Anyone who is past the age of 30 will have at least one “young and dumb” moment that will keep their face locked in a cringe for a good few minutes every time they remember it. These regrettable decisions could include vices they experimented with, ill-advised romantic choices, or financial moves that carry long-term repercussions.
You will find a lot of these themes in the following stories you’re about to read. These are candid accounts of women on Reddit who recall the headshake-inducing times of their youth. Just by reading, you can tell some of these still sting today.
Many of these stories may involve sensitive topics, so proceed with caution. And if you feel like sharing your own experiences, feel free to do so in the comments.
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#41
I regret not putting myself out there more. In my early 40s feeling so behind because I’ve barely done anything.
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#43
Walking home from a night out with my bestie, and we hear Oasis coming from a block of apartments. We start singing along, they notice, and a half dozen nice boys we'd never met before invited us up to drink with them. We did. First thing I did on arriving was slug someone else's open drink.
Ladies, **DO NOT DO THIS**. In another universe we were cut into tiny pieces and never seen again!
Ladies, **DO NOT DO THIS**. In another universe we were cut into tiny pieces and never seen again!
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#44
Thinking going out with people to bars in college would make me lifelong friends.
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#45
Dating a close friends ex boyfriend. I was so stupid and excited about getting attention from a cute guy, I totally neglected my friend and her feelings. Dumb mistake I made at 20. Never again!!!
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#46
I would walk everywhere. Downtown. Alone. Late at night. No phone. Almost every day.
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#47
When I got so belligerent my freshman year of college I woke up in a giant field, climbed a fence in the dark, fell off said fence and smacked my head on the concrete. Walked two miles in the wrong direction and ended up at a McDonald’s a ways from campus. The area I went to school is known for human trafficking. I still can’t believe I did that/ came out with nothing but a bad hangover….
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#48
Giving up moving abroad because i wanted to stay with my boyfriend who left me to move abroad 6 months later.
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#49
Getting married and having kids with the first and only man I've ever dated. Love my kids but hate solo parenting.
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#50
Didn’t follow my own instincts. Continued to push through something I knew I couldn’t do bc it thought I wouldn’t be able to support myself if I took time to heal. I should have waited, used available financial resources, gotten my health sorted out, before it bit me in the a*s and led me to a career failure, and finally physical disability. Take care of your emotional and physical self!
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#51
Marrying someone and staying married once I found out that they were a bully.
He was and still is a bully.
He was and still is a bully.
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#52
It was 2018. I was drunk on the banks of the Hudson River. It was dark and I don’t remember much… except I lost my beautiful one-of-a-kind alpaca fur hat (no alpacas were harmed) that I had gotten from the Union Square Holiday Market a couple years prior.
I think about that hat every year.. I’ve tried to look up the vendors I’ve tried contacting Etsy creators… it’s just gone.
I think about that hat every year.. I’ve tried to look up the vendors I’ve tried contacting Etsy creators… it’s just gone.
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#55
40s - Got married at 19, divorced at 27. Took on far too much responsibility and left a shell of myself.
I should have spent more time alone, had fun and put myself first.
I should have spent more time alone, had fun and put myself first.
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#56
I’m 41 and just threw some water at a non-aggressive wasp nest to make sure they were still in there. Guess who just got stung? Will probably still be haunting me at 3 am. Never too old to make stupid decisions!
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#58
Leaving out of anger and disappointment in the middle of a fight with my boyfriend. Drove around for 15 minutes, came home and he had k****d himself.
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