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To The Girl I Once Knew

My, you have grown

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To The Girl I Once Knew

To the girl I once knew,

Hey you. It’s been a while since I’ve seen you. Over the past few years you have changed into someone you truly hate. But it is okay. You are slowly coming back. I can see the smile on your face, the friendships you are forming and the life you are creating for yourself. Look at you!

Look at how hard you are working. You raised your GPA, work part time, joined a sorority and made a great group of friends outside of that. Look at you.

The damage may have been done and the old you won’t 100% come back but that’s okay! You’re maturing, your growing into the person you were meant to be. Look at you.

You’re finally happy again, you realized that no BOY (they don’t deserve to be called men half the time) is worth you losing your happiness over, or your friends or your family. Just look at you!

Look at the way you’re smiling because you have the world in your hand. Look at how your friends and family care about you just look at the woman you are becoming.

I know it’s hard sometimes. I know you’re self conscious, I know you suffer with anxiety and depression but look, you got out of bed today! You went to school, you sat through class, you spent time with your friends, girl you’re doing okay. Look at you.

The girl I am today was not the girl I was a year ago, or the girl I was yesterday. In fact I am not just a girl. I am a young woman who has goals. A goal to be a doctor, a goal to be the best I can be. I want to help others and finally have learned how to help myself.

The girl I used to be, I know you’re in there, and I can still see parts of you, but boy am I happy you are gone. You were caring and you love everyone and you always put others before yourself. You never stood up for yourself, but you did for your friends. You used to cry over everything. Look at you! Look at how far you have come.

You don’t cry over everything, you don’t let people walk all over you, you love and care for everyone and have learned how to take care of yourself. You know you have become a better person so thank you to the girl I once knew but please, don’t come back. Let me mature and let me grow. Let me learn. Look at you! Look at how far you have grown.

Love Always and Forever,
The New and Improved Me

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