You felt so unworthy of anything good that you took anything you could get and called it enough…
Dear 4th Grade Me: It’s Going to Be Okay
Dear Fourth Grade Me, It’s going to be okay. Trust me, it will. I know it seems as if the whole world is against you …
Dear Past Me: Live, Love, and Appreciate
Dear Nilanjana Rai, Hi, hope you are doing fine. I believe you are either A) eating at the cafeteria alone — which is not because …
I Don’t Want to Feel That Way Again
Dear Little Me, I know that you have been through difficult situations in life when you were younger. You’ve been humiliated, lost your self-confidence, and …
Never Grow Up
You’re young and you’re grinning on a Christmas morning, though you just lost your tooth a night ago. You have no idea if it’s going …
Love, Me. You. Us.
Dear Sixteen-Year-Old Me, Forgive yourself; the things that have happened are not your fault. I’m really sorry they hurt, but none of them come out …
To My 16-Year-Old Self: Learn to Feel Beautiful in Your Own Skin
To my 16-year-old self. Firstly, things DO get better. Stop panicking. You leave all those secondary school bullies behind you, you pass all your Art classes, and …
Note to Self: A Letter from Me to Me
When you wake up on a Monday morning, cranky and dreading yet another day of high school, just remember that I love you. Always have, …
Dear 12-Year-Old Sandra
Dear 12-year-old Sandra, I get it. Life sucks. You used to have breathing problems as a kid, then you outgrew them — yay! — then …