Hey y'all..
The next thing on the list to write about is a list of 10 things you would tell your 16 year old self if you could.. Well, I'm actually going to write to myself as a freshman in high school, so my 15 year old self.
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1. Try harder. You are smart, and your grades don't reflect that at all. The grades you are making now are the reason you will have a hard time catching up in the next three years.

2. Stop coloring your hair. I know you want to be a brunette so badly, because it makes you look older, but just let it go back to blonde. Because in three years, you're going to be trying to get back to blonde and it's going to be so difficult.

3. The "best friends" you have now, will not be the best friends you have through high school. Pay closer attention Sarah, Beth, Rachel, Blair, and Meredith. Those girls know what it's like to be a true friend.

4. No matter what's going on with your family, your parents will always love you. I know it feels like they are going against you and that they don't care, but it's the exact opposite, they are always on your side and they care about you more than anything in the world.

5. I know you're thinking about quitting basketball, and I'm letting you know that it will be the biggest mistake of your life. Keep going, and don't let anyone stand in your way.

6. Don't take Dual Credit History when you're a junior. It will kick your butt and it's not worth the tears.

7. You don't need a boy to make you complete. I know you're not going to listen to me, because you don't listen to anyone anymore, so whatever.

8. Start writing. It will be the best thing that has ever happened to you.

9. I know that you wish that you were older and prettier, but believe me when I tell you that in the next three years, you will change and grow into a beautiful young woman with the world in her hands.

10. Don't let people hold you down. Don't let people tell you that you feel things too strongly. Don't let people take your heart and shrink it. Don't let people change you.