What would you teach yourself as a child?

[Desconhecida]

[Datboi65]

• Discipline: Do not delay today's work until tomorrow. I'm gonna be honest, I struggle with discipline even now from time to time, but I would say that most of my important affairs are in order. Still, took me a while to get here.

• Do not put so much emphasis on "fitting in": This is an important one. I was always the person who stayed lowkey and had few friends that were genuine, and there was a point where I was more or less "well known" let's say around my school. I hated it, and I went back to how I was before. Spotlights aren't for everyone, and I'm not that person. I oon't like talking to people I have nothing in common with because everyone else seems to wanna hang out with them, that's not my thing. I'm not the shy type, quite the opposite but I'm the type that doesn't like forced conversation if there's nothing to discuss.

• Resolve your anger in other ways: Don't be so quick to throw hands the minute someone insults your parents. Check them on it yes, but don't lose your temper and attach immediately. Don't think that the only way to resolving a conflict with guys your age is a fight, you will get in trouble with the school and will be seen as the villain everytime, no matter if you started it or not. Only fight in self-defense, and try to de-escalate or avoid those that you dislike.

Remember that your struggles are only temporary, no matter how significant they may seem, you can climb out of the deepest hole that exists with enough determination and fighting spirit

[pizzalovershouse]

To realise some people are just mean an learn to not let them get the better of you

[TenderFantasy]

Nothing really. I was already pretty overwhelmed with a lot that I had to learn in school and actual life lessons. Also, as a child, I couldn't really do shit. That was the sad part lol. I couldn't vote, I couldn't drive a car. Purchase Adult content on TV or the Internet. Couldn't have a Credit Card. Couldn't buy a lotto Ticket. Couldn't have sex. There were a lot of things I couldn't do. Not trying to "sound cool" but it was just the truth. Now if you were to ask me what I'd teach myself as a teen, THAT would probably have a more positive answer haha.

Nice question.

Okay, maybe if it was ONE thing, it's probably to be more careful when running around the house because one time, I stepped on a GLAD PLUG-IN perfume thing. Remember those? ! Lol, you had to PLUG them in for them to "work" well haha. Well, one time, I was watching TV and then I think I was hungry so I was rushing to the kitchen to make myself a snack when, I didn't see the Glad Plug-In erect on the floor, prong side up! On CARPET! Lol. Well, needless to say I had an injury the shape of those prongs. Thank God the other wasn't so deep.

I can laugh about it now but back then it hurt like hell.

Source: 1996 when I was 12. =(

[MrOracle]

I taught myself tons of things, simply because I wanted to get stuff done and no one else was going to do it for me. From working on my bikes and Big Wheels to running cable to my room (at 10 years old, not having a clue what I was doing) to soldering connectors onto wires, cooking, and most of all computers.

I was there for the dawn of home computers - machines that would be considered pathetic by today's standards and as user-friendly as an angry porcupine, but I understood how important they would become, and I begged, borrowed, and stole as much time as I could on any machine I could get my hands on - Commodores, Timex Sinclairs, TRS-80s, Ti-99s, Apple 2s, and of course, IBM PCs and clones. That led to several different careers, including the current one.

[Nik1hil]

Weave an armor out of your scars!..

Hug your pillows- Because once you cross puberty there are no affectionate Hugs in your life at least not till you turn 27 so its a decade!..

Girls don't value emotions they will only stick around if you can afford their presence Financially! .. (its the way nature intended it)

And try to cry, because pain will be so high that you will go insane and laugh crazily in situation where you should cry!.. When you look at your destruction. .

[NathanDavis]

computer technology... I had an offer and chance to learn about it as early as 6 years old, to learn "anything" about software/hardware but then I told the school

"nah thanks, I rather get dirty on the field with the rest of the kids"

maybe I could have done both... lmao

[ItsRiver]

I would teach myself how to play new instruments when I got my hands on some. I just understood music, it was my way of expressing myself.

The same thing applied for maths I always knew more than my class did because I liked teaching myself, I could understand it quickly.

Needless to say, I am still a musician with a great understanding and fascination of maths.

[Adam1978]

I made boardgames as a kid and draw video-game on paper, like mario and zelda. Kids shouldn't work but if games like mario maker had existed when I was a kid, I would certainly have used it.

[ConfusedGirl100]

To love myself and to not accept unacceptable behaviours, like allowing people to constantly show up late, leaving you waiting out in the cold. To name a few

[Bre_0611]

To love myself more so that I wouldn't need to grow up and destroying myself by trying to seek that validation in anyone else. That and saving money.

[FireGodGoesSeeknFire]

The precise sand, water and surficant formula that George Mitchell used to make fracking viable at turn of the twenty-first century.

[FunnyGiy]

Be you. Long as you can. Enjoy this time. It’s the best time of your life but I also knew that as a kid. I never wanted to grow hi and I would go back any day

[Heolurt]

That life sucks, people are terrible, not to ever view dating as a possibility, love doesn't exist and most importantly if they attempt to kill themself like I did to make the first attempt count.

[sixsixsix]

That the majority of folks that look like us are actually not to be trusted because they are snakes. And don't get to close to anybody because the deepest scars come fro. those closest to us and not any enemy

[irifebeck]

Probably math. I've always sucked at math, it would've been nice to work on that.

[suzzieQ]

Sex education so that I would have been better informed and better protected against sexual abuse.

[Charliefretz329]

Definitely this ☝️

[inhua]

to put in the work earlier and become able to teach others too along the way.

[SnowedIn]

Have more confidence and be less deferential.

[PizzaPieMamaBear]

Don’t worry about what other folks think of you they don’t matter

[madgoat]

Be your own best friend and trust in your own decision making.

[motownplayer2000]

Be careful of trusting a lot of people. Circle stays small

[Charliefretz329]

That my Mom is mentally Ill and not to take too much of what she says to heart….

[imfreeze95]

History and everything else I could get my hands o from the library

[Aiko_E_Lara]

To learn how to focus and share him my wisdom

[iloko1]

To become an expert and competitive Chess player hehe

[OlderAndWiser]

I would teach myself to not procrastinate!

[KayMay]

The meek shall inherit nothing.

[Chazmatazz269]

Goal setting; i learned that way too late in life.

[Summeroflove]

Enjoy it as well and long as you can

[Agape93]

Sleep with a kitchen knife, and use it.

[fonduegirl]

Marine archaeology!

[Luopio27]

Dont trust the system.

[AlexEfron]

Playing the piano and the guitar

[art84]

Computers in elementary school

[Kelly6]

To focus on something that you love to do

[grega239]

Selfishness and indifference

[Guardian45]

Persistence, patience and confidence

[msc545]

To be more careful.

[malwins]

Frustration management

[Mediterraneansoul]

Read, study, learn more

[fiberbriver]

give up