When your mother tells you that they’re bumping you up from the fifth grade to the sixth at mid-year, pitch a fit and tell them NO. Don’t let it happen, and do whatever it takes to prevent it.
“You’ve got this. You get taller, you get thinner, you get faster, you learn to make lots of friends. You still hold grudges. Never loan anyone the full amount they ask for. Open a bank account as soon as you can. Sure, after you get your Nintendo. But go to the bank and ask to put that $50 in Christmas money towards Yahoo or Marvel; yes the comic company. Also, here are days where you should absolutely avoid traveling. Oh and for Pete’s sake remember what your fanny packs look like; you’re going to lose several because you’ll see one on the floor and think some other poor sap lost their fanny pack.”
…So many things. Boils down to this-Trust your gut, most of the people you like will turn out to be awful and there are so many more people in your corner you’d never expect. Take the risks now, and I’m sorry for all the shit you have to go through, but it’s worth it. Your adult life will be so much better than you can even imagine right now. Push past the discomfort, get the ADHD diagnosed, get on top of your health and teeth, and make sure to major in English/books from go at whatever east coast school will pick up the tab.
It is OK not to be perfect. It is OK to be different and nerdy. People are mean, ignore them, they are not worth the second thought. The mean is a reflection on them not you. (11year old me thinking - Who are you and why are you telling me this.)
Hey my younger self, two suggestions: when you have the opportunity to go on an African safari in your middle twenties at an extremely inexpensive price, take it. Then in your early thirties when you are asked to go to Florida with Huey Lewis in the News, just do it.
Hey Meh: keep doing what you’re doing and making life about fun and laughter and experiences because you can’t take anything with you when you go and the memories are worth everything.
@yakkoTDI Nope, I am glad my dating life started in my late teens and (mostly) involved partners who had enough wit to not see every problem as a problem with me but a problem between me and them
Also, all intimate nude dances were not only consensual but enthusiastically coordinated.
So the way I choose to analyze this question. Instead of time travel/different decisions you personally would have made. What would you say/do in the current situation today?
“And what advice do you have for adolescent Meh?”
We are adults. Sometimes. When not influencing the fuck count. @carlos69 cause . Ya know. We have social experience.
But if you were talking to an actual 11year old. 6th grade. Not even in junior high yet.
No career advice is even remotely relevant. We have no idea what it will look like in8 years.
But it’s pretty proven that understanding the fundamentals of science/math/history/truth put you ahead. So whatever you do don’t ask a AI chat bot for anything at that age. Learn to learn. Not.cheat a test. That’s at least something
middle school these days… IDK. It’s been 25 years. We didn’t have phones. Social media. Personally Id encourage them to stay off social media. I wouldn’t give an 11 year old a phone. They aren’t able to understand what they are being fed.
We need some Actual privacy laws. But especially child privacy
But that’s going to be part of the social interaction… And I’ve never been great in social situations… So.
Do they get made fun of for not having phone… Probably
Kids can be assholes. A combination of being kids and their authority figures forming them.
IDK what to tell an 11 year old right now. Beyond the simplest rule.
“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you”
There’s a serious problem going on there these days…
And it’s such a simple rule. I… Platitudes when it’s getting worse… Idk
Also. As an amendment. Stear the boys hard away from the manosphere. I forget that’s a real thing sometimes. Because it wasn’t. But early teens is where they get them…
Art may not be your life, but don’t stop seeing life as art
Don’t be afraid to say ‘I love you’ and ‘I’m sorry’, you’ll regret not saying it to the right people more than you’ll regret saying it to the wrong people
Space, Pokemon and Martial Arts will still ‘be cool’ when you grow up. If you stop pretending to like them to fit in, you’ll cost yourself a lot of happiness and money later in life
edit: Also, don’t tell dad ‘I don’t care about money’ because he’ll never get it. Yes, you can be right about some things at 11 but you’ll never be old enough to get him to see things your way
Sit back and be quiet. Just observe
Save your money and invest in apple, Microsoft, google
@tinamarie1974 exactly
And Bitcoin in 2009
@jaybird @tinamarie1974 11-year-old me would need a lot of context no understand what Bitcoin was going to be.
“So there’s going to be internet money and–”
“–interwhat money?”
@jouest @tinamarie1974 true, but just knowing I should pay attention to it rather than schluffing it off would have been sufficient
When your mother tells you that they’re bumping you up from the fifth grade to the sixth at mid-year, pitch a fit and tell them NO. Don’t let it happen, and do whatever it takes to prevent it.
