Omadon said:

now THAT would be fun! when my boys get a little bigger I will beat them all ha ha ha

Mazerati said:

i was 22 and very much in love with my husband and children ...

so ... that younger me made some damn good choices

the younger Mach is proud to see what her intentions created for her

My younger self would wonder where all the hair went... And, he'd start running a bit more.

ThreadBare said:

Well, Im only 22, so Im not doing the 20 years part

But "the younger me" would be glad that I turned into the person I wanted to be when I was a teenager on the outside...except she would be rather disturbed that Im still a bit lost on the inside

Omadon said:

20 years ago? you saying i'm out of date?

Weird, this topic came up on the weekend...

I was saying how, at the moment, I'm just as happy - if not more happy - staying in, instead of going out lately. I love a good night out but I'm just as happy staying in these days. I think my 21 year old self would be disgusted.

I'm not sure. If you asked the 'me' of 6 months' ago, 1 year, 2 years, whatever, they'd have all given a different answer. Life changes and evolves.

I think the teenage/twenties me would just be pleased that I'm chilled, happy and managed to accept myself. And become my own person. I didn't think I'd ever get to that place. But I think they'd be just as frustrated that I'm still not the most overly ambitious person. I tend to create my own obstacles that way.

And they'd probably be concerned that I'm less 'adult' now than I was then. Or so I thought.

I dunno. I just hope I've been true to myself throughout. Just a bit older and a bit wiser now.

JPW said:

You may be out of date; I have no idea.

All I was saying was that if the 20-years-ago you would have said what you claimed, then he sounds like a sensible, relaxed guy.

where's the nearest basketball court and Bodega...

damn girl its about time!

well I'm 25.

I know that in 1993 I predicted that by 2003 I would be a "wealthy songwriter/producer".

I'm broke. But I've already made an indie CD recording (see siggy).

ha ha, my teenage self would say, "What the hell happened to your clothes and the music you listen to?!? At least you're still not a virgin."

My seven-year-old self would just probably be disappointed I didn't become a ninja.

I think I'd be happy with all the traveling I've done. And shows I've seen. And fun I've had. But damn, I never thought I'd have dropped out of college. Or be doing what I'm doing now for work.

Novabreaker said:

I was four, so I'd probably just hide behind my own leg due to shyness.

Odd thought.

Novabreaker said:

This is the best response yet. Didn't we ALL go through the ninja phase?!?

YOUNGER ME: Hey, where's the hot man we were going to have?!

CURRENT ME: I don't know you were suppose to find him.

YOUNGER ME: Where's our millions?

CURRENT ME: Here, I made a list of stocks, go back and invest every dime you can.

YOUNGER ME: Anything else?

CURRENT ME: Yeah! When you meet Chuck RUN AWAY AS FAST AS YOU CAN!

My 14 year old self would be amazed to learn that suicide wouldn't end his life, and be simultaneously impressed & disgusted by what he would eventually become.
[Edited 5/30/06 14:17pm]

'What are you doing to that girl?'

notoriousj said:

lol

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. My younger self would tell me, "You're Still a mess!!"

My 7 year old self would probably be disapointed that I haven't married a rockstar yet,other than that I think she'd be ok with who I turned out to be.

Omadon said:

ah now i get it.

jerseykrs said:

Well, those of us who grew up in the 80s, or maybe even during the early part of 90s. I seriously wanted to be a ninja, then at around eleven I figured out it wasn't a realistic career choice - so I chose to pursue the career of a rockstar instead.

I gave up that career plan at around 24. Now I have no idea what I am going to do after I graduate from the University.

20 years ago, I wasn't even ten years old, so I'm not sure whether this hypothetical younger me would be able to fully grasp my current life and the ways I've both changed and stayed the same.

With that said....

I don't think there's much of anything that happened between 1986 and age 17 (when I finished high school) that would really surprise me.

After age 17, when I started college, is where things would get interesting. Now, a few "basics" wouldn't be a surprise at all. For example, it was about 20 years ago that I chose the profession in which I now work. And if I had to list five universities where I might continue my education after HS, the university that awarded both of my degrees would probably be on that very short list. But I think I'd be surprised at many of the experiences I've had since then. Maybe the two biggest shockers would be my relocation to the West Coast, where I basically have no roots, and getting divorced at age 25.

Oh, while this really has nothing to do with the person I am now, I'm sure the younger me (who was quite happy to use an IBM PC XT with a four-color display) would be amazed by the Internet, my laptop, and Wi-Fi.

matt said:

I didn't know that, matt.

matt said:

I can think of something else

fuck! you're still beating your meat? LOSER!!

sinisterpentatonic said:

Well. . . 20 years ago I was 6. I think she would have been impressed that I have my very own dog, I drive a car, and I drink as much coffee as I want.

It's very easy to please my younger self! I like this game!

The younger me would probably hit on Supa on Myspace.