Melanie_72 Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Well nothing wrong with changing careers. I've done it myself a few times and I think though it can be tough to climb any sort of financial ladder, it keeps things interesting All I need to do is work out some sort of financial aid because I plan on going back full-time. I have a job now, which I am very thankful for given these tough times, but it is not want I want to do for the rest of my life. It is scary to make any type of change, but I feel going back and learning a new career is the best thing for me. I agree ninelives, it does keep things interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninelives Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 All I need to do is work out some sort of financial aid because I plan on going back full-time. I have a job now, which I am very thankful for given these tough times, but it is not want I want to do for the rest of my life. It is scary to make any type of change, but I feel going back and learning a new career is the best thing for me. I agree ninelives, it does keep things interesting! Go for it! You'll find a way to make it work. I think that's awesome Change is good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanie_72 Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Go for it! You'll find a way to make it work. I think that's awesome Change is good I agree ninelives, thanks for the support, it means alot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pip Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Dear Pip of the past take more Vitamin B6 while you are pregnant with the first child... the second pregnancy is a molar pregnancy get it checked out straight away so you don't get so sick... Don't be so angry with your in-laws it is too much of a hassle (that is a tip for the Pip of now also!)... Choose Kenney over Tom - Tom is an idiot and Kenney has a HUGE... (I wont need to tell the Pip of the past that... she makes the right choice) Go straight back to the desert when you finish your degree - moving to the city first was a mistake and a waste of money... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsaeb eht Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 fuck sake to my self why do you do so much bad shit taking these drugs why put a needle in your arm why why did you try killing your cousin why slow down there are diseases out there stop you are crazy kid death is at your door why did you fuck your mums friend why why are you out of control why would you think Satan is your father why why are you in a house with no food why didnt you stay in school why why don't you move out in a clean house with no cockroaches why do you wanna kill your mom she is lost she does not care let her live how she likes its not how you need to live these people are insane evil you can pick your friend not your family you are different get away from here go run move away you will die at a youg age thay are not friends thay wanna have some one who will do drugs with / beat people up /put people in hospital would you like it done to you would you and all the other shit you do is really evil bad why don"t you tell them about the other shit get it of your chest THATS WHAT I WOULD SAY ARE YOU HAPPY KOOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cecil. Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 future Cecil to past Cecil, anyone talking about the Milllennium Bug just place a bet? Do not buy a suit in wine red colour ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katuschka Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 If you could travel back to 10 years ago (1999) and say 10 things to your younger self, what would you say? Interesting thread. However, I think there's only one thing I really regret, and I'm convinced that it needed to be that way. Well, I guess I would say just one thing: Your doubts and worries are completely unnecessary and senseless! Yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronniedawg Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Dear 18 Year Old Ronniedawg, 1). Become a dentist, chicks dig dentists! 2). You'll have to think with this, before you can use.....this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marolyn Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Dear 18 Year Old Ronniedawg, 1). Become a dentist, chicks dig dentists! 2). You'll have to think with this, before you can use.....this. laughed at that one...i LOVE my dentist...and dental hygiene for that matter. would tell my 1999 self...you WILL finish that house (with your sanity intact) but use a pressure washer instead of a drawknife to take the bark off... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spats Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 It is never to late to go to college. You should register for a course or courses, go and have fun. I try to learn something everyday then I know I am doing great. It took me awhile to get my degree, early 30's but I am so glad I did. I have a great career and I would do it again. I have thought about going back to college on and off becuase i never finished but i really have never had the nerve. Because i thought i would be the oldest one there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spats Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 If i could give advice to teenage Spats i would say.... Be careful playing street hockey. You could end up breaking your nose and ruining your side profile. If you break your nose it won't match with the rest of your face and it could affect your sense of smell. Do not ask any girls that you really like out on a date, do not ask them to dance, etc. You will avoid a lot of heartache and bitterness. Appreciate your friends more while you know them because they will end up moving and you will never see them again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninelives Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 I have thought about going back to college on and off becuase i never finished but i really have never had the nerve. Because i thought i would be the oldest one there. People go back to college at all different ages and no one's sitting in class pointing fingers because someone's there over the age of 25. If you want to do it, do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katuschka Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 People go back to college at all different ages and no one's sitting in class pointing fingers because someone's there over the age of 25. If you want to do it, do it. True. Some of my schoolmates are over thirty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manderlyh Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 I say if anyone here is regretting not going to school, go back, dangit! Though I'm only 28 and I went back at 24, I still think that it was the best choice I ever made in my life. I wanted to go to college since I was in elementary school, I'd always wanted to be a teacher. I dropped out because I was 1st generation college, money was the biggest issue; all of my friends weren't in school, etc. I really longed to go back, and after three years, I did. I graduated in December last year, and I really think it's the best thing I've done for myself. You won't be the oldest one there--I have friends from school that are more than 20 and 30 years older than me--though I often felt like the old person in a 100-level class, I can guarantee that I wasn't the oldest one there. One of my best friends from school is the same age as my mother--and I have NO issues with that, (nor does she). I met people I would not have known otherwise in college, and I was exposed to things I found interesting that I wouldn't have even tried to learn on my own if I weren't in school...though I have a LOT of school debt, I'm now a certified teacher and I've learned a lot--not just from books--during my time at university. Just do it. You may regret not going back for your entire life. (edited to fix vague pronouns) (edited again to add something else...