[Closed] What if could travel back to tell yourself at younger age

Donna I would probably have told myself to take better care of my body. I would not have listened but I really wish that I was not so reckless in my youth.  The pride that I got from the sports still remain but the pain is getting worse the older I get.  Broken bones do heal but I can tell when the weather is going to change better than the weather person on tv.
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Octavia

The most important thing I would tell a 10 year old Paul(a), would be to be honest with yourself first and then tell your mom about Paula.

I have had some serious heart to heart talks with my sister, and she has confessed that she wishes sometimes that she had known because she liked having me as little sister when we were part of the Barbie group.

She does believe that mom would have been very supportive of Paula had she known, since she was okay with me being gay, though I never talked to her about that either.  But she did figure it out.

The third thing I  would advise is to follow through with the transition the very first time it presents itself, that she would be much happier in the long run.  Not that I am unhappy now, but things would have gone very different otherwise, I think.

NO regrets though.

PaulaF

I would tell myself "Do not live your life to make everyone else happy. Think about what you really want to do in life. Live your life on your own terms."

Eva

lol, I would tell myself getting old sucks, so enjoy every moment, and be true to Thy self
Hugs, Regi👩💕

For me I would go back and tell my wife many years sooner that I was a crossdresser. Maybe a different result then her support and understanding as she does now but hopefully it would have been the same and I would be that much more ahead in my journey!

I wou9ld say buy Amazon and Apple at the IPO.

Wow... I feel like this question really deserves an essay rather than short answer. There are so many things, but I think I'll just shorten it to this. I would tell myself that the patriarchal, homophobic, catholic society I grew up in is BS. People are people, and should all be treated with the same love and respect, regardless of  sex, gender, race, country of origin, religion (or lack of religion), how you dress, where you live, and any other difference you can think of. Though most people deny it, I think we all have implicit biases that we need to actively work to overcome.

I would tell myself, it's ok for people to be whoever they feel like they are, love whoever they love, dress however they feel like dressing, and express whatever emotions they are feeling. Younger me shouldn't have been ashamed of my feminine side, or tried to act more masculine than I really felt. I should have expressed myself openly, as I felt I was. Be yourself, and the people who accept you are the ones who are truly the important ones in life.

Birel

I feel ‘ya Octavia.
My orthopedist “official” diagnosis of my knees is “nine miles of bad road”. 👩🏻‍🦽😀
More importantly I would have told her to watch her eating habits and weight. That beer gut is unhealthy and mighty unattractive in a tight dress.

Jillian

I would tell myself you need to transition and be who you need to be.

I would tell myself to take advantage of some scary opportunities. I was just telling a friend here about a time I was admiring a skirt in a Goodwill when I was much younger. A cute salesgirl in any otherwise empty store came over and said "Do you want to try it on?" I chickened out and told her that I was looking for my girlfriend; I didn't have one at the time. I've often wished that I had taken her up on her offer.

I would have told my 20 year self to go ahead and transition.
Live as a woman!
I was convinced that my desire to be feminine was a fetish and I’d get over it ... HA!
I have had a great life with a wonderful family so I’m happy ... but ... during the quiet times I always wonder.

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Jillian

Hi Donna....

Maybe not tell myself.....but travel back to 9 months before I was born....grab my mum and dad by the scruff of their necks, give them a good shake ....and say " try harder for a bloody girl" !!!!!

Smiles, grace xx

I would reassure young Staci that the world will definitely become more accepting in time and more tolerant with all the different aspects of human sexuality and choices of lifestyle... that the pressure to be the best "man" possible in every situation as well as the great married husband is over rated and not true to ones own self, certainly not hers... she needs to focus on simply being rhe best person she can be and help others along the way with the caring and love in her tres grande coeur.

LOL was thinking of same thing then thought if would do that might tear the space time continuim apart hehe.