when we’re young we look to our parents for guidance to teach us the difference
for guidance to teach us the difference
for guidance to teach us the difference between right and wrong to help us make
between right and wrong to help us make
between right and wrong to help us make big decisions because in our minds
big decisions because in our minds
big decisions because in our minds parents can do no wrong
parents can do no wrong
parents can do no wrong mom dad oh wise ones share with me your
mom dad oh wise ones share with me your
mom dad oh wise ones share with me your infinite secrets however in reality they
infinite secrets however in reality they
infinite secrets however in reality they only really emphasize on the bare
only really emphasize on the bare
only really emphasize on the bare minimum how many of you are taught to
minimum how many of you are taught to
minimum how many of you are taught to always share whether it be with your
always share whether it be with your
always share whether it be with your siblings or with your friends at school
siblings or with your friends at school
siblings or with your friends at school or just sharing in general what about to
or just sharing in general what about to
or just sharing in general what about to always be honest I mean I don’t know
always be honest I mean I don’t know
always be honest I mean I don’t know about you guys but lying in front of
about you guys but lying in front of
about you guys but lying in front of your parents is probably one of the
your parents is probably one of the
your parents is probably one of the scariest things in the world right so
scariest things in the world right so
scariest things in the world right so how many of you guys as parents really
how many of you guys as parents really
how many of you guys as parents really emphasised on honesty how about to be
emphasised on honesty how about to be
emphasised on honesty how about to be kind or the Golden Rule as many people
kind or the Golden Rule as many people
kind or the Golden Rule as many people call it to open the door for others to
call it to open the door for others to
call it to open the door for others to offer help if help is needed just please
offer help if help is needed just please
offer help if help is needed just please and thank yous how about two always do
and thank yous how about two always do
and thank yous how about two always do your best
your best
your best when lose doesn’t matter as long as you
when lose doesn’t matter as long as you
when lose doesn’t matter as long as you tried your hardest these are some of the
tried your hardest these are some of the
tried your hardest these are some of the basic things that parents like to teach
basic things that parents like to teach
basic things that parents like to teach their children to build a standard
their children to build a standard
their children to build a standard foundation for a good life however how
foundation for a good life however how
foundation for a good life however how many parents really taught about this
what about this this or even this these
what about this this or even this these are some of the things that people
are some of the things that people
are some of the things that people especially teenagers like us may have to
especially teenagers like us may have to
especially teenagers like us may have to experience in our daily lives so why
experience in our daily lives so why
experience in our daily lives so why don’t parents really teach us about it
don’t parents really teach us about it
don’t parents really teach us about it now I’m not bashing on parents or
now I’m not bashing on parents or
now I’m not bashing on parents or criticizing the way kids were raised so
criticizing the way kids were raised so
criticizing the way kids were raised so if I seem rather harsh I apologize I
if I seem rather harsh I apologize I
if I seem rather harsh I apologize I highly appreciate the things that I was
highly appreciate the things that I was
highly appreciate the things that I was taught and I got pretty far but those
taught and I got pretty far but those
taught and I got pretty far but those lessons in play there were five of us
lessons in play there were five of us
lessons in play there were five of us kids all together in one house and so I
kids all together in one house and so I
kids all together in one house and so I really really had to listen to those
really really had to listen to those
really really had to listen to those lessons to keep myself in check now my
lessons to keep myself in check now my
lessons to keep myself in check now my stepmom being the great woman she was
stepmom being the great woman she was
stepmom being the great woman she was built our family on trust and honesty
built our family on trust and honesty
built our family on trust and honesty everything we did every time we got in
everything we did every time we got in
everything we did every time we got in trouble trust and honesty and with those
trouble trust and honesty and with those
trouble trust and honesty and with those lessons in play I got pretty far
lessons in play I got pretty far
lessons in play I got pretty far elementary school years in middle school
elementary school years in middle school
elementary school years in middle school years I did pretty good I mean I’m no
years I did pretty good I mean I’m no
years I did pretty good I mean I’m no perfect person and no one is but with
perfect person and no one is but with
perfect person and no one is but with those lessons in play I did go far
