Love - I met your daddy when I was 14... I immediately assumed he was the one for me. I honestly felt like I needed him to breathe. He's everything. People would ask me "do you really think y'all are going to get married" and without a doubt it was always "yes" and people would think I was dumb. I was in the 8th grade! I will try my best when you are so young, to believe your love for some other boy. I will try to understand that I was you once and being young in love is very possible!
Be your age. At 12, I started wishing I could hurry up and grow up. I didn't want rules tied down to me. It was stupid, I thought. I wanted to be grown. At 12, people would think I was 16 by the way I looked. I did stuff, I shouldn't have. That I may tell you one day or may not. Now 20, I wished I was younger. There's no reason to rush life, you will be the age in no time. Believe me with becoming an adult, you can't be so carefree. You will have responsibilities, bills, priorities. It's not what it's cracked up to be. You will be an adult faster than you think and I wished I listened to the countless adults that once told me that but I didn't believe them.
Friends, it's okay to have friends. Have lots of them. After high school, you will learn it's much more more difficult to have real friendships. It's also okay to have male friends, don't let a guy tell you otherwise. And your boyfriend can also have lady friends, Grandma Angela told me that. Sometimes we become so possessive, so jealous. But believe me, if someone can't be faithful by being with the other sex- then y'all just weren't written in the stars.
Stay honest. I am not telling you to not have a filter. Definitely be mature and have manners like your daddy and I taught you, but don't lie if you know that's the best outcome. Staying faithful is major, and a very big deal in this world. If you did something wrong... We all make mistakes, it IS okay to own up to it and take the consequences that come with it. And remember it is a lesson learned. Grow from anything and everything. Don't let it break you. Be strong.
Open your heart. It's too big to not. Be selfless. It's nice to be a taker when you are in need, but being a giver will give you the biggest joy you ever experience. Make it an ALWAYS thing. Give someone a hug, you never know who's praying to God hoping to get just a little bit of love. And you're so lovable, you can shine up a room just by smiling.
Have fun, It's okay to play in the dirt, to have messy hair. Don't be afraid to play. To have fun, and not be so serious all the time. Be confident. You're beautiful, don't be shy.
You do not need a boy. You do not need a man. You are yourself and you are strong. Work hard for what you want, and you will receive all by yourself with the help of GOD. You will see people "hooking up", other girls "in love". Don't feel pressured. You will think you need someone because everyone else has a boyfriend but like I said, "have fun". You don't know others situations. There is no rush. You are young, stand out from the crowd.
Sex isn't everything. Girls you know, will start doing it and maybe start making fun of you, but just ignore it. You are in control of when you decide to do it. I can't stop you, daddy can't, and God allows you to make your own decisions, but believe me, waiting for the one will be worth it. If you give it up the first chance you get, you will most likely not be happy when he's not the one you'll share your life with forever.
When all else fails, trust the man above.
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