27 Adults Admit Their Biggest Regrets From When They Were Teens

by Alex Cogen

5.

Not trying in high school. I’m 30 now and doing ok for myself but I wonder what could have been if I applied myself.

6.

Staying inside looking at boobs half the time. I should’ve been looking at boobs the other half too.

7.

Starting smoking. Wish I never touched the stuff.

8.

Saw It last night and despite literally being 13 in 1989, I didn’t have any grand, bicycle style adventures with my buddies. Spoiler Alert: I was like the fat kid in the movie who hung out at the library all summer instead. Only I never did make friends in the end like him.

9.

Leaving the girl I was with when I was 18 to chase after another. I had something really special there and I threw it away because I was thinking with my crotch. I’ve never been able to recapture anything like it. I have no idea where it would have gone if I had stuck around, if we’d still be together or not, but I would have liked to have found out. I still miss that person.

Written by Alex Cogen

Alex is a New Yorker currently living in Austin. She loves cats, grass, and latex but unfortunately is allergic to all 3. She makes mom and dad jokes more than she cares to admit (jk she'll admit it loud and proud). She isn't as funny as she thinks she is. She is the founder of thelazygurl.com.