#dear younger me

[enii]

Dear younger me,

Thank you for not giving up

Even if it's scary,

Even if it is easier that way

I'm so proud of you

[blissfullyunawares]

26 Lessons by 26 ✨

I’m 26 years old this week. Here’s some of the lessons I’ve learned along the way:

1️⃣ God’s timing is better than mine. Trust the process.

2️⃣ No one has it all figured out. Everyone is just doing their best.

3️⃣ Rest is productive. Burnout doesn’t make you a hero.

4️⃣ Say yes to the right things, not everything. Your time is valuable.

5️⃣ Character matters more than talent. Who you are > what you do.

6️⃣ People remember how you make them feel. Be intentional with your words.

7️⃣ Not all advice is good advice. Test everything, probably twice.

8️⃣ It’s okay to outgrow people, places, and passions. Letting go can be feeling. Growth requires change.

9️⃣ Discipline is for the Gym Bros. Figure out what works for you.

🔟 Your dreams are possible. No matter what anyone has said or made you believe.

1️⃣1️⃣ You don’t have to explain yourself or your choices to anyone. You are having a valid human experience.

1️⃣2️⃣ Hard work doesn’t guarantee success. Make sure what you’re working on matters.

1️⃣3️⃣ Money is a tool, not a goal. It comes and it goes. Use it to make life better, not for more stuff. Stuff does not make you happy.

1️⃣4️⃣ Your worth isn’t tied to your profitability. Capitalism is making us all sell ourselves as the product. You are valuable outside of what you can do for others.

1️⃣5️⃣ Forgiveness is freedom. Even if they don’t deserve it, you do. Let it go and move on.

1️⃣6️⃣ All people (even your boss and your president) are just people. They make choices and they aren’t always right.

1️⃣7️⃣ Sometimes, you have to do it scared. Tris from Divergent taught me that fear doesn’t have to shut you down, it can wake you up and make you feel alive.

1️⃣8️⃣ Kindness is free, but priceless. And everyone needs it.

1️⃣9️⃣ Failing doesn’t mean you’re a failure. Every mistake is bringing you closer to who you are becoming.

2️⃣0️⃣ Your people are out there. Don’t give up. You have to go out there and find them. My people are here, on Tumblr <333

2️⃣1️⃣ You can always start over. It’s never too late. Pivoting is a skill. Change course. Do it again. Find what lights you up.

2️⃣2️⃣ Joy is found in gratitude. Don’t wait for big moments to be happy. Say grace for warm food, shelter, milk, and honey. Always be thankful and there will always be hope.

2️⃣3️⃣ God provides. Even when you can’t see how, He makes a way. He’s waiting on you to make room for him.

2️⃣4️⃣ Slow progress is still progress. Take your time. Never do something because you should. Do it because you want to.

2️⃣5️⃣ Life gets better. 16 year old me wasn’t so sure. 26 year old me is here to reassure her (and you) that things are going to be okay. Just hold on a little longer.

2️⃣6️⃣ The best is yet to come. Keep believing.

✨ Which of these hit home with you? Drop a line in the comments! I love you!!

[ruminate88]

Dear Younger Me,

I know school is hard and it’s ok. Your dad pushes you to go and guilt trips you, telling you there is kids in the hospital who would trade you places. While he’s being real with you, doesn’t take away your bad experiences in school… Your dad just doesn’t know how to help you and lacks understanding of your situation. That’s why he’s not very compassionate with you. Listen, your dad loves you SO much and he’s hurting for you but can’t show it. He simply doesn’t know how.

Just because people do not understand what you’re going through in school, does not mean you are not struggling or having a bad time there. Kids are cruel but not near as cold as the real world will be. However, you are never alone because God always watches over you. I know you feel different from all your cousins and they don’t understand why you’re so afraid of so many things. Your fears are real though! You’re not crazy! School is truly hard and your eye sight IS that bad. You do need glasses but GOOD NEWS, your eyes do get healed by the 5th grade!!! Yay!

You also don’t know that you’ll only have to go to school till the 7th grade…. You’ll get to be homeschooled BUT then you’re gonna become the family caretaker and become RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERYONE ❤️‍🩹 You will also date a lot of cold men who do not treat you nice but then you end up marrying a nice guy who has a good job and you don’t feel connected to him but only because you’re FINALLY connecting with yourself! You are going to heal and be stronger.

I just wanna say I love you…. Never said that to you before because of how bad we felt in school. Teachers were tough and strict, dad was hard on you because he only wants the best for you. Mom is VERY hard on you too also out of love and because she needs you so much. Not just to take care of the family, cook the meals and do the house work but help her through all her health issues. She does get better and you feel most safe with her out of all the family members.

In your 30’s, you’re exhausted… You lose so much energy but I don’t believe it will last. I believe you’ll rest and heal enough to get some energy back ❤️‍🩹 We don’t have our own kids yet but we did raise our nieces and nephews so we’re very tired and feel old. lol

So before I say goodbye dear younger me, just wanna say again what no one could say to you before: “You’re allowed to be upset and feel sad for yourself. School really is hard and adults truly don’t understand you but they don’t have to. Your struggles are VERY real and it’s not your fault. You will grow and get smarter. I know you don’t feel smart now but you’re unique, NOT STUPID. ❤️‍🩹 Also, the teachers lied to you… YOU’RE A VISUAL LEARNER, NOT AN AUDIO LEARNER 😤

Love, Older Me ❤️‍🩹

[antvnger]

What's something you would tell a younger version of yourself?

