What is something you did when you were younger and now facing the consequences?

Not paying attention in class, every stage of learning is important

Jumping from job to job to make more money. Then facing multiple layoffs of teams and now it's even harder to find a job in a miserable market.

Didn't start a retirement account

Don't neglect your dental hygiene Kids!!

into debt

Spending too much money on video games.

constantly hating myself, not thinking i'd even make it to see the end of highschool

Not taking all the light injuries seriously during my military service days, now it all accumulated up

I ate my little brother’s Halloween candy every year. Now he’s 21 and still gives me death stares.

Voting for the Libertarian candidate in 2008 changed my entire life trajectory.

I wasnt born rich

Not getting a passport. I want to travel now that I'm an adult and earn adult money, but I still have to wait for a couple more weeks to get mine lol

I regret not paying any attention in history classes. I had zero interest back then in it. I’m curious now but don’t have much time in my crazy adult world. Granted, there are bigger regrets in life but this is mine from youth that has hounded me as I age and wonder how the world came to be.

Basketball injury eventually led to four major back surgeries, long story short very ouch

Went through with my studies despite the difficulties. Amazing consequences.

Giving myself an out for everything I tried "If I don't like it I can quit" Now trying very hard to push past obstacles to get what I want (gym predominantly atm) and part of it is also rewiring my brain to not expect some kind of progress every time I do something

didn’t lock into my sport quick enough because i was scared. then covid happened and postponed me hella and i didn’t get really into it until eighth grade and even then my team was a joke until sophomore year. wasn’t till then i started improving a ton. i always wonder how high i would’ve peaked if i would’ve started that younger and locked in and its honestly my biggest regret.

Skipping sunscreen and tanning beds as a teen. Now I’m dealing with early sun damage, dark spots, and having to be super strict with skincare that I never thought about back then.

Treating my 20s like a 'practice round' for adulthood. I didn't start saving even a tiny amount of money or looking after my teeth because I felt like 'future me' would just handle it. Well, I am now 'future me,' and I am exhausted and my gums hurt.

Eating whatever wherever.

Not taking care of my eating habits 😭

Exercise… And now I’m just above average physical fitness than most without doing a lot to maintain it.

Slouching. I thought "gamer neck" was just a meme, but now I’m 28 and my chiropractor is basically on my speed dial. Fix your posture while you’re young, kids.

Not taking time for adequate rest and recovery. Your body is quite robust when you’re young, but it’s not unbreakable. A lot of small injuries you walk off won’t manifest until you’re older.

Did not purse nursing, i took Civil Engineering instead. Working as Operation, up until now pumapasok padin sa isip ko what if nag nursing ako, saan at ano kaya ako ngayon.

When i was younger,i stayed up all the time,ate super unhealthy,and never exercised.i thought i was invincible.

Played softball as a catcher for like 13ish years, and my knees don't always quite work right. I can only imagine how someone like Cal Raleigh feels.

Not me but it seems that every young person that I know who played sports heavy in High School and college have permanent injuries in their 20’s. Like bad backs and knees which prevent them from Even basic exercises. It crazy to see a 28 year old less in shape than me and I’m late 50’s. I guess it’s partially luck and genetics maybe. No idea

getting married early twenties because of love.That sacrifice is now divorce now. Should have finished my university.Ladies, invest in yourself.

I was 9 years old. I was hit by a car. Nothing broken, only a concussion. What they didn't see on the x-rays was one of my vertebrae discs between the vertebrae was pushed 25° sideways. I've had an aching back most of my life. Typically, it's not a big deal and not that bad. When I was in my twenties, I started doing heavy lifting at work. Moving furniture and heavy office equipment by hand up ladders because I was forbidden from touching the forklift. In a typical week, I moved about 300 items that weighed over 250 lb each, lifting them above my head, sliding them up the handlebars of a steel utility ladder and then lifting them and swiveling to the right or the left place them 20 ft in the air on a shelf. Now that I'm older, that twisted disc and the strain from lifting all that heavy furniture, I've aggravated my spine and the muscles of my back to the point where standing upright and even laying down to sleep requires a lot of stretching in order for me to not be in massive amounts of pain. After multiple x-rays and exams, the doctors told me that the surgery to fix that disc between my vertebrae would cost over $150,000 cash because I have no insurance other than Medicaid and Medicaid won't cover it.

Never learned how to deal with stress. Now it collects interest

I used to go on swings, swing as high as I could, and then jump off as far as I could and now my knees are so absolutely busted its not even funny

Parked the weiner wagon in the wrong part of crazy-town.