Warning to a Younger Me

I'm writing in hopes that you will read this & it might save you some future heartbreak.

-Don't be so trusting. By the time you are 16 you will have fallen for a boy that will try to make you believe that he loves you, however don't believe him because this boy hardly knows the meaning of love & should certainly not be throwing it around so easily. However if you believe him, you will find yourself wondering why you wasn't good enough after he leaves you. You will find yourself slumped in the bathroom floor, tears streaming down your face & a razor blade in your hand debating with each thought if it will ever get better? By the time you are 18, a customer at your first job will have touched you in-appropriately & showed you his member asking you to do favors for him. By the time you are 22 your mom will have taken out two credit cards in your name using your social security number & birthday. These cards will affect your credit score & ultimately make you financially struggle. When you are 23 you will have moved out on your own & work six days a week just to keep food in the fridge & pay rent to have a roof over your head.

-But a little side note for you; it does get better so hang in there. Don't let what is going to happen to you, define you cause you are so much more than that. You are strong. You are beautiful. You are courageous & brave. And you are intelligent. Now take on the world & make me proud!