It doesn't matter how cool you are in High School

I wish I could teach you it doesn't matter how cool you are in high school. Sure, the cool kids' lives may have seemed more exciting but it was only because all the drama flying back and forth about who's dating who, who did what over the weekend and why Sarah wore the same exact top as you? Fashion suicide no doubt! What does matter is having close friends who you can actually be real around. People who don't care what you wear, how much money your parents have or what car you drive. What does matter is your ability to laugh at a funny situation, your ability to give all you have to something not because it is the cool thing but because you enjoy it, your ability to enjoy every moment you have being a "kid" because essentially, you still are and once you grow up, it is over. "Grown-ups" still have fun and can be who they want to be but you lose the carefree attitude because your biggest concern is no longer Janet telling an embarrassing story about you but will you be able to provide a loving home for your family? Did you learn enough in school to teach your kids well?

Look 5 years ahead, past high school to your college graduation. Is it really so important your crush didn't like you back? Did being flat chested really affect your life that much? Were all of your small worries and insecurities worth obsessing over?

I wish I could teach you high school is only a phase. You get to choose how you go through it. You have the power to make it great or make it miserable. I wish I could teach you to make your high school experience worth while. To take from it and learn from it. To study hard and actually understand geometry instead of passing it off as something you will never use. I wish I could teach you one of the most important take aways from high school will be your education. It will be your building block for the rest of your life. It will decide if you get into a so so college or a great college and from there what kind of job you will have. Your high school education will set you up for your future, it will decide where you go in life. It can either ruin you and leave you defeated and starting off college on the wrong foot or it can empower you.

I wish I could teach you at an early age, it doesn't matter if anyone finds fault with you, what matters is how you value yourself, your time and your education because when you leave all of high school behind, the drama, the insecurities, the tests and notes, you will only be left with yourself and the future.