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manderlyh Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Dear 18-year old Mandy: 1. Go to Albertson College. Though it's expensive, it will be worth it in the long run. You'll end up with just as much student loan debt anyway, so go for it. 2. Keep up with the good work on spending time with little Courtnee. You'll be glad you ditched some of your friends on weekends to spend time with your baby sister in the long run. 3. Be more aware of what's going on with your other sister. She's not just a psycho bitch like you thought--there's some major issues that you need to recognize--fast! She needs you. 4. Don't be embarrassed by your dad. Spend more time with him because he'll be gone before any of you are ready for it. 5. Recognize that your romantic relationships aren't healthy. Recognize it now, so you don't have to deal with 2 1/2 more years of letting men treat you like trash. If he makes you cry or pulls other BS, forget about him--he's a LOSER! (all of them) 6. Keep up the healthy and active lifestyle--and stay away from all of that sugar! Your body's chemistry will be changing rapidly, and it will be really hard to get it to do what you want it to do later. 7. Don't worry about growing up so soon! Though you're 18, you're still a kid! Enjoy it while you can! Just don't do anything stupid, and you'll be golden. 8. Don't blow off your parents' financial advice. Don't get all of those credit cards that you buy stupid crap with... And once you DO start paying off all of that crap, keep meticulous records--don't EVER throw the stuff away--otherwise it will bite you in the butt in years to come. 9. Don't bother buying that new car in 1999---it's a piece of crap and you'll wreck it in 18 months anyway. You'll end up paying payments for a few months because you are fighting with the insurance company... 10. Don't sweat the small stuff with roommates--it really doesn't matter whether she ate your apple or if she didn't vacuum on "her day." They're your friends, and fighting with them is just stupid. (said roommates are still my friends, but I don't know if I'd be my friend after the way I acted back then...) 11. Don't worry so much! You'll get through all of the stressful stuff eventually--hard work and diligence will pay off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 I would have to say to my 17 year old self: 'Hey you dumbass, are you really going to take those drugs? Man, you really are a stupid motherfucker!!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longdistancewinner Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 To my 13 year-old self I'd say 'Don't worry' - oh, wait, that's what I'm meant to tell my 23 year-old self when I'm 33... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert's Plant Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Pssst...he's not the one. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirchzep27 Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 3yrs ago, start a "painting" business now!!! cause soon, the economy is gonna get bad. really bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninelives Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 It is interesting to ponder what we might have done differently. Hindsight is 20/20 they say. The thing is, I think we do things at the time because that's what seems the right thing to do. And even if it turns out not to be, it's a learning experience and it often leads us into a better direction. I've found certain situations I wish on some level never happened but if I look at the big picture of it, I think of so many other aspects that happened as a result that I would have been really sad if I didn't get to experience. I dunno - just ramblin' on here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babs Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 I wish that I never started smoking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert's Plant Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 It is interesting to ponder what we might have done differently. Hindsight is 20/20 they say. The thing is, I think we do things at the time because that's what seems the right thing to do. And even if it turns out not to be, it's a learning experience and it often leads us into a better direction. I've found certain situations I wish on some level never happened but if I look at the big picture of it, I think of so many other aspects that happened as a result that I would have been really sad if I didn't get to experience. I dunno - just ramblin' on here Indeed. Regrets I have a few, but then again to few to mention.... I would've done exactly the same things knowing what I know now.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirchzep27 Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 I wish that I never started smoking. i'm actually glad to be smoking....particularly in these times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docron Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Dear Thomas of olde: There will come a time in your future, April of 1988 to be exact, when McDonald's (TM) Restaurants will issue Fraggle Rock (TM) toys with their Happy Meals (TM). There will be 4 different ones to collect. For your review, they are as follows: Red in a Radish Car Gobo in a Carrot Car Mokey in an Eggplant Car Wembley & Boober in a Cucumber Car It will be as daunting a task as you will ever know, and will cause friction between you and mother for quite a sum of years, but you must stop at nothing to collect these 4 items. The first 3 will come to you with surprising ease... but the fourth, and most important one of them all is Wembley & Boober in a Cucumber Car... you must let nothing come between you and obtaining this. It will be of extreme use to you in the future. Your whole of existence will depend on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireOpal Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 1. Invest in Microsoft and/or Google 2. Don't be so intimidated by other people, life in general, etc. 3. Get the hell out of Pennsylvania 4. Don't be lazy (still learning this one) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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