those lessons in play I did go far
those lessons in play I did go far however when I got into high school I
however when I got into high school I
however when I got into high school I felt really unprepared seeing the things
felt really unprepared seeing the things
felt really unprepared seeing the things that I saw doing the things that I saw
that I saw doing the things that I saw
that I saw doing the things that I saw other people doing
other people doing
other people doing I was scared I’m not going to lie
I was scared I’m not going to lie
I was scared I’m not going to lie because I felt very unprepared but as I
because I felt very unprepared but as I
because I felt very unprepared but as I lived through it and I went through the
lived through it and I went through the
lived through it and I went through the motions I became more independent and I
motions I became more independent and I
motions I became more independent and I learned more things than my parents
learned more things than my parents
learned more things than my parents could ever teach me not just
could ever teach me not just
could ever teach me not just educationally but the life factor I
educationally but the life factor I
educationally but the life factor I learned more than my parents could ever
learned more than my parents could ever
learned more than my parents could ever tell me now no parent could ever fully
tell me now no parent could ever fully
tell me now no parent could ever fully prepare you for the dangerous session to
prepare you for the dangerous session to
prepare you for the dangerous session to the dangerous situations you may have to
the dangerous situations you may have to
the dangerous situations you may have to come across in your daily life yes they
come across in your daily life yes they
come across in your daily life yes they can tell you be safe look both ways but
can tell you be safe look both ways but
can tell you be safe look both ways but what about the things that they can’t
what about the things that they can’t
what about the things that they can’t prevent I remember one day I was in
prevent I remember one day I was in
prevent I remember one day I was in middle school period almost over lunch
middle school period almost over lunch
middle school period almost over lunch patiently waiting tapping my foot
patiently waiting tapping my foot
patiently waiting tapping my foot because I wanted to leave but then the
because I wanted to leave but then the
because I wanted to leave but then the intercom came on and we were instantly
intercom came on and we were instantly
intercom came on and we were instantly put on lockdown because there is a
put on lockdown because there is a
put on lockdown because there is a suspected intruder on campus they rushed
suspected intruder on campus they rushed
suspected intruder on campus they rushed us to the back of the classroom turn the
us to the back of the classroom turn the
us to the back of the classroom turn the lights off and we sat there for what
lights off and we sat there for what
lights off and we sat there for what felt like three hours but in reality was
felt like three hours but in reality was
felt like three hours but in reality was only about half an hour as I sat there i
only about half an hour as I sat there i
only about half an hour as I sat there i thought about all of the things that i
thought about all of the things that i
thought about all of the things that i had never told my parents or never told
had never told my parents or never told
had never told my parents or never told my friends or all the terrible things
my friends or all the terrible things
my friends or all the terrible things that I told my siblings now I know it
that I told my siblings now I know it
that I told my siblings now I know it seems ridiculous to think of the darkest
seems ridiculous to think of the darkest
seems ridiculous to think of the darkest things when in reality it’s just a
things when in reality it’s just a
things when in reality it’s just a lockdown but you never know when someone
lockdown but you never know when someone
lockdown but you never know when someone can open the door and poof that’s it so
can open the door and poof that’s it so
can open the door and poof that’s it so through that experience I learned to
through that experience I learned to
through that experience I learned to live life to the fullest treat every
live life to the fullest treat every
live life to the fullest treat every conversation like it’s your last treat
conversation like it’s your last treat
conversation like it’s your last treat every day like it’s your last because
every day like it’s your last because
every day like it’s your last because you never know when it could be I carry
you never know when it could be I carry
you never know when it could be I carry this with everything that I do and I
this with everything that I do and I
this with everything that I do and I live my life to the fullest and it’s a
live my life to the fullest and it’s a
live my life to the fullest and it’s a pretty good way to live now everyone can
pretty good way to live now everyone can
pretty good way to live now everyone can remember their first heartbreak when you
remember their first heartbreak when you
remember their first heartbreak when you feel so close to someone and they just
feel so close to someone and they just
feel so close to someone and they just slip through your fingers it may not be
slip through your fingers it may not be
