• Noodle07@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    I’m playing video games all day every day. He would be amazed. It’s adult me knows it’s bad

  • MehBlah@lemmy.world
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    I would just encourage 14 year old me to knock my dad out until he figured out I wasn’t his beast of burden to yell and scream at. The last time he laid hands on me was 14. At the time I didn’t realize I physically intimidated him.

  • AllHailTheSheep@sh.itjust.works
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    6 days ago

    honestly if I met my 14 year old self I’d give that kid a hug. they wouldn’t accept it, but wow did they need it. turns out shit does, in fact, get better.

  • CaptPretentious@lemmy.world
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    I’d say probably. But would be very sad in how little we ride bike now (used to be all the time, year round, rain, snow, or sunshine). But we’re not yelled at every single day! Got a good job that even teenager me would think is cool.

  • FistingEnthusiast@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    I’m an incredibly lucky man

    I’ve led a life that even I sometimes have to remind myself isn’t a dream

    I have loved deeply, been married, divorced, engaged again to the person who is my best friend

    I have travelled, seen amazing things, lived in a few countries and experienced things I couldn’t have imagined

    I have studied at university, as well as getting a trade and progressing a very long with that

    I have been wealthy, I own some stuff that the younger me would think is pretty cool, but I have few material possessions now because “stuff” doesn’t really matter to me

    I have lived in some of the biggest cities in the world, and now I enjoy peace and quiet in one of the most beautiful places in the world

    The porn I create has tens of millions of views, I’ve done things that are wild, creative and on occasion, sexy

    I’m the luckiest bastard on Earth

  • Doom@lemmy.world
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    Absol-fucking-lutely they would. 14 year old me was dealing with some bullshit and would be ecstatic that we got through it and that things got better. Kudos to anyone who survived their teens and come out even mildly well adjusted, much less happy.

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      14 year old me knows that if he ever sees me he should start running. Unfortunately for him I can just run 14-year old me over with the family van. Then back up. Then drive again. Then backup again.