Would you still think someone was a good person if they...?

[seeulater]

Hi guys,

 

Would you still think someone was a good person if they have been kind and nice for the past ten years, even though they were sometimes mean and rude when they were a kid, like 10, 11 years old? 

Not even gonna say I'm asking for a friend lmao I'm asking because I feel like such a fake whenever someone tells me I'm nice, I always think 'yeah I am now but I was mean af as a kid/pre-teen'

 

Anyways, thanks in advance!

[Lil Ayy Big Gay]

Yes. Kids in general are dicks.

As long as you are nice now, who cares.

[LilDdalgi]

People personality change dramatically during puberty, sometimes to the point where they are not even in the same person anymore. 

 

So yes definitely.

[checkandmate]

ofc, kids are kids and ten years is a long time.  No one's perfect and it's great that you feel accountable and remember what you've done but you can't be hung up like that on certain things

[zella]

Well,i usually prefer not to blame someone because of the things they did when they were a kid (as long as the things are not so cruel).

[amal.ha]

Yes !! I really think people can change. And you were a kid so ... 

[rejeshrimp]

yes, definitely! when we're younger we're generally less sensitive to other people's feelings and can be quite horrid and harsh without really thinking. i said some horrible things to people when i was younger and they keep me awake at night because i feel like i was very foolish (what's new) but i think the fact that you acknowledge your mistakes in itself shows that you're a good person because you regret your past mistakes.

[Elscian]

People change so fast from their teens to young adult so I don't think that makes you fake?

[U R Messy AF]

The things you did in the past shouldn't define who you are now if you've changed as a person.

[Nearra]

If you are genuinely nice and feel bad about being mean as a kid, then yeah.

 

I doubt this is the case, but if you are just pretending to be nice and don't regret anything, then no.

[DolphinGremlin]

Yes definitely! People change and learn and it's good to give people the opportunity to do that. Plus teenage years are always terrible times where they have raging hormones and are trying to be more independent. It's natural. Ofc it doesn't condone anything bad you did as a kid but if you acknowledge your mistakes, make amends, and change then you are making a step in the right direction. 

[BlinkleBee]

I don't care what someone did in the past as long as they don't bring back their past into their present.

People can change. So if you are a nice person now,  it just shows that you reflected on your actions and grown in your personality.

[seeulater]

these are all such nice answers thanks guys ;_;

[UMJI MOODS]

People change. Are any of us the same as we were 5 or 10 years ago? I'm sure you are fine.

[Ego ista]

Well yeah a kid can be a little shit without realizing

[joyvelvet.]

Kids are just kids. As they grow old they learn more (maybe) but they will eventually understand life better and how they can hurt others.

[rosiecon]

The fact that you changed proves that you are a nice person. Most people are idiots as kids, i was a bitch as a pre-teen too, life is like our very own character development. 

[edelgard]

def yes

 

i would say i had some shitty moments when i was a kid but now i'm pretty different

[eternal glow]

Yes. People learn and change. I think it's dangerous mentality to think that a good person is only good if they have never done a single thing wrong in their lives. 

[SweetCyanide]

Kids/Teens can be very mean and rude but you know at the end of the day we're all humans. In ten years you change a lot, you grow up and mature. Someone still can be a good person even if they did mistakes in the past imo.

[taetaefingertips]

Kids are generally rude op, so don't worry. You are a better person now so don't worry about your past self. It doesn't describe you