Party like it's 1999

I saw this idea over on A Work in Progress and thought it was a really neat idea. So here goes nothing....




What I would tell my 16 year old self...

• Don't let the doctors talk you into getting Lupron shots. Stay as far away from them as possible. All they will do is cause you to gain 60lbs in one year, go through early menopause and make you feel terrible about yourself. It will do nothing for your endometriosis.
• Don't change your major 4 times in college. Get your degree in Sociology right off the bat. You can always get your certification in teaching later on. You're just wasting good time.
• Charles is not your soul mate. I know you think your whole world is over when y'all break up and I know it will take years to heal the hurt but you will become friends again and you WILL MOVE ON! One day you will wake up and it will be like you never loved him at all.
• Date, date, date! Don't hold yourself to so many long term boyfriends. Go out and have fun. See what is out there and never settle because you are scared of what's out there. 
• Don't let your mother's fears become yours. Go out on the weekends with friends and have fun, rebel a little. You will survive and you will have fun. 
• Don't let distance come between you and your best friend because you go to college and she doesn't. You need to hold on to the special bond you have with her because she is one in a million. 
• Living in Pasadena, Texas is not the worst thing in the world. Trust me one day you will move to Twentynine Palms, Ca and that is the worst place in the world!! :o)
• Don't feel like an outcast in high school because your political views don't match everyone else. You will soon go to college and meet people who view things the same way you do. You will learn that different points of view are what makes the world a fun place to live. 
• Enjoy being a waitress. It will be the best paying job for the least amount of actual work you will ever have. 
• It's ok to drink at parties if you aren't going to drive home. Relax a little. 
• You are going to Europe when you are 20 and you are going to have an amazing time. Soak it all in.
• Try not to be in such a rush to be an adult. You have many years to be one, and very few years to be a kid.
• Despite what others may tell you or what you think, you do not have to be married to have children. you will never be able to have children the "natural way", so do it the way you want. 
• Never let anyone judge you. When you let others judge you, they win.
• Every person in your life will break your heart, even your parents at some point. But you will forgive and you will grow. In the end you will love them even more despite it all. 
• Continue to love your brothers with everything you have. You will remain close to them and one day they will tell you secrets they won't share with anyone else. It feels amazing.
• Wear those bikinis now!!! Stop thinking you're fat. You have a fabulous figure. idiot.
• If you would study, you'd probably making straight A's instead of As and Bs. Lazy.
• Jealousy is a wasted emotion. It will get you nowhere. Let it go.
• People you hate now, will try to be your friends later. Losers
• Go away to college. Cut the cord from your parents. ha.

This look was for a play! I did not wear my hair in pig tails normally.