1. At age 11, I told someone in my year at school that I thought I was pregnant. (I was a virgin)

2. Dated the school “bad boy”. (He used me)

3. Told my bully private information because he catfished me online. (Was terrorised at school)

4. Thought I was “so cool” to be messaging older men on Omegle. (When my parents found out, I lost all phone privileges for months apart from the walk to and from school)

5. Encouraged my groomer into grooming me. (I liked the attention he gave me, this one still haunts me. Left me with some very deep sc@rs.)

6. Kissed my best friend’s girlfriend (technically she kissed me but it’s still on me that I let it happen).

7. Told a girl in my class about my groomer. (Massive investigation. Actually shit myself when the police turned up at my parent’s door)

8. Paid for a girl in my class’ dinner because I wanted her approval (she was friends with everyone but me so I wanted to be liked)

9. Told my ex about my SA. (He R@ped me two nights later)

10. Got drunk after I broke up with my ex and called him in the middle of the night sobbing that I missed him. (He had moved on from our relationship 2 weeks after we broke up. His girlfriend called me a whore.)

11. Started a friends with benefits with my ex’s work colleague. (This one actually turned out pretty well. We’ve been together 5 years and we have a daughter together)

I’m sure there’s so many more. These are the ones that haunt me the most. Apart from that last one, that was the best decision I made.

What about you?

What stupid sh*t did you do as a kid that when you look back makes you wish you could go back and change it?

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