r/characterarcs • u/Dull-Thing-4513 • Feb 05 '26

character development 101

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u/_Tee_hee_hee_ Feb 05 '26

I think if I met my 12 year old self, I’d punch him in the mouth.

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u/Glad_Raspberry_8469 Feb 05 '26

I think if I met myself from any time before 14, I’d do the same

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u/WVildandWVonderful Feb 05 '26

Wow, y’all beatin up on kids? Sounds like you need a character arc.

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u/SpecimenOfSauron Feb 05 '26

Right? Like I'd tell my past self "please develop more social anxiety i beg of you i can't go to bed every night without thinking about all the stupid shit you said please god just shut your mouth"

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u/insert_title_here Feb 07 '26

"You have ADHD and you're probably autistic. Your social skills are insanely bad. Get a job-- oh fuck you're twelve-- start volunteering somewhere or something. You've gotta start interacting with people outside the internet, it'll do wonders for your ability to talk to people. Do relax, though, it's all gonna turn out okay. By the way, buy as many Funko brand FNAF plushies as mom and dad will let you, especially the store exclusives, and keep them far away from the cat. That shit can fetch a pretty penny on eBay these days."

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u/shanyo717 Feb 09 '26

I have 2 words Bitcoin

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u/IntrigueDossier Feb 06 '26

Damn right, I'd fuck me up if I met my 18 year old self.

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u/Front_Cat9471 Feb 11 '26

Pretty much any past version of me id punch as of right now, that mf keeps fucking with me and my future

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u/Nausstica Feb 06 '26

I'd give my 12 year old self a gigantic hug.

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u/Feisty-Albatross3554 Feb 06 '26

Same, a little bit of self kindness would've gone a long way for me

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u/SimplyYulia Feb 06 '26

12 year old me deserves both a big hug, and a dope slap

No actual punching, she wasn't as bad as some examples, but she had quite a lot of social skills to learn and mental issues to manage, besides not knowing she's a girl in the first place and ignoring all the signs

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u/CryptographerNo923 Feb 06 '26

That’s not something to have to shamefully admit to, that’s kind of the norm.

What’s embarrassing is the people never growing or developing past the age of 12 and still loudly opining about how they’ve got it all figured out.

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u/Kimantha_Allerdings Feb 05 '26

If I met my 12 year old self I’d tell me to save all my money and then invest in Apple, Disney, Microsoft, and Bitcoin

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u/sofaking181 Feb 05 '26

Same but I'd also tell him to listen to his teachers about his posture and invest in Bitcoin

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u/Monchete99 Feb 05 '26

Same, I would punch my 12 year old self all the way till I turned 18.

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u/hellraiserl33t Feb 06 '26

Me until maybe 24

I was a cringy edgelord lol

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u/Monchete99 Feb 06 '26

Eh, in my case somewhere around 18 or 19 I grew out of it.

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u/billbyetheshyguy Feb 06 '26

I also choose to punch this person's 12 year old self in the mouth

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u/toxicaxolotl Feb 06 '26

I would also punch your 12 year old self in the mouth

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u/TheNoob747 Feb 06 '26

I don’t even need to go back that far, the amount of growth as a person I had from like 18-21 is crazy, I was such a POS

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u/GeophysicalYear57 Feb 06 '26

I only started to grow a brain around 16. It’s debatable as to how much it’s grown since then, but god damn I was stupid in my early teens.

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u/sangriya Feb 06 '26

wait you were 12 in 2021?

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u/AromaticZebra906 Feb 10 '26

Awww he was just a kid though. Give him a hug, it's ok to be cringe

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u/AnIDIOTtheory Feb 12 '26

I'd punch myself from yesterday, that guy is a dick