Hello Everybody!
I've been thinking about somethings for the past few days now like about how things I've done in my past have affected who I am today.
I know, just about everybody thinks this way.
And I'm trying not to.
If I could go back in time, I'd tell myself to act a certain way or treat someone better or worse than I had, and I probably wouldn't be exactly who I am now, but who knows if it could possibly be for better or worse.
(That's the point Myia, get on with it)
So, since I can't do that, this message is a reminder for my future children, my niece, my cousins' children and whatever other young people I encounter in my life, that need a reminder as they ascend into their early teens.
This is the time of my life that I remember being the most crucial (cue teen angst).
-I wasn't sure what the hell I was doing.
-I made a lot of dumb mistakes.
-And clearly I got over them all.
-And you will too. <--- MOST IMPORTANT
-I made a lot of dumb mistakes.
-And clearly I got over them all.
-And you will too. <--- MOST IMPORTANT
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Dear thirteen-year-old Myia,
At this point in your life, you probably think that having a boyfriend is the most important thing to have. Well, sorry to be General Buzzkillington but, it's not. To be honest, the most important thing is to actually get the grades you know you deserve and to focus on the things you most enjoy in life, like your art, or other passions. I know you don't think you are, but you definitely are much smarter than you give yourself credit for. Act like it.
Don't try to act like somebody you aren't. It actually makes you less likable as a person.
You're going to get REALLY bad highlights and think that it doesn't look so bad, but it totally does.
Don't have Mom buy you stupid expensive clothes that everybody else has, they don't matter, it doesn't make you more likable as a person. Totally pointless. And for the love of God, don't wear pajama pants to school. Also, nobody cares if you're wearing skateboarding shoes, you don't know how to skateboard so stop it. But, trust me, you'll get a decent style that works for you. Eventually.
Be nice to people. More than that, be nice to everyone. Even if they don't deserve it.
Junior High, or Middle School, or whatever they're calling it now, isn't a proper reflection upon how high school will go, or college for that fact. It's kind of a joke, but you still have to go through it like everyone else. Just make it less painful with the right attitude.
What you do in the privacy of your own room doesn't make you a bad person. Trust me, pretty much everybody else is doing something they're not proud of either. And it may seem wrong now, but by the time you and your friends are all about 18-19, maybe 20 you've all done something that you're not comfortable talking about to others. Guess what, when you're 22, you can talk about things like that all the time with friends because you just don't care. Masturbation. There, I said it.
Now, this is one of the more important points you need to listen to. Please, please try your hardest to not let friends (or people that you think are your 'friends') coerce you into doing anything that you know is wrong or makes you feel uncomfortable. Just say no. Trust me, they're going to tell you that you're stupid, or weak, or a bitch, or something else that will just put you down. And it will. But, if they say those things just because you didn't give in to something that made you uncomfortable, then you don't want anything to do with them. Trust me, you're life is just fine without them. And you can make fun of them on Facebook years later.
And lastly but absolutely not least, your happiness is what matters most. Remember that.
Love, your future self.
Hope this can possibly hit you all right in the nostalgia.
Hope you have a great weekend.
Make good choices.
xoxo
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