18 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Turned 18.
1. Only surround yourself with people who support you and love you and keep you positive and happy. They’re the ones who will help you succeed.
2. That boy does not really love you, he loves how you take your clothes off and how you kiss his neck and how you never seem to question why he only texts you when he’s drunk and lonely.
3. It is perfectly acceptable to tell the people who are only dragging you down to fuck off.
4. Learn how to love yourself. Honestly, everything will start looking up when you do.
5. Missing one night of homework will not ruin your GPA, we all need a break.
6. You will not graduate with the same group of friends you had freshman year. You will lose and gain plenty people, it’s just a part of growing up.
7. Go to concerts, explore who you are, do not let what other people think determine who you are.
8. You will get your heart broken several times, ice cream truly is the best medicine but, so is cursing his name and burning everything you own of his.
9. When your best friend calls you at 2 a.m to tell you she’s in love remind her that she said this last time too and you don’t want her to get hurt.
10. Become friends with your teachers, it may seem lame, but they will be the best ones you ever make.
11. Do not be afraid to dye your hair or cut it all off or grow it out.
12. You will not be the same person you were when you were 14 on your birthday. You will have grown in more ways than one.
13. People will leave your life at the worst times.
14. Do not give second, third, or fourth chances.
15. Therapy is not stupid and going to it does not make you weak.
16. Always ask for help when you need it.
17. Don’t start smoking cigarettes, they’re expensive, they kill you, and i promise, you will get addicted.
18. Forgive but do not forget. Or, don’t forgive at all, sometimes you just need to accept that people do not deserve forgiveness.
