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There is a list of things I never got to do as a child and a teenager, there were even times I got angry with my parents (My mum especially) for not allowing me to make certain decisions as a teenager, I got so upset one time that I threatened to leave the house, and another time I threatened never to come home again (I believe I have shared this story) but in all here I am lol, nothing much has changed since then, except that I grew up and began to understand life a little differently. But if I should ever have the chance to go back in time and change things, I think I will take that chance and use It in changing some key aspects of my teenage hood. I wouldn't do much, but I will do enough to help me right now as an adult.
Go BACK TO AGE 16
This was me just finishing high school, knowing that I would want to do a lot in the outside world but didn't know where to start so I took in some jargon that I will say slowed down my level of growth.
LEARNING I.T SKILLS
I think if I had learned real IT skills like graphic design, social media management, content creation, web development and design and what have you, I would have been further ahead than I am. My dad was well-to-do back then, so I know he wouldn't mind paying for these courses. Because I didn't really know what I wanted then, I was chasing the dream of almost every teenager around my age grade, which was studying overseas. Knowing how that dream crashed, I think my dad would have invested all those money in giving me a skill.
I WOULDN'T HAVE HAD A GIRLFRIEND
Quite surprising (to me especially) that I was involved in a serious relationship at the age of 16. If you have read my post on the love of my life, lover boy, you will have a glimpse of what I am talking about. The relationship ended in chaos, after two years, just when I had fallen deeply in love. Seeing how it ended, I would be saving us both the heartache we caused each other by refusing her in the first place because if I am to be honest I didn't love her from the beginning.
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GO BACK TO AGE 18
Correcting the mistakes of my sweet sixteen will make me make fewer mistakes at age 18. One of the prominent mistakes I made here was refusing a chance to study petroleum engineering in South Korea because I was angry with my dad. The chance stared at me right in the face, and I outrightly rejected it. Later on, I realized it wasn't worth it when my parents finally settled and my dad no longer had the means to finance my education.
Moving forward, I wouldn't make the money mistake I made then, by investing in a Ponzi scheme and binary options when I didn't know shit about it. Coupled with the knowledge I would have gained at 16, I think I would be able to make better investment decisions at 18 and wouldn't have to suffer the pain of being compared to my mates at age 20 - 23 respectively.
In all, I would say every lesson I had growing up was worth it, the mistakes made me wiser and have played a great role in making me part of the man I have become, but sometimes it wouldn't be out of context to want to have your cake back after eating it. I have lived, I have loved, I have been happy, and I have been sad, but in all, I have grown, and I think that is what is most vital in life.
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