What I would tell myself at 16...
1) You are going to marry Mike S. Yes, I know - you can't believe it, but it is very very true. And he only gets better looking...hard to believe because he is so hot at 16 right? AND you are going to have a baby with him. Mind blown, right?? :)
2) Pay attention in French class. You are going to need it when you take French in college. But it's okay when you zone out during the stupid Little Prince discussions, because no one ever talks about that in the real world - weird little prince and his strange attachment to his scarf. (Which you will be told in NO uncertain terms that it is not his security blanket...effectively turning you off of reading a piece of literature with a critical eye.)
3) You WILL pass your driver's test. Eventually. In like 3 years, but at least it will be before you graduate high school!
4) High school is awful. It will continue to get worse, but college is better, and post-college is better yet. Just grin and bear it.
5) Stop trying to impress that one person. You know who it is. They don't care, and you will learn that they will care even less about you over the years. You come to terms with it, of course, but it is not a fun process. Still love them and pray for them, but stop wanting them to like you so much.
6) You will gain weight during college. Try to adopt some better eating habits. Maybe pick up running? You'll want to run eventually with your husband (Mike S., remember?) but you will be too tired and out-of-shape to even really be good at it.
7) Your best friend will marry Justin T. and they will have two wonderful children which you will love to pieces.
8) Believe it or not, you will pick up some weird habits like throwing knives and shooting guns. In fact you will own a Sig Sauer and carry a CCL.
9) Be a little more exciting. Seriously, your high school years are so vanilla and blah that it is hard for me to write anything to you about it - because you were so safe ALL THE DANG TIME. Not that there is anything wrong with that really, but maybe branch out and have a little fun with some of your friends. Get more involved at school - maybe it will make things a bit more bearable.
10) Your senior year will present you with one of the hardest challenges you will ever face, and as much as I would like to warn you about all the hard times ahead...I won't. All those difficulties and trials will make you who you are today.
1) You are going to marry Mike S. Yes, I know - you can't believe it, but it is very very true. And he only gets better looking...hard to believe because he is so hot at 16 right? AND you are going to have a baby with him. Mind blown, right?? :)
2) Pay attention in French class. You are going to need it when you take French in college. But it's okay when you zone out during the stupid Little Prince discussions, because no one ever talks about that in the real world - weird little prince and his strange attachment to his scarf. (Which you will be told in NO uncertain terms that it is not his security blanket...effectively turning you off of reading a piece of literature with a critical eye.)
3) You WILL pass your driver's test. Eventually. In like 3 years, but at least it will be before you graduate high school!
4) High school is awful. It will continue to get worse, but college is better, and post-college is better yet. Just grin and bear it.
5) Stop trying to impress that one person. You know who it is. They don't care, and you will learn that they will care even less about you over the years. You come to terms with it, of course, but it is not a fun process. Still love them and pray for them, but stop wanting them to like you so much.
6) You will gain weight during college. Try to adopt some better eating habits. Maybe pick up running? You'll want to run eventually with your husband (Mike S., remember?) but you will be too tired and out-of-shape to even really be good at it.
7) Your best friend will marry Justin T. and they will have two wonderful children which you will love to pieces.
8) Believe it or not, you will pick up some weird habits like throwing knives and shooting guns. In fact you will own a Sig Sauer and carry a CCL.
9) Be a little more exciting. Seriously, your high school years are so vanilla and blah that it is hard for me to write anything to you about it - because you were so safe ALL THE DANG TIME. Not that there is anything wrong with that really, but maybe branch out and have a little fun with some of your friends. Get more involved at school - maybe it will make things a bit more bearable.
10) Your senior year will present you with one of the hardest challenges you will ever face, and as much as I would like to warn you about all the hard times ahead...I won't. All those difficulties and trials will make you who you are today.
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