kids are fucking fragile, ok? when you have no life experience you have nothing to compare your troubles to and many things ARE, in fact, the worst thing to ever happen to you.
i’m 20. and i had a rough week this week. and one of the reasons it wasn’t as rough as it could have been is because i have had worse. i have been in more pain than this before and it was really helpful to be able to say to myself, yes, ok, i’m feeling like a massive pile of shit right now, but i remember how i felt when thing x happened y years ago and that was objectively more horrible and if i got through that then i’m going to survive this.
when i was 16 i couldn’t do that because thing x was in fact the worst thing to ever happen to me. because when you haven’t lived very long some of the things that happen WILL be the worst things to ever happen to you and you’re fucking allowed to be angry and upset and so on. there is no age you have to reach before you’re allowed to feel bad. i can’t believe this discourse tbh.
kids are fragile and they’re dismissed all the time for having feelings because shitty ass adults are so selfish that they can’t wrap their minds around the idea that MAYBE their feelings aren’t more important than a child’s. seriously fuck off maybe if someone had taken me seriously as a kid i’d be a functional adult
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One bad grade, or even a bad semester, isn’t the end of the world.
Your mental health is more important than your grades.
It doesn’t really matter what your high school classmates think of you or whether they like you or not, because almost all of them are going to lose touch with you after you graduate. So just do what makes you happy and don’t worry about what others might think.
People change, especially during their teens, and sometimes that means growing apart from people you used to be close to. It’s not anybody’s fault; that’s just how life is.
It’s okay to say “no” to people.
You don’t have to have your first boyfriend, or your first kiss, or your first anything by any certain age. Don’t put pressure on yourself to grow up faster than you’re ready to.
Don’t give up on your hobbies just because you’re busy with school. Make time to do the things you enjoy. You might regret losing those skills later on.
The person you date in high school is probably not the person you’re going to marry, so don’t plan your future around them. Plan your future around you – they can come along for the ride if they want, but if they don’t, don’t worry about it. There will be other people that you will love.
Most of the things you’re stressed or frustrated or heartbroken about right now won’t even matter to you in three years. Try to remember that, in the big scheme of things, high school is only a very small part of your life.
Your plans for the future are going to change several times over the next few years. Don’t worry about it. You have time, and you’ll figure things out.
Please don't scream, I have anxiety and loud noises really can trigger a panic attack. It's okay occasionally, but I just really really want to have fun at this event :)
Please please please, do not just continually scream throughout the show. Sure when they come out is fine. But some people have anxiety and it is very difficult for them to be in a large crowd, especially one that is constantly screaming. Not to mention, it just becomes annoying. For me personally, I don’t want my parents to get angry at me or Dan and Phil because everyone just screamed the whole time. I’d really like to be able to hear the show my mother paid $500 for me to see. Of course this also references the meet and greet. I’m just asking you to please respect Dan, Phil, and your fellow fans. I don’t mean this rudely; I’m just asking for a common curtesy. :)
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