slip through your fingers it may not be a boyfriend or girlfriend it could just
a boyfriend or girlfriend it could just
a boyfriend or girlfriend it could just be someone you felt really close to I
be someone you felt really close to I
be someone you felt really close to I was a freshman in high school when I
was a freshman in high school when I
was a freshman in high school when I felt this I felt so alone and scared and
felt this I felt so alone and scared and
felt this I felt so alone and scared and I didn’t know what I did wrong to share
I didn’t know what I did wrong to share
I didn’t know what I did wrong to share so much time with someone to put in so
so much time with someone to put in so
so much time with someone to put in so much energy and then they just leave and
much energy and then they just leave and
much energy and then they just leave and I felt so confused because I felt like I
I felt so confused because I felt like I
I felt so confused because I felt like I did something wrong so I
did something wrong so I
did something wrong so I I cried for a little bit and listened to
I cried for a little bit and listened to
I cried for a little bit and listened to my friends tell me it was all going to
my friends tell me it was all going to
my friends tell me it was all going to be okay
be okay
be okay I learned something else don’t dwell on
I learned something else don’t dwell on
I learned something else don’t dwell on people who are not going to dwell on you
people who are not going to dwell on you
people who are not going to dwell on you why should you give someone your world
why should you give someone your world
why should you give someone your world when they’re not going to give you
when they’re not going to give you
when they’re not going to give you theirs through this I got more
theirs through this I got more
theirs through this I got more self-confidence and more self love and
self-confidence and more self love and
self-confidence and more self love and I’ve ever had now I think we can all
I’ve ever had now I think we can all
I’ve ever had now I think we can all agree that school is not the most
agree that school is not the most
agree that school is not the most stress-free place I mean there’s piles
stress-free place I mean there’s piles
stress-free place I mean there’s piles of homework with friend drama and family
of homework with friend drama and family
of homework with friend drama and family drama and my added anxiety does it make
drama and my added anxiety does it make
drama and my added anxiety does it make it any better
it any better
it any better I remember one night I was at home I was
I remember one night I was at home I was
I remember one night I was at home I was typing a six page essay that was due in
typing a six page essay that was due in
typing a six page essay that was due in just three hours while listening to my
just three hours while listening to my
just three hours while listening to my parents fight from downstairs
parents fight from downstairs
parents fight from downstairs while dealing with my mom drama and my
while dealing with my mom drama and my
while dealing with my mom drama and my friends blowing up my phone with their
friends blowing up my phone with their
friends blowing up my phone with their boyfriend drama and I was dealing with
boyfriend drama and I was dealing with
boyfriend drama and I was dealing with boyfriend drama myself and my anxiety
boyfriend drama myself and my anxiety
boyfriend drama myself and my anxiety just tipped that over the top to the
just tipped that over the top to the
just tipped that over the top to the point where I have the worst panic
point where I have the worst panic
point where I have the worst panic attack of my entire life and I can’t
attack of my entire life and I can’t
attack of my entire life and I can’t even put into words how it felt I was so
even put into words how it felt I was so
even put into words how it felt I was so scared
scared
scared and I was so confused that the next day
and I was so confused that the next day
and I was so confused that the next day I went to go see my therapist and what
I went to go see my therapist and what
I went to go see my therapist and what she told me I will never forget she told
she told me I will never forget she told
she told me I will never forget she told me that when it happens again to just
me that when it happens again to just
me that when it happens again to just tell yourself it is all going to be okay
tell yourself it is all going to be okay
tell yourself it is all going to be okay and that really stuck with me and
and that really stuck with me and
and that really stuck with me and through that I learned this that through
through that I learned this that through
through that I learned this that through every rainbow you have to get a little
every rainbow you have to get a little
every rainbow you have to get a little rain and life really gave me some rain
rain and life really gave me some rain
rain and life really gave me some rain but when the clouds finally started to
but when the clouds finally started to
but when the clouds finally started to clear with my family life getting better
clear with my family life getting better
clear with my family life getting better and my grades being straight A’s I now
and my grades being straight A’s I now
and my grades being straight A’s I now know that my rainbow is just around the
know that my rainbow is just around the
know that my rainbow is just around the corner
corner
