When your momma tells you she loves you, say it back
Stay distanced from your family as much as you feel you need to, but don't cut yourself out completely
Your grades are not as important as they're all making them out to be, don't be afraid to care for yourself as much as you need to
Listen to your music loud and be forgiving, but not forgetful
Believe in yourself even though you can't believe in a god
Stop forcing yourself to go to your parent's church just to make your parents happy, being around a group of people so toxic is a lot to handle and you deserve better
When you start going to parties,
Don't let go of them so easily, no matter how many drugs they are on, they will be some of the best people you will ever meet, do not take them for granted
When you walk by flowers, smell them, you have no idea how much they will mean to you one day
Eat your favorite meal as often as you want to,
Eat chocolate at any time of the day,
Just ******* eat something, anything
When she tells you she loves you, do not listen to her,
Do not listen to her friends,
Do not listen to a word she says,
Listen to yourself, you will be stronger than this one day
And
When this new girl talks about Brand New for the first time, just start crying, you'll need a good head start,
And when she takes you to see them live, hold her tight, even though you don't know this will be one of the last times you'll be able to look her in the eyes,
And when she chooses to go, don't run after her, as much as you want to, it's better this way, for the both of you
Recognize when you're getting bad again, it's dangerous when you don't, and you'll find that out soon
You will find people to kiss the scars, I promise you,
In the mean time just don't stop loving,
I know it's hard to love anything and I know it's hard to not hate it all and I know it's hard to stop your fast heart beat and I know anxiety is becoming a storm but listen to me carefully
Romanticize yourself,
You haven't felt loved in a long time and I can tell,
That there's more to this than those sleepless nights,
That there's more to this than the look of fear in your family's eyes
And when the time comes,
Do not try to **** yourself, even though I know at this point you've thought about it so many times
You are perfect,
There is more to this,
You are perfect,
There is more to this
And you are the strongest person I've ever met in my entire life, and you've seen a lot, but don't let any of that **** you
You're more than that,
And when you read this, take it to heart,
It'll help you out a lot