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Originally Posted by 33girl
Everything else I kind of learned once I went away to college and looked at my small town and said "oh, I guess that WASN'T the world, and I'm quite glad that I didn't fit into it."
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This is beautiful, and it really speaks to my transition from HS to college.
What I would say to teenage me:
Siblings can be annoying, but stand up for them when your friends get at them. Life is hard enough for teenagers; don't allow it to be hard when you can do something.
People who say that you must hate your family for going to a college so far away have no concept of your dreams and wants. That college will change you from a child to an adult in so many ways; ignore the high school kids.
Tell your private clarinet teacher that you really care about him. You won't get to say that once he's gone.
Same goes for your church organist.
Your parents understand you better than you know. I know you love and care about them, but just appreciate the little things they do a bit more.
Do not feel that loyalty means defending someone to the death every single time. It's really not. Sometimes people don't deserve your loyalty. On the flip side, just because someone is aloof most of the time doesn't mean they don't care about you. You'll understand why when you're older.
You should have taken piano. Really.
Friends who care about you won't try to change who you are, and they won't let you cry alone.
Also, "You are enough. You are so enough, it's unbelievable how enough you are."