i suppose i would say i wasted a lot of my youth worrying about things like how i looked, what people thought of me, what i was capable of and not really concentrating on my strengths and what i could do. my lack of self esteem and self confidence resulted in me doing pretty badly in school and not securing a career because i just didnt believe i had it in me to do anything of use or worth. i could not see a bright future for myself, and felt like i was destined to work for minimum wage for the rest of my days. i do feel some of that to a degree now, i dont know where i will go in my life and i honestly dont know if i will ever be financially comfortable.
i also had my daughter at 21, which i dont regret at all but obviously i have lost a lot of my freedom by doing that. my mother tells me that i have too much responsibility for a 23 year old. i dont know if i agree with her or not, but my life is definitely a far cry from a lot of the friends i grew up with as most of them dont have children and are living their lives pretty freely.
and all those years i spent worrying about my body and how i looked? well, i wish i could have that body back!!! now i really do have something to be paranoid about!
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