I wanted to write a letter to you to help you out, give you some advice, and give you some reassurance about your future:
1. First of all, buy a god damn belt… It’s not dumb to wear one, you’re dumb for not wearing one.
2. I know it’s hard… but try to stop worrying so much about what other people think of you.
This is something not just you, but most people are going to struggle with for a long time in their lives. And right now (especially since you're still in Jr. High) EVERYONE you know is putting on a show for everyone else. They say they don’t care, but they do.
3. Stop trying to be cool and impress the popular kids… You’re already great and have awesome friends.
4. Take your poor dogs on more walks.
5. You will master liquid eyeliner one day.
6. I know having a boyfriend seems super important right now… but it’s not. There’s nothing wrong with you because you don’t have a boyfriend. And honestly, boys are so dumb. They don’t get any smarter either, they only get worse.
7. You haven’t yet but… you will fall in love. It’s not with anyone you would’ve guessed you would’ve fallen in love with, but you will and it’s a great, great feeling.
8. You’re going to have your heart broken… and it’s going to hurt. It's going to hurt like Hell. I can't sugar coat that. But it’s okay. You’re going to survive. You will learn from it, and you will become a stronger, more beautiful, and wiser person for it.
9. Be nicer to your siblings.
10. Try out for more things… You’ll regret it. I would do anything to go back and try out for some of the things I was too afraid to.
11. Don’t stop writing… this is something I’m starting to pick up again and I wish I had never stopped.
12. Stop giving reactions to people just trying to irritate you… The sooner you wrap your head around this the sooner they're going to move onto picking on someone else.
13. Listen to Mom… and do what she says. She’s right 99% of the time.
14. You cannot control anyone else’s actions… You can only control the way you react to things. People are going to do whatever they are going to do, you can’t control that. Control how you react and you’ll become a better person for it.
I’m not going to tell you to do anything else, or not to do anything else, because there’s not really anything I would change about the short past I have. Everything I have done, including the mistakes and things I regret, I have learned from.
Everything has shaped me into who I am, and I’m proud to be person I am. I am proud of the person I am becoming, and will work every day to be proud of the person I will become.
Now go hang out with your friends and stop being so dramatic- you got this kid.
