenager for some time....
2007-03-19 11:15:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The one thing I would change would be I would have waited to have sex, I was 15 years old and regret it everyday of my life. At 15 I didnt understand what sex was about and basically did it because I wanted to be cool, I am 34 now and have a wonderful man in my life and sex for me is totaly better for me now and I have a better understanding of how it really works and the physical and emotional part of sex is way better now that Im older then when I was when I was younger. People are right when they say wait for Mr. right and its so true. My advice to kids is dont rush into it you have plently of time and when you have that right partner its way better becuase you have a better understanding of everything.
2007-03-19 12:03:21 · answer #5 · answered by lilshedevil 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Understand the law of CAUSE and EFFECT and purpose to choose your path rather than letting your path choose you.
That being said, don't allow yourself to be swayed by the media or other kids. And when you make a choice in life, have the wisdom to understand the doors that choice will open and or close for you in the process.
More specifically:
*I wouldn't have had sex until I was married
*I wouldn't have allowed lousy teachers to make me mad--I would have gotten the grade anyway.
*I would have worried more about my academic career than my "cute reputation" 'cause now without an academic career... An adult has no reputation except for that of a "low achiever."
2007-03-19 11:17:21 · answer #6 · answered by NONAME 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have fun, but think about the future. Start being responsible with your money, save save save. Plan for college. I wasted a lot of time and money by not saving anyting at all, and when i was ready to move out and needed it, it wasnt there. Good Luck, the teen years are a lot of fun!
2007-03-19 11:13:44 · answer #7 · answered by Soon to be Mrs. Welsh 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I knowing how dangerous sex is today I would have made sure I was more educated about it and held off alittle longer. I definitely would have studied alot harder and made better grades. I was capable of making straight A's and didn't. I would have went to college straight out of high school. There so much I would change to make my life better today. So do your best now and don't make the mistakes I have made... it is worth the trouble to do well now!!!! Good luck.
2007-03-19 11:15:09 · answer #8 · answered by luvthbaby2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wouldnt have succombed to peer pressure/wanting to fit in by smoking pot, drinking, having sex too early.definitely wouldve hit the books harder.instead i got pregos right after high school, got married, had 2 more kids and then married again. i constantly heard the term "underachiever" in high school, and took the path of least resistance. what a waste.i know its hard to believe now, but in a few years most if not all these friends/peers will mean absolutely nothing to you.
2007-03-19 11:16:56 · answer #9 · answered by itsme2003 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't have worried so much about what others thought of me, and I would have picked my battles better.
I also probably would have taken a hint and instead of trying to hang out with people who would make fun of me, just go to the library and read, or found people who genuinely liked me.
2007-03-19 11:52:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