This will not affect your original timeline.
And lets take take this hypothetical a step further:
Sceanrio 2:
Say, in the alt-timeline, present-you arrive in the year when past alt-you were 10 years old, your original parents/guardians/caretakers dies for some reason on this timeline, would you care enough about your alternate-self help them? Like take on the role of a parent/guardian in place of their now-dead parents? (Basically, its a roundabout way of asking: How much can you tolerate yourself?)
My answer:
I think I could probably remember enough of myself to understand my alt-self enough to become friends. But if their timeline got fucked up, and their parents die, I’m not sure I can actually deal with this kid who, is me, but not me, like… I would probably get so annoyed at this kid, but also, I’d think about myself when I was 10, when I was this kid, and then feel pity. Idk if I could ever abandon an alt-self, because I’ve already feel abandoned (not literally, but like as in terms of the emotional side of parental love that I never gotten), I wouldn’t wanna see someone who is practically me, also go though the same abandonment.
Idk… Time travel is so weird.
I genuinely don’t like being around kids or teens, they make me uncomfortable, so I wouldn’t like my younger self. Also I was a horrible child, according to my mother throughout my childhood, so… yeah.
I’d help my 10yo self, but I wouldn’t take myself in and raise her or whatever; I’m far too negligent for that (why I’m sterile), and having had a negligent single parent myself, I have no interest in passing that experience down. Alternate me deserves better than I could provide. It would be a more frustrating version of my own shitty childhood if I did it - at least my own mother wasn’t physically disabled. And she only had the ‘tism (undiagnosed but almost certainly where I got it), where I have adhd and the ‘tism, as well as a slew of physical issues (headaches, back pain, digestive issues, bad joints, etc.) that would mean I can’t be fully present for a kid, even myself.
But I could probably mentor myself; I know where we fuck up and why, and if I could prevent that suffering (not necessarily change the way our life shakes out, but take away the negative feelings about it that took me decades to work through and are still a problem sometimes), I would like to. I think if I’d had some sort of supportive role model who wasn’t arms-length (seriously I have no memories of being hugged as a child, but lots and lots of being punished…), I’d probably have turned out way less of a disaster.
Oh no I would hate to meet my young me, because school sucked so bad, my dad died, my mom fell apart, I just don’t think adult me could provide anything that would help with most of what I went through, so no, that is a hard no.
In terms of liking young me? I was selfish, like most kids I guess, interesting enough, trying to remember 10, that’s still elementary, I was bored out of my skull most of the time.
I’ve got so much cool shit to show the 10 year old me that I know he’d be stoked about. I bet we’d get along just fine. There’s not many activities that the 10 year old me likes that the 34 year old me doesn’t.
Yes, definitely. I try not to change some things on my 12 year old animal crossing save file out of respect for my younger self
Why on Earth would I want to be friends with a 10 year old?
Its the perfect cover to buy all they toys you wished you had as a kid?
Eww no, he’s such an autist
Not sure your scenario is really about being friends. Choosing to take care of a child is more about my situation, than how much I might like them. If you are only taking care of a child because you like them, you are putting them at a lot of risk. Even great kids will be challenging, and a decent person cares for them even when they are unlikable or downright awful. That’s pretty much the definition of unconditional love (though, reading through the comments here it sounds like a lot of lemmings didn’t get that growing up).
As for, would I like myself? 10 year old me, sure! We share a lot of interests (I’d love to dm a game of dnd for him), and although a kid can be quite annoying, I think I’d be pretty fond of the little fella. I suspect I’d also gain a lot sympathy for my parents, and would love to try supporting him with some of his creative projects that he was always starting and never finishing.
20 year old me? Probably too wild to be close friends and I’d think he was an arrogant idiot at times, but probably find him kinda hot so I’d let it slide (my ‘type’ is pretty much younger me…). 30 year old me? Not all that different, could definitely be friends!
My goal in life is to become a person my younger self would be proud of.
Hopefully that makes your future self proud as well.
I would hate him, but also pity him for having no aim or goal because there’s no guidance from anywhere.
As for scenario 2, i will. If i can change the trajectory of my younger self even if it doesn’t affect me, then i totally would. Why would i want to see myself suffer even more than what i currently are?
I would steal my younger self from my parents
Aha lolol I felt this.
But then again I’m not sure if my younger self would ever understand what’s happening or end up having even more PTSD, then I try to explain alt-timelines and my alt-self just goes into existential crisis at age 11 and obsessed about time travel. (Because I know I end up obsessing with the idea of time travel, even without an alternate-me intervening)
By the time I was a teenager I had some idea that what was happening to me wasnt “normal” but I didn’t understand just how bad it was until I was an adult. My peers would sometimes stare in shock at what I was complaining about, but I think if an adult had tried to intervene I might have understood the severity of my parent’s actions.
Young me was fairly terrified of everything, but I think we would bond over music. I work with teens that have similar issues now, so I know I’d at least be able to put myself at ease lol
I think young me and I would get along just fine, and as young me got older, I’m guaranteed to like every new experience introduced to me by myself!
Also, I generally have no idea what my actual kids are thinking or why they do the things they do, and I often wonder if I’m saying the things that they need to hear. But I think I’d have a pretty good idea of what young me is thinking, and how to inspire them to be a better version of me.
Your question really isn’t matching up with your scenario.
Would I care for my ten year old self if my worthless parents and abusive POS brother were removed hell yes.
Does that have anything to do with how much I liked myself? NO.
Now with that said, I look back at myself and I was a really good dude always.
Now did i do all the clumsy stupid stuff that teenagers do? Yes of course. Did I treat anyone like shit or make my world a worse place NO.
Scenario 1: For me it won’t be a matter of friendship or liking me. It would be a matter of duty. I would have a duty to save myself. Scenario 2: Oh…
Scenario 2: Oh, oopsie spacetime continuum failure, your parents got killed by terminators…
Can Adult John Connor save himself?
Edit: Also, is that profile pic Anya Forger? waku waku lol. Unfortunately my 10 year old self wasn’t that waku waku
My 20y.o self cringed at my 15 y.o. self.
At 30 I cringed at how I was at 20.
Now at early 40s I cringe at the thought of 30 y.o. me.In conclusion: I’m probably still cringeworthy to my future self. But at least my younger self can feel comfort in knowing that it gets better.
Im at step 2 of 3, and feel about the same. Do I regret what I did when I was younger, somewhat, it was just cringe until ~27… Would I slap the shit out of my younger unmotivated ass, absolutely.
No, kids annoy me most of the time.