Plastics.
“You’ve got this. You get taller, you get thinner, you get faster, you learn to make lots of friends. You still hold grudges. Never loan anyone the full amount they ask for. Open a bank account as soon as you can. Sure, after you get your Nintendo. But go to the bank and ask to put that $50 in Christmas money towards Yahoo or Marvel; yes the comic company. Also, here are days where you should absolutely avoid traveling. Oh and for Pete’s sake remember what your fanny packs look like; you’re going to lose several because you’ll see one on the floor and think some other poor sap lost their fanny pack.”
@pakopako FANNY PACKS WERE EVERYWHERE FOR A MINUTE
Invest money in Microsoft. Buy Mom’s house when she wants to sell, you could totally afford it (big regret). Buy any real estate you can afford.
@Fuzzalini mom’s house seemed to appreciate approximately in line with microsoft…
Try not to think about Turtle Anuses.
@OnionSoup they’re watertight
It gets better
…So many things. Boils down to this-Trust your gut, most of the people you like will turn out to be awful and there are so many more people in your corner you’d never expect. Take the risks now, and I’m sorry for all the shit you have to go through, but it’s worth it. Your adult life will be so much better than you can even imagine right now. Push past the discomfort, get the ADHD diagnosed, get on top of your health and teeth, and make sure to major in English/books from go at whatever east coast school will pick up the tab.
It is OK not to be perfect. It is OK to be different and nerdy. People are mean, ignore them, they are not worth the second thought. The mean is a reflection on them not you. (11year old me thinking - Who are you and why are you telling me this.)
@speediedelivery and wtf good will it do me? In this moment?
Don’t let yourself get fat
Skibbidy Ohio rizler
Hey my younger self, two suggestions: when you have the opportunity to go on an African safari in your middle twenties at an extremely inexpensive price, take it. Then in your early thirties when you are asked to go to Florida with Huey Lewis in the News, just do it.
Hey Meh: keep doing what you’re doing and making life about fun and laughter and experiences because you can’t take anything with you when you go and the memories are worth everything.
@cbilyak thanks for the mehmories
Girls are not icky!!
@yakkoTDI Nope, I am glad my dating life started in my late teens and (mostly) involved partners who had enough wit to not see every problem as a problem with me but a problem between me and them
Also, all intimate nude dances were not only consensual but enthusiastically coordinated.
So the way I choose to analyze this question. Instead of time travel/different decisions you personally would have made. What would you say/do in the current situation today?
“And what advice do you have for adolescent Meh?”
We are adults. Sometimes. When not influencing the fuck count. @carlos69 cause . Ya know. We have social experience.
But if you were talking to an actual 11year old. 6th grade. Not even in junior high yet.
No career advice is even remotely relevant. We have no idea what it will look like in8 years.
But it’s pretty proven that understanding the fundamentals of science/math/history/truth put you ahead. So whatever you do don’t ask a AI chat bot for anything at that age. Learn to learn. Not.cheat a test. That’s at least something
middle school these days… IDK. It’s been 25 years. We didn’t have phones. Social media. Personally Id encourage them to stay off social media. I wouldn’t give an 11 year old a phone. They aren’t able to understand what they are being fed.
We need some Actual privacy laws. But especially child privacy
But that’s going to be part of the social interaction… And I’ve never been great in social situations… So.
Do they get made fun of for not having phone… Probably
Kids can be assholes. A combination of being kids and their authority figures forming them.
IDK what to tell an 11 year old right now. Beyond the simplest rule.
“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you”
There’s a serious problem going on there these days…
And it’s such a simple rule. I… Platitudes when it’s getting worse… Idk
Also. As an amendment. Stear the boys hard away from the manosphere. I forget that’s a real thing sometimes. Because it wasn’t. But early teens is where they get them…
Art may not be your life, but don’t stop seeing life as art
Don’t be afraid to say ‘I love you’ and ‘I’m sorry’, you’ll regret not saying it to the right people more than you’ll regret saying it to the wrong people
Space, Pokemon and Martial Arts will still ‘be cool’ when you grow up. If you stop pretending to like them to fit in, you’ll cost yourself a lot of happiness and money later in life
edit: Also, don’t tell dad ‘I don’t care about money’ because he’ll never get it. Yes, you can be right about some things at 11 but you’ll never be old enough to get him to see things your way