Dear 3rd Grade Me

Dear 3rd Grade Me,

You need to do your damn homework first of all. You have no idea how embarrassing it's going to be when you look stupid because you can't multiply or divide. Also, boys are stupid. Don't even get mixed up into that crap. Oh yeah, Kimberly and Tiffany, hang out with them as much as possible. In about two years you will never see them again. Oh, and don't get comfy with being able to go out to eat. That'll go with your friends in two years. Also, don't get used to the nice clothes either.

Oh yeah, and Jordan, you'll never see him again in two years... Pretty much in two years your life as you know it will actually change over night. So that Christmas party you're going to have in Mrs. Frist's class enjoy it, remember it, and cherish it, because fourth and fifth grade is where you discover popularity does affect you.

Oh, and read a damn book every now and then. The Harry Potter books actually. Also, don't get mad when Kimberly and Tiffany's grandparents can't take you swimming. It's very ungrateful for you to act like that. Also, it's okay for you to tell Kimberly and Tiffany's grandma why you never want them to spend the night at your house. She'll understand.

So yeah, enjoy and love your two best friends you will ever have, because it won't be until the summer of 7th grade after it feels 30 years has passed with all the crap that goes on in your life, that you will find another friend equal to those two.

So enjoy life, love the friends you have, and be a freaking kid. Don't try to be like your damn sister. She's older than you, okay? Act your age, not your sister's age. I know you think she's the coolest person on the planet right now, and she pretty much walks on water, but have a damn childhood. You don't have to listen to rap and hip hop cuz your sister does. You don't have to dress urban because your sister does. You don't have to have the same hobbies she has. Just be YOU.

From,

your 22 year old SELF!