SO I'VE BEEN TOLD
By: Sherene
- Dear, Young Self -
Hello Younger Me,
If I could go back in time and share somethings with teenage me, this is what I would say. Sherene boys are weird. But not scary (lol).
It was a good choice to pick that high school, even if you may not think it now. Listen to the future me, we did good with that choice. This is where you really embraced who you are. That funny but caring side we have perfected to this day.
It will be hard some of the days when you get older. Life will throw a lot at you, it’s okay to cry (trust me you do a lot of it, even right now lol).
Friendships are changed, and you will meet a lot of people. Go with it. The people you drifted to helped you grow. Like Chris tells Jal in Skins, just say yes to fun. Maybe not yes to accounting class, jokes that was fun too. We did a lot and still got more to give.
More importantly continue to motivate and share your love with everyone. Sometimes people need you just to be there or to crack a few jokes.
Remember this quote I made for us: "Love. Hope. Family. Love yourself first, before you love anyone else. Love till you can’t love anymore. Be yourself and have no regrets."
-Love always,
Sherene
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DON'T FORGET TO REMEMBER YOUR YOUNG SELF
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- Bad Habits -
So, I've been told a few things about everything.
But this time I want to tell you about some of my bad habits, and what I've been told is better for talking to guys.
I've been told just talk to a crush. Easier said than done. I'm great with social queues except if I like a guy. It's like when Edward Cullen tries to read Bella's mind. My crushes are Bella, hard to read for some reason.
STEP ONE don't run. I love to run away from flirty interactions, and quickly drop myself into the friend zone box. I've done this too many times. If I was on the MTV show Are You The One, my descriptor would read Sherene - friend zone trap.
So, I've been told go for coffee or lunch. Does going to class and sitting next to them, or talking to them at work count? Unfortunately, it doesn't. It is a good start but having that one on one time makes it personal.
My final "so I've been told" on this topic is, just be you. This part I'm really good at. No reason to pretend and be someone else. If you really want to pursue a relationship pretending is not going to help in the long run...so I've been told.