I was scrolling through Tumblr the other day and I came across a post, asking Frank Ocean to write a letter to himself, but to himself five years ago. So I thought I would try just that.
Dear Steph,
You're fourteen years old right now and you're about to be thrown in the deep end with new friends and new relationships.
In a month or two you'll meet a ton of new friends, more than you could ever imagine, and the next few years will be the funniest of your life.. Some of those friends will hurt you and some of them will turn out to be untrustworthy but you'll realise that they aren't good friends and you'll figure out who your true friends are. Even if there are only three or four of them.
ALWAYS choose quality over quantity!
You'll get into a few relationships, they won't last long and you'll get really upset. It will knock your confidence.. But be strong because you WILL get through it. Who needs boys anyway?
Nineteen year old you certainly doesn't need a boy to be happy.
Now about school.. Don't worry, don't stress, you'll do fine. So what if you aren't the top in your class, or you fail your maths exam. Spoiler alert, you get really good GCSE'S and A-Levels!
Maybe we'll go to University in the next couple of years too.
Overall you're going to feel like crap half of the time and you're going to get really self conscious over the smallest things about yourself, but don't worry, you're going to get through it. And at the grand old age of eighteen you're going to start working which will boost your confidence immensely.. You're going to start loving yourself! WHO KNEW?! You're going to have your off days, it's inevitable. But you'll get better at dealing with it, I promise.
Now you have dreams and aspirations for the future! You want to travel and make films along the way. Who knows maybe in five years time I'll write another letter to us telling us we made it..