If your 12 year old self met you today, would they be proud or disappointed?

[Reddit]

If your 12 year old self met you today, would they be proud or disappointed?


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[GunsForBucks]

Amazed I was still alive.

[Rexali_]

It's one of the most interesting questions I've seen in my life, no joke. Have you read it somewhere, or is it the question of your own?

But to answer your question, you give me tons of cash right now, buy me a house in a couple of countries like Europe, Asia, America, Africa, etc., to be able to move anywhere when I want.

Still, I won't leave my regret about why I didn't find out sooner that school and college are useless and I should stick to the work since my childhood.

Everyone has their own losses; some had an unwealthy childhood, some lost family, some had bad family and friends, some had many struggles with addiction like Matthew Perry, or some like Alain Delon; he was handsome and rich, but he claimed I was never happy in my life.

Once you become successful in your life, never forget to share your losses; it is the best relief for the people who currently are struggling in their lives.
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Edit: Now let's become positive a little. One of the keys and necessities to having happiness in life is to have great partners in life despite all existing issues everyone has. Almost every person who claims that they are happy in their life has a common thing together, and that is they have happiness with their partners.

Seems very cliché and traditional, but it is what it is.

[Grendalcat]

They would be quite surprised. In a good way.

[Reddit]

Originally posted by Rexali_:

It's one of the most interesting questions I've seen in my life, No Joke.

Have you read it somewhere or it's the question of your own ?

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[BR B-263-54]

Yes I think they would be.

Well, apart from being a little out of shape. 🤣

[De Hollandse Ezel]

they would be shocked.

1 where is your wife your kids your 40+!! failurerreee (I could be very harsh)

2 what are you doing in that ridiculous small house.. why are you earnining so little you stupid man.. (I was very money focussed at 12yo getting more idealistic came later)

3 lol your a christian? duuumb!
(I was raised an atheist)

[the vampire of time and memory]

we're from different worlds, he wouldn't understand, but I am proud of myself

[Gym Leader Rory wants to battle!]

100% I would have a lot to explain to younger me but I think they would be pretty proud of where I am now at 33

[Reddit]

Heavily disappointed that I'm not a rock star with a mansion and a Lamborghini.

[Rio]

My 12yo self would be like "I understand" and they would be envious I was free from the nightmares they still lived with. And they'd be glad I hadn't murdered anyone, like they almost had a year or two ago.

We wouldn't really have much happy stuff to say to each other. It would mostly be talking about freedom from this or that trauma. And we'd talk a lot of heavy stuff. And I'd feel really bad for whats to come for them. But I couldn't free them from it happening. Or get them out of that house.

Theres things I wouldn't even know if I should bring up, People might would die if I did. Like if I told my 12yo self that our father is why our mom died, 11-12 was around the age I got sent to the children's mental hospital.

Things didn't really get better until my 20s.

If I really wanted to help my childhood self, I'd meet them when they were 5 years old. And never let them see their dad. No dad at all, would have been better than the things he did to us. I'd truly have my work cut out for me. And I would know that young version of me isn't safe to be around.... but it would be something, to see what everyone else saw during my childhood blackouts. What that self did to make us get such a bad reputation.

I'm probably not even up to the job of dealing with my young self. The best place for them would have been growing up in the mental hospital, surrounded by nice people. After all, it was the place I was happy, away from that home.

[ˢᵈˣ FatCat]

A 12years old only know one thing : possession, nice cars, house, beaches
If myself looked at me, maybe he will be amazed with things i bought, but lillte did he know , having fancy stuff still wont made me happy and i wont tell him, so he can be suffer

[Mina]

scared

[90054321564584560]

proud as I have improved as a person as whole

[salamander]

they would wonder why i am wearing a skirt

[76561198356019466]

for all intensive purposes I still am twelve years old.