Dear Sixteen-year-old me,<\/p>\n
Hey girl! I know you have lots going on right now but it\u2019s really important we have a talk; an important talk. It\u2019s me, you, but you 28 years from now and there are some life changing things you have to know before you make some terrible choices. So, if you could turn off that TV and disconnect that phone, it would be great because what I am about to say can be life altering, if you choose to listen to yourself.<\/p>\n
I hate to tell you this, but our years have been pretty tough since and had I known what I know now, I could have avoided a lot of heartache and pain. So, that\u2019s why I\u2019m making the time to talk to you today. I\u2019ve found myself saying, \u201cWhy didn\u2019t someone tell me this?\u201d quite a bit lately. And I look back and realize: some of the things nobody told me and some of the things someone wanted to and tried to tell me but I didn\u2019t listen. I didn\u2019t listen because\u2026 I knew it all. \ud83d\ude09 Well, guess what girl, you don\u2019t know it all and because you aren\u2019t listening to the people who love you with genuine hearts; your road is going to be rough and ugly unless you are willing to listen to what you (the older and much wiser you) has to say.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ll try my best to keep it short and spare you the ugly details of your choices but here are five fast facts you have to hear sooner instead of later.<\/p>\n
1. MOM<\/strong>: I know you\u2019re pretty independent now, but you need to know, mom is very important and you still need her. You need to be talking with her and listening to her advice. I know you think she won\u2019t understand but she does. She was once your age and although things were different \u201cback then\u201d the emotions, feelings and needs of a girl are still very much the same. Mom understands the things you are facing, she went through many of the same things, and look, she survived them. Don\u2019t be afraid to ask her questions about her teen days. She\u2019ll share them with you. She just doesn\u2019t because you don\u2019t give her time.<\/p>\n I need you to stop and think differently about mom for a minute. You see, there are many women in this world and you could have been given any of them as your mom but you weren\u2019t. You have the mom that was picked just for you. A woman who was excited when she learned she was pregnant was chosen just for you. You were preciously placed inside her womb to be carefully and wonderfully knit together. Your growth took many minutes, days, and months before you were ready to enter this world. Through every one of those, that woman was bonding with you and learning to love you with an unconditional love. Once you entered this world she wanted the best for you. She took care of all your needs and always put those needs before her own. She was your first friend and will be your forever friend until the day she dies. But, the hard reality is, the day will come when she is no longer there like she was. It will break your heart and you will have lots of regret. So, get it through that beautiful brain of yours, you need to trust, talk with, listen to and respect your mom. She loves you with all her heart and only wants what is truly best for you. And she knows what that best is.<\/p>\n 2. CLOTHES<\/strong>: You know those clothes that everybody else is wearing that you just have to have and throw fits when you don\u2019t get them … well, they aren\u2019t all that amazing. That name brand and expensive price tag doesn\u2019t prove anything about you. You weren\u2019t made to fit in you were designed to stand out. Be a pink flamingo amongst a gang of turkeys! Wear clothes that you like, that look good on you & your body shape, and keep it modest. You want to catch someone\u2019s attention by the nice things you do, the kind way you treat others and the class you have. The best designer thing you can wear is your smile.<\/p>\n 3. FRIENDS<\/strong>: Friends will come and friends will go. And yes, they are important but friends are like shoes. There are different ones for different moments in your life. Think about those High Heels \u2013 They look really good and can take you to new heights but if you aren\u2019t careful they\u2019ll cause you to fall. And those Flip Flops \u2013 What you see is what there is. And most importantly those Running shoes \u2013 They\u2019ll go the distance with you. Just like a pair of shoes needs two to be complete, you have to be a real friend to have a real friend. Remember this, a real friend walks in when the rest of the world walks out.<\/p>\n 4. BOYFRIENDS<\/strong>: Learn to be friends with boys. You shouldn\u2019t have to date a guy to get to know him. He should be a good friend before you consider giving him your full attention and your heart. Don\u2019t start a relationship on how someone looks but build one on how they act.<\/p>\n 5. GOD<\/strong>: I know you believe in a God who created the earth and looks down on you, watching every move you make, but remember that thing you went to when you were 14 and they told you about a man who was called names, made fun of, spit on, beat up and gave his life because of His love for you? Yes, remember, that man named Jesus, and how how you felt when you heard about this and you went forward and gave your heart to Him? Then, you left that night with a fire in your heart and a new excitement but you didn\u2019t know what to do next? So, that fire went out? Well, there are people who want to come alongside you and help you figure out what to do next in order to keep that fire burning so your poor choices don\u2019t burn you. Well, you can find these people at a church or in a girls ministry group like glittr. There are women there who have been there and done that and want to share their bad for your good and help you find out how to have a relationship with Him that will finally fill that spot your are trying to fill in your life.<\/p>\n I\u2019m sure your attention span is gone. So, I will end and you can read this letter again but only one number a week and really think about what I have said. Now, you can say a little less, \u201cI wish someone would\u2019ve told me,\u201d because you have told you. And, now that you know different, BE DIFFERENT!<\/p>\n YOU ARE LOVED MORE THAN YOU COULD EVER KNOW! I LOVE YOU AND BELIEVE IN YOU!<\/p>\n Sincerely, Me<\/p>\n Katie, USA, 44<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dear Sixteen-year-old me, Hey girl! I know you have lots going on right now but it\u2019s really important we have a talk; an important talk. It\u2019s me, you, but you 28 years from now and there are some life changing things you have to know before you make some terrible choices. 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