What's some advice you would tell your 16 year old self ?

dear 16 year old me,

I know your brain is telling your body not to eat but you need to and you will get through this, you are strong and although you don't have the best thing in your life anymore you will get someone just like your father and fall in love and have all (okay maybe most) of your dreams come true. Keep pushing as hard as you do.

Dear 16 year old me,

Don't let what just happened to you ruin your life. That boy destroyed your innocence but don't let him take away anything else. Keep dancing, and running, and having fun with your friends. Get fit, be happy, try to move on. Focus on school and go straight to a 4 year university after graduation. Study for the SAT's. Don't waste the next five years with D. There are better guys out there, guys who will treat you right and won't break your heart. Your mom is often right, listen to her. Your family will be there for you if you ask. Open up to people. Show your emotions. Don't be so afraid. Listen to Penguin Cafe Orchestra. You'll thank me later.

, a slightly older and wiser version of yourself.

Dear 16 year old Jord,
You've screwed up alot.. just to be honest, its only been a few years and you will grow, and you will mature, so even when you're the baby of your friends, ignore it. PLEASE don't break up with Ry because you'll end up going with him to prom and being best friends with him anyways, you know he;s a great guy but you won't know how much you cared until he was gone. Also, don't fight with Ky, she's a big girl who can make her own decisions, and if she's addicted to abusive relationships and would rather that then friendship? So be it. DO YOUR HOMEWORK, because you'll stress out about trying to get into university later. BEG mom and dad to let you drive, you need all the practice you can get. AND don't trust your long lost bff because she will drug you and sell you for $20. Also, stay strong and way from your ED, you'd hate to relapse baby and some people really do love you. Have fun.
the girl who knows you best

Wow. Some of these are making me cry. Here goes mine.

Dear 16 year old,

Don't dump him, you don't hate him . You will get back together in a few months and get married 5 years later and still be happily married 16 years from now. Your mom really does love you even though she will only let you eat diet food while the rest of the family eats what she cooks. Your daddy will be killed on his motorcycle right before you get a chance to tell him you are pregnant. You will be 21 when this happens. The person that hit him on his motorcycle will leave him lying in the highway like he never mattered, cherish EVERY moment you can now, because you will be sad for many years after he dies. Your grandma will pass away too and so will her sister. You will miss them terribly. Your sister will become your best friend be nicer to her, you'll thank yourself later. Your mom will remarry to a complete loser, but she will come to her senses and ditch him and marry Bill. He's cool. You will go back to church. You will forget all of the awful things that happened at the old church and love your new church family. You will gain 145lbs over the next 10 years so please stop eating and exercise more.
Thanks
Me.

PS don't go to college for nursing. You will freak out the first time you have to do post mortem care on someone whose eyes are open and you'll quit anyway. Save the time and money. You'll find a good job doing something else anyway.

Good question.. i'd tell me three things:

1)
There WILL be more than one guy in the world that finds you attractive... do NOT feel like if you don't stay with him you will always be alone.. ie: you do not have to settle for less than you deserve.
*small smile*

2)
do NOT get lazy about your education!

3)
Get and keep your weight under control NOW.. do not waste more than 1/2 of your life 'wishing' you were not fat. Trust me on this, this one simple feat will change your life forever.. and definitely for the better!

1) Put down the cookies!
2) Kick Jo-El in the taint, NOW!
3) Tell Denise to GTF over herself, and DO NOT HELP HER. EVER!
4) Get everything in writing!!!
5) Don't buy the Cabrio
6) Life experiences are great, even though they suck at the time, they DO happen for a reason, and in a few years, you'll have a steely gaze and metaphorical balls of solid effing rock. You'll be able to handle damn near anything, from being a fire-fighter, to a wife, and you will be totally ok after you move a few thousand miles away. If anything, you'll be better for it.

Dear 16 year old me:

You are smoking hot -- let the boys chase YOU! But maybe get your eyebrows waxed : /
Your hormones are raging, enjoy it, safely, but stay away from Stuart, Jason, and Ty.
You have a fabulous metabolism now, enjoy it, but know it doesn't last forever. When it starts to wane in your 20's, get a grip on your appetite and learn about portion control. And stay in the gym consistently. You CANNOT eat whatever you want the way you used to!
Cry less over the boys, save more money, don't get credit cards, major in something useful like business.
Oh, and when Chris sends you a drink that night in college, get up and go thank him. Maybe you'll both learn about your mutual crushes on each other, rather than months later when you're both dating other people. Who knows what might happen.

Dear 16 year old me:

Stop hanging out with such weirdos who do drugs all day, they are making you look bad. Oh, and stop being such a little *kitten* to your parents, you are acting like an ungrateful heathen! And put down those cigs, you do not look cool smoking them and they make you smell like @ss. If you would just apply yourself more in school, you would have better than average grades! Oh, and that skater guy, has an eating disorder...that is why all he eats is cantaloupe and is turning orange (stop dating him). Straighten the hell up and stop being such a friggin brat all the time, not everything can be your way 24/7.

It doesn't make you blind.

Quit caring about partying and work harder at school. Go to college... yep i'm 27 and haven't gone yet. Be wiser with your money. I would love to go back and redo things. Oh well... live and learn.

Buy stock in Apple.

Boys LIE. ALL OF THEM.
Keep going to the gym.
Your friends are right! Spend loads of time with them when you go to college!
Most importantly - wear your retainer for the love of God!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Life gets better after high school, learn to love yourself as once you love you, everything else falls into place and don't marry your first boyfriend.

Don't teach yourself how to deliberately throw up. And always clear web browser history.

prepare for even more heartache! but your hard work will pay off in the end!

don't be such a scardy cat

dont find comfort in food, it will bite you on the *kitten*!