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An Open Letter To My 14 Year Old Self

Trust your older self, you'll want this letter!

Naomi Charles
Aug 01, 2016
St. John's University
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An Open Letter To My 14 Year Old Self
Naomi Charles

I write this letter because there are so many things I wish I knew before starting high school at fourteen. I didn't have anyone to go to for advice since I was the oldest child at home. Here is what I would want my 14-year-old self to know.

Hey you,

I know right now you don't think you're the greatest. You don't think you're beautiful. I know you think you're a nerd and are not cool. I know that you think that being popular is the most important thing. It's not. You will do things to try to prove yourself to people; people who you THINK are important, but in reality they won't be around for awfully long.

Your heart is pure right now. You will think that people will treat you the way you treat them, but that will never be the case. That guy who you are obsessed with will break your heart for the first time and then again. He's not a good idea. That girl who you think is your best friend really isn't. Stay away from her. She's toxic. We can't always keep friends forever. Stop trying to hold on to her. She will only get worse.

That girl who sits in front of you in art class is an amazing person. She will be your rock for years to come. Trust her. Her heart is full of love and she will be there for you even through the toughest of times, and you will be there for her.

Help yourself before you go out and help others. There will be a time when you will really be broken inside. Please give yourself time to heal. It will take a while, but when you're ready, share with others what you've gone through. Your story will touch a dozen of girls and you will be so glad you shared it.

Your mom is an amazing woman. She will be strict and will keep you from doing a lot of things now, but just know it's because she loves you. You will look back and be glad she did. She will become one of your best friends. Go to her when you need help. Don't keep it bottled up inside.

You WILL go on to do great things! You think you are nothing now, but one day you will become someone; someone who people like and want to be in their lives. Your awkward stage won't last forever. You will one day love yourself. It will take a long time, but the darkness will soon give a way to light. Hang in there!

We all have to go through hard times to finally get to a point where we are happy. I write you to tell you that we finally are. I thank you because I couldn't have done this without you.

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