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When my mom died, I stopped being a kid. This is the advice I'd give myself if I could go back.
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• It's not your fault
You didn't make your mom take all those pills. She made choices well before you. Forgive yourself.
You didn't make your mom take all those pills. She made choices well before you. Forgive yourself.
• You deserve to be a kid.
• Don't take things so personally.
• Your dad should be your dad.
I spent my childhood cooking, cleaning, and taking care of myself and my dad. I should've had a chance to just be a kid
I spent my childhood cooking, cleaning, and taking care of myself and my dad. I should've had a chance to just be a kid
• Never stop believing in yourself.
If you think you can, you're halfway there.
If you think you can, you're halfway there.
• Date who you will have fun with you
Don't take high school relationships so seriously. You have plenty of time to find the "one".
Don't take high school relationships so seriously. You have plenty of time to find the "one".
• Love yourself
Others can't fill that void for you.
Others can't fill that void for you.
• Just pick a direction
You don't have to know every detail, just pick a direction then adjust accordingly.
You don't have to know every detail, just pick a direction then adjust accordingly.
• Don't drink and drive
It will never end well, and if it does it will eventually catch up to you.
It will never end well, and if it does it will eventually catch up to you.
• Choose your friends wisely
If people treat you bad, don't be friends with them. It's that simple.
If people treat you bad, don't be friends with them. It's that simple.
• Forgive your dad
He is broken, just like you. Forgive him and love him through it.
He is broken, just like you. Forgive him and love him through it.
• Don't ever quit
When anything in life gets hard, use it to push harder. Never give up.
When anything in life gets hard, use it to push harder. Never give up.
• The college you go to matters
Choose the school that will make you happy not make you rich.
Choose the school that will make you happy not make you rich.
• Treat everyone with respect
Everybody is broken, remember that.
Everybody is broken, remember that.
Conclusion: Your trauma doesn't have to define you. You have the power to overcome it and still be joyful.Every kid deserves to be a kid.
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