If you could go back, what would you tell your 12 year old self?

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What’s the one thing you would tell your 12-year-old self if you could go back and tell them?

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  2. automirage04 Avatar

    Chin up buddy. Things are going to get better.

    BUT THEN WORSE

    … and then better again.

    BUT THEN SO, SO MUCH WORSE

    … and then better again. Forever, I assume.

  3. Intelligent_Tea_7594 Avatar

    You won’t go blind from doing that😂

  4. Relevant-Rooster-298 Avatar

    Invest in Apple and Google with my babysitting money.

  5. jdragun2 Avatar

    Leave the US and get citizenship somewhere in the EU, preferably Ireland.

  6. UnoriginalUse Avatar

    Nope, you’re not the crazy one.

  7. Dagenhammer87 Avatar

    It gets better. It’s gonna really fucking suck for large parts of it, you’re gonna be in a spin for most of it; but stick with it. You were right, you were meant for more – just don’t quit.

  8. Vodeyodo Avatar

    Your next six years are going to suck, but then it will get better.

  9. PilotoPlayero Avatar

    In 4 years, you’ll stop being the bullied, chubby kid with bad acne. You will get tall, athletic, and very handsome. You’ll have the best high school years that anybody could’ve asked for. Any by the time you’re 30, you will have reached all the life goals that you already dream about.

  10. splitsleeve Avatar

    It’s not your fault man, your brain doesn’t produce the same chemicals as the rest of your family.

    Advocate for yourself and demand a tutor rather than just take the punishment.

  11. iCameToLearnSomeCode Avatar

    Buy as much bitcoin as possible.

    It’ll max out at 100,000.

  12. Winsaucerer Avatar

    When you hear about bitcoin, buy it and HODL!

  13. AnybodySeeMyKeys Avatar
    1. Study your ass off.
    2. It’s not you. You have a deeply self-absorbed father who can’t be bothered with his children. Make your own way and don’t let the neglect and verbal abuse get to you. Balance it out by surrounding yourself with kind people who value you.
  14. Southboundthylacine Avatar

    Stay tf in Japan don’t move back to the US

  15. MagicManTX86 Avatar

    Eat more vegetables, less sugar and bread. Get out and exercise sometimes. Lift some weights.

  16. Overit2137 Avatar

    Never be afraid to stand-up for yourself or you’ll regret not taking action, don’t rely on others, even on parents to fix what bothers you. It will get better, you’re going to do better in life than you imagine right now. And nothing’s wrong with you.

  17. FlyEaglesFly536 Avatar

    Focus on school and making money, the ladies can wait.

    And start investing the day you turn 18.