Denebola asks four Newton South teachers that question. What’s your answer?
What would you tell your 16-year-old self?
by Greg Reibman | Dec 23, 2013 | Newton | 22 comments
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Buy stock in Apple Computer.
Take piano lessons.
There are better days ahead. Pretty much everything from age 19 onward, as a matter of fact.
Be yourself: the ones who matter won’t judge you, and the ones who judge you don’t matter.
Be nice to the people on the way up, cause they will be the same people you see on the way down.
Don’t let your Mom give away your collection of matchbox cars and tracks. Your son will want to play with them and they don’t make ’em like they used to.
Cheap beer is a false economy.
My dad points out that my 16-year-old self wouldn’t have listened to a damn thing anyone told her anyway … he’s probably right.
Still, here it is: You don’t know as much as you think you know – look deeper, listen more, judge less, and be kind.
Wear sunblock.
What a Navy doctor told us in 1960 during pre-flight training in Pensacola, Florida.
1. Don’t run anymore than you have to. Too much running will likely lead to serious knee, leg and hip problems later on in life.
2. Stay out of the sun as much as possible. We are heading for massive cases of skin cancer because so many people are addicted to the sun.
3. Don’t water ski on rivers near marshy areas. They contain nests of water moccasins who don’t like to be disturbed.
The record of me talking to my 16 year old self has been sealed for years
Hang on to that O.J. Simpson football card.
Oh, I get it…
Don’t give up hope on the Red Sox.
You’ll eventually come to realize that music is all crap; then with gray hair come full circle and buy it all again.
Don’t believe the drug myths – Keith Richards will never die (not a very useful one, just fact)
Buying American will give you a mountain of car repair bills
Al Gore is smarter than he looks (whoever that is)
Just live!
A very wise woman once said, “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” Listen to her.
Relax. (And not just because Reagan is about to get 4 more years). Just relax and enjoy what you’ve got.
Doug. Reagan?? Are you caught in a time warp? That happens to people who live too close to the Watertown line.
Learn to speak and read Chinese.
Live your life as you believe you should .However be prepared to take responsibility for the consequences.
I’d say don’t hassle the Denebola staff so much. They’re not so bad.
You aren’t going to marry your current girlfriend. Relax.
16-year-old me would’ve never believed any of what comes next. So just: Hold on tight because you’re in for one helluva ride, and it’s going to be awesome.