Social Initiative: "What Would You Tell Your Past Self?"
- Aug 8, 2017
- 5 min read
D. M. Production’s Social Initiative is a movement that makes up the base of DMP. We trade tips, advice, and share information that could help one another. A very introspective topic that pulled a ton of responses was "What would you tell your past self?"
Many of our members had a lot to say. Varying from "Don't do this" to advice about the lifestyles they once led and are currently leading. Some of the things we wanted to tell our past selves included: (All quoted. Please excuse any language, we are all grown here. Also this was all gathered in a safe social space, grammar is not our concern.)
Get your license before grad school. Don't take caffeine pills to pull all righters. Don't skip prom for the avengers premiere
Don't be afraid to speak. Don't flirt with everyone. Don't take things so seriously
DON'T LET THEM CUT YOUR HAIR
Don't be afraid to do what makes you happy.
Don't let pride take over
Stretch always!
Start a saving fund asap
Don't be afraid or ashamed to feel. You aren't in love and you won't be for years and years. You are gonna have bad days, and everyone will tell you that you're just lazy. But your feelings are valid and it's okay. You aren't crazy. You'll learn soon that you're just mentally ill, and that doesn't make you any less or more important than everyone else. Learn from your mistakes, because you will make them. Insist on being taught how to drive, and don't let anyone tell you no because you don't pay attention. Be annoying until you learn, cuz it's important. Don't be afraid to ask for help.
It's okay to walk away from toxic people.
Fuck them. If it makes YOU happy do it.
Real talk.. its ok to try and let ppl in. Your "spartan pride " is goin to drive ppl away. Paranoia will smack u in the mouth and u will feel like everyone is out for you. Some are some aren't females will come and go. Even tho they hurt you ot doesnt mean everyone else (regardless of gender) will. Most problems can be solved without use of fists knees elbows etc. Try to talk it out first. Some ppl soon will try to get you to open up. Let them. Take one day as it comes. You put more pressure on yourself than anyone else
Patience is a virtue but don't let people abuse it.
It being yours
You need to speak up. Or you finna get cursed and fussed while still being the bad guy. It's okay to say something it doesn't make YOU the bad guy it's makes your feeling valid.
Don't get so attached to your friends that you can't make new ones
You like girls baby it's okay your friends and family will still love you and accept you
Step out of your comfort zone, it's how you grow as a person.
You don't have to have black friends to be black. Your punker friends are genuine and will stick around much longer then everyone else
Stop trying play on that knee, rehab and get it looked at
The world will only see you as black first so it's ok to listen to trap music in white neighborhoods on full blast. Their gonna call cops even if your not
YOU GO THROUGH ANOTHER PUBERTY AFTER 21 YOUR NOT DYING AND STOP LOOKING SHIT UP ON GOOGLE AND GO TO THE DOCTOR
Just because they are giving you "attention" doesn't mean their intentions are right.
If you don't want to be what others want you to be. Don't.
They aren't living your life, you are. At the end of the day, you gotta live with the person you become.
So aim to be the best version of yourself.
Don't try and make a situation work if you know it ain't going anywhere. It is okay to walk away, even if you put so much emotional effort into it.
Don't fuck her
Fuck Him
Don't get caught up in the positive reinforcement of social media. Don't look for likes and comments. Look for things that'll help you grow.
Don't let others judgement/criticism of you being a virgin beat you up mentally. There is nothing wrong with waiting to have sex. If people keep putting you down because you're waiting, they aren't your friends.
No homie tats or piercings
Don't be so insecure about your body. It's going to change, you're gonna have fluff and rolls and marks. You're still beautiful, you'll still be riding faces.
Mind ya business. You can't save everybody. Focus on yourself.
*tells self the lottery numbers*
Your lazy af stop making promises that you'll help people when you know you won't
SAVE SOME FUCKING MONEY
Be more open minded.
Don't fuck with close minded people you will never be understood and you will have a constant headache
Get out of your room and make friends your freshmen year of college
Adult DO NOT know everything
Change your major
Your are not to short to model babe do commercial or print and show tf off
Your imagination is the right direction to shoot for
Make peace with your Dad's side of the family.
You have a natural talent for literally anything you wanna do.
You don't have to respect your parent or parents if they didn't do anything to deserve it.
Do NOT be friends wit a coke dealer
Don't stop playing that instrument. You'll regret it tremendously.
You gone be one of the weird kids in school but it's okay you finna be popping later
Niggas well say anything if it keeps them from being the bad guy
Get your hoodies back
Party foul! Why you snatching back hoodies?!
You ain't getting hoodies back. Should have bought two of the same.
DEF GET UR HOODIES BACK
NO HOODIES BACK
You forfeited those hoodies my guy
You aint gon get em back
Somewhere in you, you knew they was gone
But take their rompers!!!! REVOLUTION
let me see u try
Viva la romper revolution!!!
Clearly we went off on a tangent, but we got back on it. But as you can see there was tons of advice people had for their younger selves. And this is not even half of the things people had to say. People clearly led lives they learned from and we hope that others can learn from their experiences as well, especially if you happen to be going through anything at the moment.
We leave you with this:
Be confident and be open. Not everyone will do what's best for you, but you can so be smart and make decisions you can be happy with. But don't forget to live your life! We only got one, enjoy it!
Make sure to comment with things you would tell your younger self!
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