saint_stevo Posted 2 December, 2009 Posted 2 December, 2009 what would you do differently with the rest of your life?
Master Bates Posted 2 December, 2009 Posted 2 December, 2009 Not start smoking and would have persuaded my mum to give up smoking.
Red Alert Posted 2 December, 2009 Posted 2 December, 2009 (edited) I have this great idea for a website, its like an auction type thing and people can sell all old useless cr*p they don't need anymore. Think it would catch on? Edited 2 December, 2009 by Red Alert
Jillyanne Posted 2 December, 2009 Posted 2 December, 2009 Wouldn't have been such a b*tch to my family as a teenager.
Wiltshire Saint Posted 2 December, 2009 Posted 2 December, 2009 not rape my teacher Surely you mean "Not eat my teacher (and everything else in sight)"
RedAndWhite91 Posted 2 December, 2009 Posted 2 December, 2009 It's only been six years since I was twelve. I don't know.
saint_stevo Posted 2 December, 2009 Author Posted 2 December, 2009 It's only been six years since I was twelve. I don't know. Go to uni Get a job asap Dont move out of your rents place until you HAVE to Have respect Save money Get lashed as often as possible, but dont over do it Stay single Get an iPhone
RedAndWhite91 Posted 2 December, 2009 Posted 2 December, 2009 Go to uni Get a job asap Dont move out of your rents place until you HAVE to Have respect Save money Get lashed as often as possible, but dont over do it Stay single Get an iPhone Thanks for the advice, I'll take it on board. Need to get an iPhone and a place at Uni for next year then
tonibell Posted 2 December, 2009 Posted 2 December, 2009 what would you do differently with the rest of your life? Not married a German. Maybe not married at all......
Thedelldays Posted 2 December, 2009 Posted 2 December, 2009 Bought the domain name sex.com haha.... good call
Rasiak-9- Posted 2 December, 2009 Posted 2 December, 2009 Scared the **** out of teachers and the like by being one of those creepy children with too much knowledge and intelligence.
for_heaven's_Saint Posted 2 December, 2009 Posted 2 December, 2009 I would have ****ed around more at school as I now realis how little it actually mattered if I got a detention or they called my mummy n daddy.
RedAndWhite91 Posted 2 December, 2009 Posted 2 December, 2009 I would have ****ed around more at school as I now realis how little it actually mattered if I got a detention or they called my mummy n daddy. I wish I had behaved better!! Something always happened whenever I was in a detention, like the day a lad nutted someone and broke their nose. All my mates saw it. I was in detention.
St Landrew Posted 3 December, 2009 Posted 3 December, 2009 Go back to when I was 11, and to have taken my eleven-plus exam, which would have got me to Grammar School, where my ambitions were aimed. I didn't take the exam because I had influenza, and when I returned to school, my teacher told me it was too late. What he didn't say was that if my parents paid, I could do my own re-sit. I was at the top of my form, and all my friends and peers got to Grammar School, and I didn't. I remember my Mum & Dad saying, never mind dear, and they hadn't a clue what the lack of passing over £2 10s made, and what course they'ed set me on. I did badly at Secondary School because I felt utterly betrayed by them, and it wasn't until I was in my early 30's that I eventually got to University, where I did OK. My parents didn't know, and I have forgiven their ignorance of those years, despite the limits they immediately put on me. But if I had a chance to change one moment in time, that might be it. BTW, good thread. A bit too good for TMS, IMO.
saint boggy Posted 3 December, 2009 Posted 3 December, 2009 Go back to when I was 11, and to have taken my eleven-plus exam, which would have got me to Grammar School, where my ambitions were aimed. I didn't take the exam because I had influenza, and when I returned to school, my teacher told me it was too late. What he didn't say was that if my parents paid, I could do my own re-sit. I was at the top of my form, and all my friends and peers got to Grammar School, and I didn't. I remember my Mum & Dad saying, never mind dear, and they hadn't a clue what the lack of passing over £2 10s made, and what course they'ed set me on. I did badly at Secondary School because I felt utterly betrayed by them, and it wasn't until I was in my early 30's that I eventually got to University, where I did OK. My parents didn't know, and I have forgiven their ignorance of those years, despite the limits they immediately put on me. But if I had a chance to change one moment in time, that might be it. BTW, good thread. A bit too good for TMS, IMO. everything happens for a reason, you cannot guarantee that you would've done well at grammar school, in fact the hardships you faced at secondary school would've only served to make you a stronger person. trust in fate, it knows what we need better than we do.
St Landrew Posted 3 December, 2009 Posted 3 December, 2009 everything happens for a reason, you cannot guarantee that you would've done well at grammar school, in fact the hardships you faced at secondary school would've only served to make you a stronger person. trust in fate, it knows what we need better than we do. I'm not a believer in fate, although there is definitely elements in life that are out of one's control, and you could call that fate, I suppose. It all works through, and in a sense, I'm happier now than I've ever been, but I've always managed to find the positive side of things. I probably wouldn't have met the people I treasure nowadays, if things had gone differently, and that would have been a major disappointment.
for_heaven's_Saint Posted 3 December, 2009 Posted 3 December, 2009 I wish I had behaved better!! Something always happened whenever I was in a detention, like the day a lad nutted someone and broke their nose. All my mates saw it. I was in detention. Lol, which school did you go to?
INFLUENCED.COM Posted 3 December, 2009 Posted 3 December, 2009 What he didn't say was that if my parents paid, I could do my own re-sit. So did he tell your parents ?
St Landrew Posted 3 December, 2009 Posted 3 December, 2009 So did he tell your parents ? No, I did, and they said something along the lines of, never mind, perhaps next time. Neither of them were sufficiently knowledgable to realise that there wouldn't be room in the system for a next time.
