{"id":93311,"date":"2025-04-12T03:01:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T03:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/12\/what-i-would-say-to-my-younger-self\/"},"modified":"2025-04-12T03:01:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T03:01:08","slug":"what-i-would-say-to-my-younger-self","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/12\/what-i-would-say-to-my-younger-self\/","title":{"rendered":"What I Would Say To My Younger Self"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-335909\">\n<div class=\"entry-content article-body\">\n<div class=\"hero-image hero-image-main hero-image-main3 \">\n<div class=\"one-one-ratio\">\n<div class=\"hero-retio\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-1.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-image-hide=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2025\/04\/11\/being-kind-to-inner-child\/panel-1-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-335910\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-1.jpg\" alt=\"What I would say to my younger self\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-335910\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-1.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-1-483x483.jpg 483w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-1-680x680.jpg 680w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-1-1272x1272.jpg 1272w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-1-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-article-image=\"1\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-4.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-4-483x483.jpg 483w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-4-680x680.jpg 680w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-4-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-4-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-4-1272x1272.jpg 1272w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-4-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-article-image=\"1\" data-article-image-position=\"4\" data-article-image-position2=\"4\" data-article-image-continuo=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2025\/04\/11\/being-kind-to-inner-child\/panel-5\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-335915\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-5.jpg\" alt=\"What I would say to my younger self\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-335915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-5.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-5-483x483.jpg 483w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-5-680x680.jpg 680w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-5-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-5-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-5-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-5-1272x1272.jpg 1272w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-5-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-article-image=\"1\" data-article-image-position=\"5\" data-article-image-position2=\"5\" data-article-image-continuo=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2025\/04\/11\/being-kind-to-inner-child\/panel-6\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-335916\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-6.jpg\" alt=\"What I would say to my younger self\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-335916\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-6.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-6-483x483.jpg 483w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-6-680x680.jpg 680w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-6-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-6-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-6-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-6-1272x1272.jpg 1272w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-6-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-article-image=\"1\" data-article-image-position=\"6\" data-article-image-position2=\"6\" data-article-image-continuo=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2025\/04\/11\/being-kind-to-inner-child\/panel-7\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-335917\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-7.jpg\" alt=\"What I would say to my younger self\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-335917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-7.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-7-483x483.jpg 483w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-7-680x680.jpg 680w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-7-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-7-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-7-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-7-1272x1272.jpg 1272w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-7-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-article-image=\"1\" data-article-image-position=\"7\" data-article-image-position2=\"7\" data-article-image-continuo=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2025\/04\/11\/being-kind-to-inner-child\/panel-8\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-335918\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-8.jpg\" alt=\"What I would say to my younger self\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-335918\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-8.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-8-483x483.jpg 483w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-8-680x680.jpg 680w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-8-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-8-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-8-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-8-1272x1272.jpg 1272w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-8-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-article-image=\"1\" data-article-image-position=\"8\" data-article-image-position2=\"8\" data-article-image-continuo=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2025\/04\/11\/being-kind-to-inner-child\/panel-9\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-335919\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-9.jpg\" alt=\"What I would say to my younger self\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-335919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-9.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-9-483x483.jpg 483w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-9-680x680.jpg 680w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-9-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-9-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-9-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-9-1272x1272.jpg 1272w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Panel-9-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ohtruth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ruth Chan<\/a> is an illustrator who lives in Brooklyn with her husband, daughter and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/leroytales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dog<\/a>. She writes and illustrates <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohtruth.com\/books\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">children\u2019s books<\/a>. For Cup of Jo, Ruth has also written about <a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2023\/03\/24\/canceled-flight-traveler-comic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">traveling<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2022\/03\/17\/on-losing-a-pet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> pets<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2022\/07\/29\/grief-comic-ruth-chan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">grief<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2022\/05\/23\/mother-comic-ruth-chan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OCD<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2024\/06\/07\/pregnant-at-the-park-comic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pregnancy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2023\/02\/17\/a-love-letter-to-bts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">her favorite band<\/a>. And here\u2019s her <a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2021\/03\/09\/ruth-chan-illustrator-beauty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">beauty uniform<\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>P.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2024\/05\/31\/on-connecting-with-a-stranger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">On connecting with a stranger<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2020\/09\/16\/sweet-nothings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the power of kind words<\/a>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"article-meta aside-meta\">\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2025\/04\/11\/being-kind-to-inner-child\/#comments\"><\/p>\n<p><span>37<\/span> COMMENTS<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2025\/04\/11\/being-kind-to-inner-child\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ruth Chan is an illustrator who lives in Brooklyn with her husband, daughter and dog. She writes and illustrates children\u2019s books. 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