tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post2129507227709414215..comments2023-12-22T15:36:34.148+00:00Comments on Hestia's Larder: Hestia and Tempus FugitUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-90910405485872280372013-03-07T07:49:10.846+00:002013-03-07T07:49:10.846+00:00Beautiful photograph - so pretty and sweet! As fo...Beautiful photograph - so pretty and sweet! As for writing to my teenage self, I wouldn't change a thing. Sure, it wasn't all great, but it what led me to be who I am and, good and bad, I wouldn't change that. The lack of self-confidence, the poor choices, they were all learning experiences :)Inner Whispershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04577110987784585986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-82276707885503257122013-03-03T16:58:25.401+00:002013-03-03T16:58:25.401+00:00Oh this is nice.
I can't write what all of wh...Oh this is nice.<br /><br />I can't write what all of what I would tell my teenage self here because I was quite a mess but the gist would be that life is worth living it does get better and that everyday, even sucky days would make being alive a real gift. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00414010663277948166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-88111589750391605462013-03-02T13:37:21.295+00:002013-03-02T13:37:21.295+00:00Oh Ali, I love this.
I'd probably tell my te...Oh Ali, I love this. <br /><br />I'd probably tell my teenage self that being a size 16 is less of an issue when she is in her twenties/thirties.That she absolutely did the right thing not sleeping with a boy in her class at that party, despite being called frigid (you might be frigid, you also weren't pregnant at 17). That one day she'll marry a lovely.clever man and be very happy. That she doesn't need to know what she wants to do RIGHT NOW, and that she still won't at 30, and that that's ok too.<br /><br />Teenage me had no confidence whatsoever. I'm glad adult me has developed some!Lisa-Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135752484387782593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-88165938492594708292013-03-02T09:59:42.354+00:002013-03-02T09:59:42.354+00:00Dear teenage self, stop getting those anxiety atta...Dear teenage self, stop getting those anxiety attacks about the kind of jobs you will be doing, and if you will ever make a living. You'll become a Tarot Reader/fortune teller/ astrologer/woo person, and you'll be floating around on something called "the internet". Shocked? Don't be! The universe will miraculously take care of you. So stop fretting, relax and have some fun ;)Christianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15966912046842044421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-13570501527785409022013-03-02T09:58:28.481+00:002013-03-02T09:58:28.481+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Christianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15966912046842044421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-8636507497474030612013-03-01T22:55:44.550+00:002013-03-01T22:55:44.550+00:00I am moved to tears....but I am old and hormonally...I am moved to tears....but I am old and hormonally unbalanced....I would say: you worry about everything, stop worrying there will be plenty of real things to worry about.....and you are never too old for your dreams to come true.....as I am finding out!!xYoung at Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07585882466695145340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-15244840597424236142013-03-01T04:49:53.030+00:002013-03-01T04:49:53.030+00:00my years and years as a dental hygienist, ali. not...my years and years as a dental hygienist, ali. nothing exciting - believe me!<br />and as for that man, yes, i am. it was a good thing that i dated a policeman for a while after him - sure came in handy!<br />the polish chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09929281676865641560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-1389897907233887832013-02-28T22:42:25.749+00:002013-02-28T22:42:25.749+00:00Dear self,
Don't try and be someone else. Folk...Dear self,<br />Don't try and be someone else. Folks will like you for who you are. Remember that gorgeous girl with the long blond hair you were infatuated with? Go ask her for a date, because she loves you too. I know, because she told me (40 bloody years too late).<br />Finally, don't hold that animosity for your Mom. Let it go. She loved you too.<br />Wally Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17655890812112038752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-80189971796133387492013-02-28T18:59:42.576+00:002013-02-28T18:59:42.576+00:00Ali -
This is so real! We all have this, and ther...Ali -<br /><br />This is so real! We all have this, and there are times (yes, more than one time!) when e are guided to write ourselves letters. It is sad,funny, and cathartic ... all at the same time!<br /><br />Thank you for sharing! Bonnie Cehovethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05831784448910137562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-56110259892883242782013-02-28T18:33:44.371+00:002013-02-28T18:33:44.371+00:00Dear Teenage Self-
don't change a thing :-)Dear Teenage Self- <br />don't change a thing :-)Viviannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03478973141660495485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-46444074938384183692013-02-28T18:08:28.946+00:002013-02-28T18:08:28.946+00:00Think it's a good idea that you don't ment...Think it's a good idea that you don't mention the fortnightly events in muddy fields to her :)Alison Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06565962059926865121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-22730668241137539382013-02-28T18:01:23.903+00:002013-02-28T18:01:23.903+00:00Dear teenage self, You may be able to eat like a h...Dear teenage self, You may be able to eat like a horse and stay skinny as a rake now, but it doesn't last. Aniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09978191634506926045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-21033044546900740952013-02-28T17:01:47.966+00:002013-02-28T17:01:47.966+00:00I like it! Why didn't you do Latin A level? We...I like it! Why didn't you do Latin A level? Were you trying to pretend that you were normal and therefore didn't do it. Cos I read your blog a LOT. And you're not normal. And that's why we luffs you :-D<br /><br />Ali x Alison Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06565962059926865121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-84853900866100020392013-02-28T17:00:12.073+00:002013-02-28T17:00:12.073+00:00I am really wanting to know what the 'teeth th...I am really wanting to know what the 'teeth thing' might be. Please don't let it be your predictive text going wonky :-D<br /><br />Also, the guy from the theatre.....sounds like you are WELL away from THAT one.<br /><br />Ali x Alison Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06565962059926865121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-27388687515351026732013-02-28T15:08:33.246+00:002013-02-28T15:08:33.246+00:00Dear Hestia, I loved this post, very touching and ...Dear Hestia, I loved this post, very touching and funny at the same time. Not sure I could write to my teenage self, it would be too sad - it would go "don't worry about your non-existent bosom and your spots, in 40 years time you will still have no boobs, still have spots, but hey, you will have wrinkles too! Oh, and you should have done Latin A level - you are a nerd, it's no use pretending otherwise..."Blightyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17567627987700387034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-67166965195028974952013-02-28T14:54:34.578+00:002013-02-28T14:54:34.578+00:00dear teenage self - you're bloody gorgeous! yo...dear teenage self - you're bloody gorgeous! you're funny and smart, which you know, but you're also kind, which you tend to forget.<br />i know you're lazy and so end up doing the teeth thing "just 'cause" but i'd caution you against that. it'll eat up years of your life in a sort of haze of dullness. try not to be so scared, though i know it's probably not gonna happen.<br />for the most part, keep things as they were - it was pretty awesome, and believe me, it continues to be awesome still! yes, even at 40 one can enjoy life! imagine that!<br />don't worry so much about love, you will meet him and he will make you happy, though he's not what you imagine your dream man to be right now. for one, his head is SO much bigger!<br />hang in there with your parents, it'll take a while, but you will come to a place where you will actually like each other and not every exchange will degenerate into a screaming match. still, it will take a while, so take a nice deep breath.<br />mainly, don't be so hard on yourself. you're fine and your friends are loyal and wonderful, so appreciate them!<br />oh, and DO NOT go out with the guy from the theatre - he will stalk you for years! and i mean years! he's mentally unstable and manipulative and NO, he is NOT "the one" though he does come in handy in curing you of the stupid notion of "the one."<br />have fun! and remember to use protection!the polish chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09929281676865641560noreply@blogger.com