Hatch Posted 3 December, 2009 Posted 3 December, 2009 I would have been friends with Bill Gates instead of bullying him
Scummer Posted 3 December, 2009 Posted 3 December, 2009 No, I did, and they said something along the lines of, never mind, perhaps next time. Neither of them were sufficiently knowledgable to realise that there wouldn't be room in the system for a next time. I had something like the opposite of your situation. My parents thought about sending me to Portsmouth Grammar School, but I didn't fancy it as I didn't want to leave my friends. I wonder what would have happened if they'd pushed me into it.
RedAndWhite91 Posted 3 December, 2009 Posted 3 December, 2009 Lol' date=' which school did you go to?[/quote'] Perins in Alresford. Seems nice on the outside, but it's a sh!thole!
Smirking_Saint Posted 3 December, 2009 Posted 3 December, 2009 Would have declined playing in a friendly with my mate in order to keep my ACL intact and hopefully would be playing decent football now. Applied for the Job i am doing now earlier, that way i would be qualified now.
rocknrollman no2 Posted 3 December, 2009 Posted 3 December, 2009 Well when i was twelve,it was 1975,so i would not wear flared trousers,or that stupid purple tank top my mum knited for me.
INFLUENCED.COM Posted 3 December, 2009 Posted 3 December, 2009 Neither of them were sufficiently knowledgable to realise that there wouldn't be room in the system for a next time. Thicko's !! what is that saying ? um, the apple doesn't fall far..........
tpbury Posted 3 December, 2009 Posted 3 December, 2009 Great thread. It so happened I moved to Winchester at the age of 12, it was pretty horrible being uprooted from Devon. Having said that I would've been a full time criminal, though well educated had I stayed there. My advice to cynical 12 year olds is: don't be cynical, don't be sarcastic; don't be judgemental; don't think you are better than people you don't know about. Do: Find out about other kids your age; ask questions; try anything; feel no fear; reinvent yourself every 3 months; put your toes in danger, know what danger is; learn to love; learn to be heartbroken; get it all out of the way - at the age of 12 your personality is in place - build it how you want it!
slickmick Posted 3 December, 2009 Posted 3 December, 2009 I would have taken up duck shooting and accidentally shot someone.
Saint Keith Posted 3 December, 2009 Posted 3 December, 2009 I would have taken up duck shooting and accidentally shot someone. and bought a football club
hamster Posted 3 December, 2009 Posted 3 December, 2009 Not joined the scouts, won't go into the reason as it still makes me cry just thinking about it. I'd also not have started that fire in the den up the tree, 'twas the summer of '76. not clever thing to do apparently!
saint_stevo Posted 4 December, 2009 Author Posted 4 December, 2009 feel free to move to the lounge st l..... I also would not have answered stevegrants text about filling in for ifc and thus snapping my acl after 10mins.... I would have joined the team top of the top tyro league when they wanted me (drew surmans dad btw) instead of staying where i was, could b playing a decent level now.....
Gemmel Posted 4 December, 2009 Posted 4 December, 2009 feel free to move to the lounge st l..... I also would not have answered stevegrants text about filling in for ifc and thus snapping my acl after 10mins.... I would have joined the team top of the top tyro league when they wanted me (drew surmans dad btw) instead of staying where i was, could b playing a decent level now..... Top team in tyro....you have only be squinnying about your injury for 18 months....what is this top team you talk of
Thorpe-le-Saint Posted 4 December, 2009 Posted 4 December, 2009 I think I would come up with the idea of MySpace/Facebook and live off of that for the rest of my life.
Colinjb Posted 4 December, 2009 Posted 4 December, 2009 I would probably take myself less seriously, I was totally deadpan and humourless when younger and it really didn't help anything. I would also play more sport, left it far too late to start playing football. Also I would have asked out a certain girl when I got to 6th form, still kicking myself at that one that got away.
The King Posted 4 December, 2009 Posted 4 December, 2009 Firstly I'd **** more girls, now realising how easy it was to get laid at school. I was a frigid scared noob back then. I'd also not have the pointless 5 and a half year relationship i had throughout my teens. I'd have gone to college and uni. I wouldnt have bought so many cars and got into unecessary debt! Thats the lot.
saint_stevo Posted 4 December, 2009 Author Posted 4 December, 2009 Top team in tyro....you have only be squinnying about your injury for 18 months....what is this top team you talk of the acl injury was about a year ago. the reference to the tyro was from bout 10years ago
Nineteen Canteen Posted 4 December, 2009 Posted 4 December, 2009 Dont get the back of your head tattoed with Seven the Legend.
St Will Posted 4 December, 2009 Posted 4 December, 2009 Dont get the back of your head tattoed with Seven the Legend. Aren't you still 12 in your mind?
St Landrew Posted 4 December, 2009 Posted 4 December, 2009 I would have taken up golf I did take up golf. Gave it up after 6 months as I found it spoilt a good walk. Is it the only game where the better you get, the less you end up playing..?
Tac-tics Posted 4 December, 2009 Posted 4 December, 2009 Looking back I think I can see how easy it is to find the balance of being a little **** and having fun at school while managing to get the work done to a pretty brilliant standard.
hamster Posted 4 December, 2009 Posted 4 December, 2009 I would probably take myself less seriously, I was totally deadpan and humourless when younger and it really didn't help anything. I would also play more sport, left it far too late to start playing football. Also I would have asked out a certain girl when I got to 6th form, still kicking myself at that one that got away. I can confirm this to be true. Surely you would also have chosen a better team to support than the sewage outlet that is Margate Tarn FC btw Colin, I met Mark who you worked with on Tuesday, he's doing really well and has grown about 6 inches and filled out a bit, quite 'hunky' some might say.
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