submitted 5 days ago by lriv724@discuss.online to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Hey so when I was like a 11 I had pinched this baby to make it cry and I knew it would cry and then I did the same thing to a toddler at my church one time. And then like one time I was playing with another girl who was younger in kind of like an older brother to sister kind of way and I was holding one of her legs and lifted it up. But she was wearing a skirt and her underwear has kinda shown. . I wouldn’t dare do any of this today. I am now 21 and it never bothered me until now, and I just hope I’m not a bad person.

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[-] AFC1886VCC@reddthat.com 10 points 5 days ago

I kicked another kid in the face, pulled a girls hair, pissed on someone's car, threw stones at windows, stole other kids toys, all before the age of 8.

All bad things that I now know were wrong. But I was a child. As were you, so it's nothing to worry about if you recognise your wrongdoings.

[-] lriv724@discuss.online 8 points 5 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I know. I’m just someone that when I feel guilty or convicted about something I take it pretty hard. Especially recently

[-] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 days ago

Some people never grow up. You did.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 days ago

Recognise that your feelings of guilt are signs of maturity and growth. If you looked back with no issue then I would be concerned. But that's not the case.

Try not to dwell on things that happened a decade+ ago. You're not the same person. Learn from it and move on.

[-] lriv724@discuss.online 3 points 4 days ago

Thanks I appreciate it. I don’t know why but lately I’ve just been thinking about all the bad things I did in the past.

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