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I would redo all of my time in high school. Personal and academic. Not getting the grades I needed in math then stopped me from being able to pursue a CS degree in post-secondary. And that meant spinning my wheels running uphill in my career for a long time trying to get employers to consider me. It still affects me, 20+ years into my career.

And I made 'choices' (are adolescents truly making choices?) in my personal relationships and actions at the time that I think were selfish and at times unethical that I wish I could go back and change.

Amazing that we let these years be such a critical fulcrum for individual's lives even though most adolescents are not at all ready to make the important decisions and sacrifices.

I am a parent of two teens now. It's hard.



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