There is a popular psychological exercise called "Writing to yourself at an earlier age". This actually helps a person to realize what mistakes they made in the past, accept them and, if possible, become more calm and balanced in the present - after all, in fact, these mistakes cannot actually be changed.
Well, we all make mistakes - especially in our teenage years, when life energy literally overflows, our own life experience is still very small, and someone else's advice seems so insignificant and, let's be honest, so stupid. Some of these mistakes just remain in the past, causing only a feeling of shame over the years. Some of them, on the contrary, affect our entire subsequent life.
A popular thread recently appeared in the AskReddit community with over 12.7K upvotes and nearly 8K comments. The topic starter suggested that redditors perform the same exercise, only in a simpler form, by just answering the question "What was your biggest teenage mistake?"
Bored Panda has collected for you the most popular answers from this thread, where there are both sad revelations and funny moments that are shameful to remember, but at least fun. And perhaps the most correct comment in this collection is from a teenager who thanks people for listing the mistakes that they will try to avoid in their life. We hope they succeed...
Anyway, now scroll to the very end, like your favorite submissions and, of course, share your own stories - after all, we know that nobody is perfect!
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#21 Not Going To Study But Deciding To Work Instead

When I had the opportunity, I did not go to study, but decided to go to work right away
93points
#22 Not Noticing The Signs When A Girl Was Clearly Into Me

Not noticing the signs when a girl was clearly into me
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91points
#23 Being Way Too Far In One's Shell To Have Fun

I'm actually more worried about the mistakes I didn't make. Making mistakes means you're experiencing life. I was way too far in my shell to have fun.
86points
#24 Trying To Be Someone Who One Wasn't

Trying to be someone who I wasn't
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84points
#25 Spending A Large Inheritance One Got

Spending a large inheritance I got when I was 18 in 2009. Could of owned a property outright by now
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79points
#26 Never Having Had The Courage To Pursue Girls Or Ask For Help In Figuring Out How

Never having had the courage to pursue girls or ask for help in figuring out how
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78points
#27 Sharing A Bank Account With A Girl At 19

Shared bank account with girl at 19.
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74points
#28 Having An Online Relationship With A Girl Throughout High School

Having an online relationship with a girl throughout high school who broke up with me after I flew out to visit her. Those were years I could’ve spent dating the girl I’d had a crush on since fifth grade.
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70points
#29 Getting Uncle's Beautiful Restored Classic Car Impounded

I took my uncle's beautiful restored classic car for a drive when I didn't have a license and got it impounded.
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68points
#30 Not Playing Even More Video Games

Not playing even more video games.
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68points


