For me, it would be that I smoke weed

  • EnderMB@lemmy.world
    1·
    1 day ago

    I didn’t have a lot of belief in myself. At 10 my dream was “work in an office”, because it would mean I was smart enough to not need to work a manual job. I also firmly believed that no woman would want me.

    I’d be surprised to learn that I’m married, have a child, and work in tech for one of the biggest companies in the world. They’d also be surprised that I’m moving to that city where Friends is.

  • Mandy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    6·
    2 days ago

    that im still alive
    20 was the expectancy
    i always say im running on fumes of spite now and i got plenty of spite still left

  • Matriks404@lemmy.world
    3·
    2 days ago

    1. That I’d rather go outside than play video games all day.

    2. That I no longer care about becoming a software developer and work in a huge corporation (fuck 'em)

    3. That I still have no girlfriend.

  • Retro_unlimited@lemmy.world
    3·
    2 days ago

    That I live in a small car with my wife and a cat. lol Never would have ever guessed that.

    At least it’s temporary as we are buying land and will soon get an RV and build a house.

  • AstralPath@lemmy.ca
    51·
    2 days ago

    That I’m a runner. Never in my life did I imagine ever enjoying running. Aiming for my first marathon in spring!

  • LennethAegis@fedia.io
    726·
    4 days ago

    That I’m a girl now. Would have blown their mind that it was even possible. But then would have been disappointed in me for not having made a video game yet.

    • Lumelore (She/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      2·
      2 days ago

      I was about to comment the same thing lol. Even the video game part.

      Honestly though, I feel like there’s a chance I wouldn’t have been surprised cause I feel like I subconsciously knew back then but just didn’t understand it or know the words to describe it.

      • LennethAegis@fedia.io
        2·
        2 days ago

        I always felt a kinship with girls while growing up and often thought of it as the idea that men and women really weren’t as different as people kept saying they were.

        No kid, you’re trans. You weren’t a shining example of how a boy can get along with girls. You were just a girl among other girls.

    • skyspydude1@lemmy.world
      121·
      4 days ago

      As someone who recently came out, I was kinda hoping that this would be here. It is a pretty wild thought

    • gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      3·
      3 days ago

      But then would have been disappointed in me for not having made a video game yet.

      That’s me NOW, too! Maybe if enough of us get together we can cobble something together to appease our childhood selves

      • LennethAegis@fedia.io
        2·
        2 days ago

        But with how abusive the game industry is, makes me never want to get a job at a company that makes games. But that also means I have a full time job doing something else, and the idea of doing my job and coming home to work on my passion project game also sounds nightmarish.

  • PopcornPrincess@lemmy.world
    11·
    3 days ago

    That I’m pregnant. I was a tomboy and very masculine. This is as far away from masculine as I can be at least in a physical sense. It’s not as bad as I thought.

  • gerryflap@feddit.nl
    2·
    2 days ago

    I guess how much I’m still the same person. Sure, I have a house, a job, I’m an adult. But I also still play video games, including stuff like RCT which I lived back in the day. My brain still switches from interest to interest, and my brain is still completely obsessed whatever interests me at the moment. Ultimately I’m still that slightly weird nerdy kid, just grown up.

    12 y/o me would probably be amazed that his fancy new Nintendo DS is still alive and kicking almost 20 years down the line. In hindsight it’s not too surprising though, because I always treated it with the utmost respect and care.