Dear me,
Hi. You're probably on Omegle with your friends right now. That's actually really dangerous, by the way...watch yourself. I want to tell you a few things that I've learned over the past six years. Don't freak out, I know you hate listening to direction, but you'll thank me one day.
First off, ditch the purple converse. I know they seem cool and they pair really well with your red skinny jeans, but your fashion cortex will soon evolve and you'll realize why purple anything is not a very bright idea.
The girl that taught you how to put on eyeliner was very, very wrong. It's supposed to look natural, not like you took a thick sharpie to your eyelid. Stick with just mascara for a while. You will long for the days when that was all you needed to look presentable.
Don't cut your hair. I've either burned or locked away every picture of you that was taken throughout that two year span. The bowl cut, raccoon-eye, flat chest combo is an explanation in itself.
Junior-high is temporary. You feel lost and confused, like you have no sense of self and no one accepts you for who you are. True friends will come. You will learn what it's like to be loved. Your self-worth is not a reflection of those who are incapable of loving you.
Talk to your mom. She's smarter than you think and she gives killer advice. She's also a guaranteed friend that will never turn on you or tell you that your eye-shadow looks great when it definitely doesn't.
Your homework is not hard, you're probably just being lazy. You won't learn "hard" until about junior year of high-school. When you have a C- in Chem and you haven't studied at all for your final exam the next day, then you can cry over grades.
You aren't in love with that blue-eyed boy that gives you tight hugs and sends your twisted stomach through the roof...and he definitely isn't an accurate depiction of the man that you will marry. I'd like to say that he'll regret breaking your fragile, little heart, but he probably won't. Other guys will come, I promise.
Stop accumulating curse words into your every day vocabulary. I know it's tempting but you actually sound increasingly more immature the more you use them.
Appreciate your life, because although it doesn't seem like it now, you have huge adventures ahead of you. You will cherish them when you're my age way more if you appreciate them while they're happening.
Get involved and talk to people. The power of conversation and community will change your life. You will realize that relationships become the most important thing as you grow up, so start building them.
If you only take one thing from this article, it is that my hope is for you to learn how to be happy. Despite stress, bad friends, embarrassing haircuts, and growing up. Junior high is like an introduction to "getting through things" and the earlier you learn how to do that while finding joy, the better.
