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Life Lessons
Jun. 4th, 2015 07:03 pmWhat I Learned From My Mom: How to be a strong, independent person who lives for herself, not others, but doesn’t have to bowl everyone else down to be that person, taking others into consideration without letting them walk all over you.
What I Learned From My Dad: Don’t trust everyone, because they’ll tell you what you wanna hear, but they won’t follow through, and it’ll hurt if you believe them, over and over again, even if they’re your dad and say love you.
What I Learned From Myself: I’m stronger than I thought I was.
What I’d Tell My Younger Self: Stop believing him. It hurts every time, and he never does end up following through no matter how many times people tell you he’s changed. He’s not the only one who will do this to you, so learn now.
What I’d Tell a Teenager if They Asked About Life: Be yourself, but don’t hurt others in the process. Don’t let them walk all over you, but don’t be an asshole while you do it. Life is hard, but things that seem awful, like they’re going to kill you? They don’t. You get stronger because of them. Live your life in such a way that, when you’re old and surrounded by those you love, you can look back and say you’re proud of how you handled the good and the bad shit. Everybody fucks up. It’s how you handle your fuckups that makes you who you are and either draws people to you or pushes them away.
~Maya
What I Learned From My Dad: Don’t trust everyone, because they’ll tell you what you wanna hear, but they won’t follow through, and it’ll hurt if you believe them, over and over again, even if they’re your dad and say love you.
What I Learned From Myself: I’m stronger than I thought I was.
What I’d Tell My Younger Self: Stop believing him. It hurts every time, and he never does end up following through no matter how many times people tell you he’s changed. He’s not the only one who will do this to you, so learn now.
What I’d Tell a Teenager if They Asked About Life: Be yourself, but don’t hurt others in the process. Don’t let them walk all over you, but don’t be an asshole while you do it. Life is hard, but things that seem awful, like they’re going to kill you? They don’t. You get stronger because of them. Live your life in such a way that, when you’re old and surrounded by those you love, you can look back and say you’re proud of how you handled the good and the bad shit. Everybody fucks up. It’s how you handle your fuckups that makes you who you are and either draws people to you or pushes them away.
~Maya