corner now bullying is not something that can
now bullying is not something that can
now bullying is not something that can be prevented and not everyone is going
be prevented and not everyone is going
be prevented and not everyone is going to like you and that’s just the way it
to like you and that’s just the way it
to like you and that’s just the way it is I remember being a freshman little
is I remember being a freshman little
is I remember being a freshman little freshman that I was I didn’t have any
freshman that I was I didn’t have any
freshman that I was I didn’t have any friends and I wanted to just fit in
friends and I wanted to just fit in
friends and I wanted to just fit in there was this one group of girls that
there was this one group of girls that
there was this one group of girls that made it their priority to really pick on
made it their priority to really pick on
made it their priority to really pick on me they commented mean things on my
me they commented mean things on my
me they commented mean things on my photos they said mean things about me in
photos they said mean things about me in
photos they said mean things about me in the hallways and they gave me dirty
the hallways and they gave me dirty
the hallways and they gave me dirty looks and they called me dorky and
looks and they called me dorky and
looks and they called me dorky and uncool and of course being the as
uncool and of course being the as
uncool and of course being the as isolated as I was of course I wanted to
isolated as I was of course I wanted to
isolated as I was of course I wanted to be cool and so I started to change
be cool and so I started to change
be cool and so I started to change myself I changed the way I acted I
myself I changed the way I acted I
myself I changed the way I acted I changed the way I look to change the way
changed the way I look to change the way
changed the way I look to change the way I carried myself and they still
I carried myself and they still
I carried myself and they still continued to criticize
continued to criticize
continued to criticize and they still continue to judge and
and they still continue to judge and
and they still continue to judge and call me dorky and uncool and my friends
call me dorky and uncool and my friends
call me dorky and uncool and my friends started to not want to hang out with me
started to not want to hang out with me
started to not want to hang out with me anymore because I was a mixture of
anymore because I was a mixture of
anymore because I was a mixture of everyone else and wasn’t my own true
everyone else and wasn’t my own true
everyone else and wasn’t my own true person so as I started to realize this I
person so as I started to realize this I
person so as I started to realize this I started to go back to who I really was
started to go back to who I really was
started to go back to who I really was and my friends started hanging out with
and my friends started hanging out with
and my friends started hanging out with me again because they loved me for me
me again because they loved me for me
me again because they loved me for me and I started to love myself again and
and I started to love myself again and
and I started to love myself again and through that I learned this never ever
through that I learned this never ever
through that I learned this never ever lose who you really are to fit in to
lose who you really are to fit in to
lose who you really are to fit in to someone else’s standards because not
someone else’s standards because not
someone else’s standards because not everyone’s going to like you but you
everyone’s going to like you but you
everyone’s going to like you but you need to love yourself and you’re pretty
need to love yourself and you’re pretty
need to love yourself and you’re pretty cool now I want you all to look back on
cool now I want you all to look back on
cool now I want you all to look back on the experiences that you have had look
the experiences that you have had look
the experiences that you have had look back on the times you’ve liked the times
back on the times you’ve liked the times
back on the times you’ve liked the times that you’ve gone through and the lessons
that you’ve gone through and the lessons
that you’ve gone through and the lessons that you have learned through my little
that you have learned through my little
that you have learned through my little stories I have gained more knowledge and
stories I have gained more knowledge and
stories I have gained more knowledge and my parents could ever tell me life has a
my parents could ever tell me life has a
my parents could ever tell me life has a really funny way of teaching you things
really funny way of teaching you things
really funny way of teaching you things however some are good and sometimes you
however some are good and sometimes you
however some are good and sometimes you can’t really understand why it is so
can’t really understand why it is so
can’t really understand why it is so hard but in time you will learn that you
hard but in time you will learn that you
hard but in time you will learn that you don’t need to rely on a parent or a book
don’t need to rely on a parent or a book
don’t need to rely on a parent or a book to teach you something the greatest
to teach you something the greatest
to teach you something the greatest teacher is all around us and it’s time
teacher is all around us and it’s time
teacher is all around us and it’s time for us to listen thank you
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