So I’ve already written a more inspiring tale about 25 things I’ve learnt in 25 years, so I think its about time we also explore the dumb and stupid things that I’ve done in my 25 years of living.
- Let my confidence be defined by the opposite sex.
- Believe people’s lies.
- Lied about liking horror films throughout all of school.
- Said things like ‘I’m not like other girls’.
- Acted like I was tougher than I actually am.
- Tried to be the ‘cool girl’.
- Left a cooker on overnight (it was electric thank the lord).
- Got caught up in unnecessary drama.
- Compared myself to other people.
- Made myself small to let others shine.
- Spent a big portion of my teens not addressing my own anger issues.
- Not addressing my own mental health (this is still a problem but I’m now an aware idiot).
- Lying, just all the lies.
- Caring what other people think.
- Thinking smoking weed makes you cool. Please don’t do this its embarrassing.
- Competing with other girls – internalised misogyny is an annoying thing we all deal with.
- Hanging out with people that I honestly didn’t want to spend time with.
- Blue eyeshadow.
- Not filling in my eyebrows.
- Bleaching my hair three times in one week was one of the worst things I’ve ever done to my hair.
- Thinking listening to classical music was a unique phenomenon.
- Wanting straighter hair/lighter skin/bigger eyes etc.
- Letting soul suckers into my life.
- Not being an inclusive feminist!
- Straightening my hair every day.
A lot of these are fickle dumb things that I did, but in all honesty, I was a very stupid child/teen/young adult. I won’t lie and say I’ve now overcome it all because that would be a flat out lie. But I’m trying, which is all that matters.
