Hey Young One

 

The next question in this series is "What are sixteen things you would tell your sixteen year old self, if you could?"

                                               (That's me in all my sixteen year old glory)

1. Don't stress too much about those tardies. It does not mean you are going to end up being a juvenile delinquent.

2. Speaking of juvenile delinquents, those "cool kids" will literally go down the path to death  only a couple years after graduation and you will be hearing on Facebook how they went to sleep and never woke up. Your friends...will still be the same goofy kids.

3. Join the dance team because if you do not, you will be watching them on YouTube and telling everyone how you wish you had been a part of it.

4. Get out and have fun. Staying at home will get you into a habit that is hard to break and you will be left feeling isolated.

5. No matter how much drama the divorce has caused, I promise it will be over soon.

6.  Mr. Harris knew what he was talking about when he said the people who failed his class ended up in the sheriffs report. Luckily...you passed.

7. That "Every Fifteen Minutes" presentation.....it will replay in your mind every time you see a drunk driver on the news.

8. You will never be able to give blood. You will want to really badly. But you have anxiety and will always have a high pulse that keeps you from saving a life. Try to save lives in other ways.

9. Watch how people around you interact with their own relationships. Watch and take note of what YOU are willing to allow. That way when the time comes for you to use what you have learned, you will know.

10. DO..NOT..CUT..THAT..HAIR! It will seem like a great idea but it will leave you with a horrible pixie cut that makes you look manly. You have beautiful hair. Do not hate on it.

11. Even at the worst of times, you are strong enough to not touch the razor. Each year will get easier. I promise.

12. You have no idea but you are getting out of that town in a couple of years. You will not miss it.

13. You will not end up being a C.N.A like you thought. You will pass one half and fail the second by one wrong move and it will devastate you. But you will find out you are actually very interested in helping the deaf. Something you never even thought about.

14. You are beautiful. Do not tell yourself you need to lose weight. You are just the way you are meant to be.

15. You will achieve your goal of graduating high school without becoming a teen mom. Good job!

16. Enjoy every second with that boyfriend of yours. When everything is said and done...none of those stupid arguments will matter. You will think it matters at sixteen. You will think he will NEVER move out and his family not letting him leave the house will cause many many many arguments. But in the end, every bad moment will not matter in comparison to the countless amazing moments that you will cherish for the rest of your life. So do not stress about it. There is a plan you are not aware of.