Would your 13 year old self be proud of you now? If so or not what would they say?

[hiyamotherfers]

I honestly get bored and come up with questions sometimes. Anyway this is my newest one and I'm quite curious

[abc3643]

It would be terrible if my 13-year-old self knew what I became although he'd be shocked at how much I have learned and become so confident in my thinking and mental discipline. But, he'd definitely be depressed knowing all his fears not only came true but were worse than predicted. That would be the kind of depression that is arresting and completely demotivating - like finding out you are just a pig in line at the slaughterhouse to be killed and eaten by others.

[hiyamotherfers]

I feel that

[NamerOfStars]

He would be absolutely astounded that I'm still alive, and disappointed that, despite my winning the great struggle that dominated my life in his day, I'm still living such a financially lousy life. With the context of Covid madness, he'd be reluctantly supportive (and steadfastly determined to keep that from happening) of my isolation; without it...

Well, he'd be impressed by my beard. That I can say definitively.

[OfMiceandMen]

Probably not, I wanted to be a fireman when I was 10-13. However, if you said 17, then yes I would have been proud to see where I've gotten in life.

It has been good overall and I hope to enjoy it for a little while longer. See my daughter grow into a young women and maybe play with some grandchildren.

[midnightmoon05]

Very very amazed and proud!
a lot of my family members are proud of all of us! We have done well since I was 13 years. old.
at 13…we were in a very difficult situation. We held on to each other and helped each other to become who we are today

[Quackthulu2]

My 13 year old self would be surprised that I'm still alive.

[hiyamotherfers]

Same bro

[andreasderjuengere]

''We have become the ones that our parents warned us about''

My 13 y/o self would be irritated - but eventually will see the point.

[normalice]

My 13 year old self had no sense of pride. He just wanted sex and video games, but had access to neither. He might wonder why I stopped playing hockey, though.

[SecretsofKB]

For the most part, she would be pretty happy with where I'm at. I have the job I wanted when I was that age. She might be really surprised I'm going back to school though.

[DancingQueen16]

I think my 13-year-old self would be happy with where I am now because I'm in community college, I'm currently dating the boy I had a huge crush on middle school and we've

[DancingQueen16]

been together for almost a year and I'm studying to be an actress

[jamesgoldman]

Yeah, I wasn't even in jewellery at that point but knew about it because my uncle has planted the seed

I wouldn't expect to be handling thousands a month doing it

[Anemone978]

I don't know.. I am better than I was. But I would assume I would of expected better at this age..

[4ngelic]

i dont think they'd be proud or even like me but i wouldn't be a total dissapointment

[Adaeva]

I'm proud of me now; I was proud of me then and I would be proud of the now me.

[abc3643]

Proverbs 16:17-19
King James Version

17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

18 Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

19 Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.

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[Adaeva]

@abc3643 I'll not argue against that. However, as defined by Webster, there is pride (self respect) and their is pride (conceit). Webster's definitions a and b appears to be good:

a: reasonable self-esteem : confidence and satisfaction in oneself : SELF-RESPECT
There were no injuries, except for a few cases of severely wounded pride.
—McCandlish Phillips
… it is so painful a thing to miss what you want when you have done your very best to obtain it! To struggle in vain always hurts the pride …
—Anthony Trollope
Dressing to the nines on a tight budget is a matter of pride. [=something done in order to maintain one's pride] "When you're young you don't have to care about fashion," says Mr Wu, 82. "But when you're old, you have to."
—The Economist

b: pleasure that comes from some relationship, association, achievement, or possession that is seen as a source of honor, respect, etc.
Family members watched with pride as the students took the stage.
professional/civic pride
a beautifully decorated house that shows great pride of ownership
craftspeople who take pride in their work
There's a real sense of pride that the neighborhood finally has a destination restaurant.
—Ruth Reichl

[Adaeva]

Webster's definition c is not good and appears to be as defined in Proverbs 16:17-19:

c: exaggerated self-esteem : CONCEIT
Almost all the ancient vices—envy, wrath, greed, pride and, notably, lust—can, and will, be facilitated by the internet over the course of the show.
—John Anderson
Ingratitude was condemned …, the sinfulness of pride was pointed out—together with the proverbial fact that it "goes before a fall."
—Joseph Conrad
He [Henry Worsley] was, he knew, blinded by pride; as he later wrote, he could not be seen as "admitting to weakness."
—David Grann
Interest and ambition exercise considerable sway among them; but pride and vanity none: the distinctions of rank produce little impression.
—Germaine de Staël
Swallow your pride and ask for help—if you're lucky enough to have it.
—Jessica Irvine
also : behavior that reflects such an attitude
I would gladly suffer his haughty pride and sharp tongue for her sake.
—Diane Stanley

[LazerBean]

Definitely, everything is going to plan and I've gotten exactly what I wanted.

[Sparkie460]

My 13 year old self would be amazed that I'm doing what I'm doing and how far I've come.

How would your 13 year old self feel about you?

[hiyamotherfers]

I don't think she'd be happy. a lot has changed and some not for the better

[Sparkie460]

You have a lot of years ahead of you. You can change your life back for the better. Everyone has ups and downs. Sometimes I take 2 steps forward and 5 steps back. It's life

[Shamalien]

My 13 yr old self would be pretty disappointed but also breath a sigh of relief. Mainly he’d scoff at my practical choices and be like “y no mazda miata?”

[MementoMori777]

I would say so yea but realistically he would be too rebellious and stubborn to care

[worldscolide]

Oh definitely, I make six figures doing what I love.. I'm married, own my own home, multiple vehicles.. I'd definitely be happy with where I am.

[AsaKyo]

No, she'd honestly think I was a loser and make fun of me

[AsaKyo]

I used to have more drive and motivation at 13, but now I'm lazy, depressed and don't really care anymore lmao

[hiyamotherfers]

i feel ya

[legalboxers]

No. my 13 yr old self would be like "you found the girl from 8th grade who you could of never gotten, and you still didn't get her"...

[Tstrbrainer]

Lol I'd like to stay away from my 13 yr old self especially if he's holding a gun

[Agape93]

Mix of that and depressed

[Andres77]

he'd be proud and a little intimidated

[CubaPirate]

Probably I was a little lazy at that age

[Anonymous]

No, he would feel sad about me

[Mansearching]

Probably not

[PointTaken]

I think so.

[Anonymous]

sort of