“Don’t you ever feel that you didn’t get the memo?” It’s a question Lauren Mechling asks in her feature on the essential advice she wished she had known when she was younger. What if I had received marching orders that had warned me not to share my former therapist’s phone number with my close friend (who would, after a few sessions, realise that she couldn’t stand me and cease to be my close friend)? I really never got the memo. Now, we would like to hear your own stories – however momentous or small. Do you have an instruction for your younger self that could have saved you from bad choices or steered you onto the right path? We would like to hear what fantasy memo you would write to your younger self, and why. Share your experience You can tell us your fantasy memo to your younger self using this form. Please share your story if you are 18 or over, anonymously if you wish. For more information please see our terms of service and privacy policy.