Does anything still bother you from your middle school/ high school days?

[Anonymous]

Hell yeah. I think about that expression "youth is wasted on the young" and try to remember that regret is a part of life. You don't get to learn all your life lessons and avoid mistakes - you learn through your mistakes and regrets etc. I'm trying to remember that now as I face the possible end of my marriage. We are trying to work through things and there is so much regret on both sides, but we didn't intentionally hurt each other - we just made some really immature mistakes.

For middle and high school - I wish I had been more confident. Realized other people didn't have it all figured out. Took more chances. Realized how smart I was! I emphathize with the math poster. I was always told I was bad at my math, mainly by my mom who thought girls were just naturally bad at math. Turns out I wasn't and when I studied it as an adult for the GRE and had to take grad level math for my grad program I kicked ass! And actually really enjoyed it.

[Anonymous]

I had terrible acne and the kids were RUTHLESS. They said horrible things to me about my skin. I wish I had Proactiv back then!!

[Anonymous]

I was too promiscuous too young

[Anonymous]

OP, I think most of us hardly think of/recall/remember those days at all.

Those who do tend to harp on them and see themselves the same way as they did. For example, I know someone that was a cheerleader who still thinks she is. I know someone that was a self described dork who still thinks she is. Both live to hang out with those they perceive as "popular". It is really sad to watch, because it is so obvious and so desperate looking. Needless to say, I avoid anyone stuck in high school.

[Anonymous]

I wish that in middle school I'd have reported a potential predator to my parents and the police. I used to take the Metro bus to school in 8th grade (one bus, 10 mins) and the bus stop was accross from my house. Every morning, this guy would come by and ask if he could take me to McDonalds and drop me to school. He would drive around the block over and over until my bus arrived.

A couple months after it started, a classmate who took the same bus mentioned this same guy. Apparently, he was approaching us both regularly! He knew what school we went to and everything. She said that one morning she almost took him up on his offer, but the bus arrived. Scary!

I was so ashamed that I was scared my mom would find out. Why, I dont know, since I wouldn't have gotten into trouble. My mom was in the house while this was going on (getting my younger sister ready for school) and oblivious to it all.

Every once in awhile, I wonder if he was ever successful at luring a girl into his car and what happened. I will definitely talk to my daughter about reporting incidents like this when she is older.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was too promiscuous too young

Would you discuss that with your teen as a lesson? How?