.learning to love myself assignment.

There's this website called "Learning to love yourself" and it has assignments to I suppose, aide in the loving of one's self.
One that really caught me was the "Letters to yourself at a troubled time" . My sister did it for an assignment and so I thought I'd try it out.

To Lauren at 14:

-Grade nine will be memorable for you. Despite the rides in the back of cop cars and the fights with your mom, you won't regret anything.
-John Kelly will never love you back. Give it up. You'll be so much better off when you just accept that he's not that into you. Laughing at all of his girlfriends is way more satisfying.

At 15.
-Shaun Bockmaster isn't the love of your life. Thank him for the Thursday t-shirt and move on, otherwise at 2o you'll be wondering why he's marrying some other girl.
-Everything you're doing now is wrong, but you'll become stronger for it.
-Don't start smoking
-Working at Tim Hortons will change your life, for the better...no, seriously.
-Don't sleep around.
-Don't sleep with Barry. You'll never live that one down. Despite how hot the whole "Marilyn Manson " thing is now, it won't be in about..oh...4 months.
-Write everything down.
-Sit on the roof top more often, you'll miss this.
-despite everything, tell your mother you love her.
-take pictures of all of your animals. say good-bye to scooter and Katie, you'll never see them again.

16:
-Just kiss Dave.
-You're not fat.
-You'll look back on this year as the happiest ever.
-Your hair is friggen gorgeous.
-Shaun is still not the love of your life. ..and good for you for sticking up for yourself at least a little.
-When you're leaving , pack earlier, that way you won't move out with nothing.

17:
-You're upset because you've just realised all of the crap going on around you, you've just become aware. You're strong and you will get through this.
-Money is fleeting...but you should save more.
-Improv is a good choice.
-Dave Sider is a bad choice, avoid that all together, because in a month you'll get dumped over email and humiliated at your improv show by him and his emo friends.
-Shaun will dump you in exactly a month for the girl he's cheating on you with. Be his friend. but when he says " I want to be with you again" there will be a little voice screaming "No way Jose!" ..listen to it, or else you won't even be able to trust him and you'll be miserable all summer.
-DONT DATE ADAM COCKS.
-If you must date him just know how stupid he is and how all of your future relationships will be great because of this one idiot you lowered the bar for.
-Put more focus into Improv
-Student council... well don't cry about it, who cares if they don't like you. You're a bitch sometimes, embrace it.
-Emily and Breanne and Cassy and Jazz , these people matter.
-Tell Jason about your HUGE crush on him. 4 years from now it'll still be there.

18:
-Get a summer job.
-Hug Cindy more.
-Joe Deluca is what a boyfriend should act like.
-On the same note, end things with him now, because in a year from now, it won't be so easy.
-Peterborough is going to be good for this year, ...and a summer, and that's it.
-Don't sweat school so much.
-Embrace the fact that you actually like writing essays.


19:
-Go to the bars more
-Fight with Joe less. End things with Joe when the fighting starts...not during.
-Hang out with Cassy more
-School...well I'm not going to tell you not to flunk out, because ,really...you are where you are now because you fucked up.
-There are about 3 guys you really just should have never spoken to.
-SAVE SOME DAMN MONEY
-Move out of Wolsely, it'll save you SO much grief.
-Paint more.
-Don't feel so bad about school, when you were trying you were getting 80's.

20:
-DONT DATE ANYONE
-HMV is the best job you'll ever have.
-This is going to be a shit year but it'll get you to where you need to be.
-Jon is going to mess everything up, just avoid him. Please.
-Don't quit full time.
-Fleming is a waste of time.
-Move to Toronto when you first start thinking about it.
-The first time you think about leaving should be the time you leave, for good.
-Don't think for a second that you deserve less. Cheating is never acceptable. Ever. You deserve more, always.
-Don't compromise yourself for anyone, ever. If they tell you to be more "compassionate" or less "self-involved" flip them the bird and tell them you are who you are, deal or don't.
-Don't move in with Elliott.
-Wait until at least January before agreeing to date Elliott...
-He will break your heart. You will still love and miss him. Be prepared.
-Celebrate your birthday without him.