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| Me - 14 yrs old |
I am your 33 year old self. Yes I know you think that is old now, but just wait. When you are 33 you will still feel like you are 25... until you hang out with 25 year olds.
I know you think you know everything now,
and you could probably totally school me on biology vocabulary,
but you really don't have a clue.
First of all, stop worrying. Gah! You worry so much about everything and anything. You are only 14 for crying out loud! Stop carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders. You can't do anything about it right now, and everything will all work out. Guess what? All that worrying will give you wrinkles, lots of them... so knock it off because Botox is expensive! (You will learn about this in about 10 years.)
Enjoy your family. All too soon there won't be any of them near enough to enjoy.
There is so much more than your tiny town and the people in it. One day you will move away from all of it and start new. In fact, you will do that over and over again. So just enjoy the good people in your life now and forget about the bad.
For the love of God, get a hearing test!!! We probably would get better grades and maybe be a neuroscientist. Okay probably not, but at least Dad will stop using the broom handle on the ceiling to get your attention. You would finally be able to hear him yell "PHONE!" at the top of his lungs.
Be a good friend. I know you have been picked on, bullied, and stabbed in the back, but don't let that jade you into not being a good friend. A good friend forgives, includes, and tries. You are going to have major regrets every day of your adult life if you don't do something to change that RIGHT NOW.
Do not go crazy and adopt a pack of dogs when you grow up. Just don't.
Stop being a hopeless romantic. Seriously, life doesn't work like that. The boy you have liked since 7th grade will never ask you out. As a matter of fact, YOU will end up asking out the man you marry. You will be the prince charming you wish for every time you blow out the candles, or wish on a star, or have an eyelash on your fingertip. After high school you finally learn if you want something, go out and get it.
Don't be afraid to do stuff. You have always dreamed of being on stage. Don't let your 7th grade drama tryout, where you nervously giggled through the reading, deter you from trying again. The drama group will be some of the best people you will ever know and they will except you for who you are... nervous giggles and all.
Someday you will appreciate the quiet house and your alone time. When that day comes it is far too late, because now you have children and will never EVER get quiet alone time, ever again.
It's okay to be a nerd. One day you will look back and appreciate your nerdy hobbies instead of hiding them. Yes you love computer adventure games, math, and reading. You should embrace it.
Stop eating ramon noodles 3x a day. There is nothing healthy in those dry cancer packages. Eat an apple instead.
I know your adventures right now are just living vicariously through the people on TV and in movies. Let me tell you- there will be some adventures! You will ice climb, go white water rafting, rock climb, sail in the ocean, swim with the dolphins, see a show at the Moulin Rouge in Paris, go dancing in Miami, and sing so much karaoke you will need therapy on your vocal cords. The greatest adventure you will ever know won't be moving across the country to a place you have never been before... twice; it will be raising 2 amazing kids that make you laugh and cry, and test the limits of your sanity.
Since I am pretty sure you are just rolling your eyes at all my advice, then just follow this:
1. Don't let the past dictate your actions.
2. Be the best version of yourself you can be.
3. No regrets.
Love,
33 year old Amanda
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