Ummmmm…well as cliche as it sounds, I would tell younger me it does get better.

I would assure younger me that all the bad in his life will not outweigh the blessings he gives and receives. I would tell him to keep going and keep helping and looking out for the little guy. I would tell him that even in his darkest moments, love and grace can still be found.

And I would tell him he’s doing better than he thinks.

And I would also tell him to not ask Marcie Greener out in freshman year. It was not worth it.

[lovelolly3]

A Letter To My Younger Self 💌

Dear young Lolly,

First I want to say sorry, for everything I did against you. I should not have disregarded your needs. I should not have made you feel foolish for feeling emotions. I should not have shamed you for human desires. I should not have expected you to be anything but the great girl you were.

I am sorry for seeing you as a broken doll waiting to be fixed. I am sorry for seeing you, every part of you, as a burden. I am sorry for not being there when you needed me most. I am sorry for blaming you when it was never your fault. I am sorry for making you a scapegoat for other’s problems. I am sorry for speaking to you with full dismissal. I should not have disregarded the power of words, such sayings that have harmed us for so long. I should not have seen you as powerless, when there is so much power in yourself. Deep in my heart, I love you Lolly. I am learning to show up and care for you. I am working to wholly accept you for who you are and were. I will no longer let anyone’s perceptions scar our view of ourselves. I love you Lolly, all your present, future, and past. I'm going to do my best to love and show up for you. I am working to love and embrace us. I hope you know how much I love and appreciate you. Thank you for everything you've done that got me to where I am today. I hope you can forgive me, for all my wrongdoings against you. From now on, I will work for the best of us, and love you until our final breath, and into the afterlife.

I am here and will love you forever, Lolly🤍

[workinprogress14]

I wish someone had told younger me that your boobs don’t need to fit any certain ideal to be loved.

Your boobs will be loved even when they hang cause that shit is heavy and gravity is a real thing. Your boobs will be loved if they’re little. Your boobs will be loved if you have big areolas or not. Your boobs will be loved if you love to show off cleavage, and your boobs will be loved if you choose to wear a turtleneck. Your boobs will be loved even if one is bigger than the other…twins can be fraternal. Your boobs will be loved if they are decorated with jewelry or if their only holes are milk ducts. Your boobs will be loved if they are fake and ultra perky. Your boobs will be loved if they’re natural.

And anyone who makes you feel otherwise can stfu. They don’t deserve your glorious, soft, delicious, playful, tender, orgasmic titties.

[mywordsfortheuniverse]

I only hope that when I grow up I am the person that I have tried so hard to be my whole life.

I owe that to elementary school me. She would want me to succeed. I hope I can make her proud of us.

[astudyinprose]

I never followed that trail to the end

you can go back to the past but no one will be waiting for you there

@robertzombie/right where you left me - taylor swift/unknown/unknown/unknown/stoned at the nail salon - lorde/@firstfullmoon/changes - cam/langston hughes/unknown/unknown/right where you left me - taylor swift/@nobodysflower

[just-some-castaways]

Dear Younger Me

“I wasn’t ready for this.”

“For what, child?”

“All of it. Living in a world of adults playing pretend.”

“It was bound to come sooner or later.”

“No, it was supposed to come after I’d been prepared. But no one told me. No one helped.”

“Your parents loved you, you had good friends.”

“I can have a loving family and be unloved, why don’t people get that? Love exists but it’s not expressed. Love exists but it’s held on the other side of hoops for me to leap through. Love exists but I grew up watching it be given to someone that wasn’t me, and I learned to pick up the table scraps. Yes, I was loved, but not in a way that could ever sustain a child.”

“I’m sorry.”

“They all are. They all say it, they stay for a while, then when their conscious’s are cleared, and they feel like they’ve done a service, they move on with their lives. Where does that leave me?”

“I’m… not sure.”

“Here, where I’ve always been. Playing in the rubble of a fallen world of dreams, wearing the masks I made for myself to fit the mold they demand I fill, and curling up on the broken promises of long gone friends. That’s where I’ll be, right here.”

[ruminate88]

Does Anyone Feel Invisible?

No matter if I’m in a crowd, I feel like I’m a shell walking around but no one sees me or understands me. I get praise from people I grew up with and yet I can not receive it, it feels wrong. I have a great need to entertain people but that also feels wrong even though it’s my dream to make people laugh, smile and feel whenever I perform. I want to touch people yet I feel as if I couldn’t that I don’t have anything to offer people, that I’m supposed to be humble and quiet. I feel I’m not suppose to ever get loud but even when I do get the courage to be loud, no one hears me. I’m insulted when people don’t praise me but then when they actually do, I’m embarrassed and feel like it’s wrong that I shouldn’t accept compliments. I’m a mixture of terrified of people but also need the crowd to listen to me and pay me attention because I actually adore the crowd and want to make them feel so much! Wow! What’s wrong with me? I’ve played the piano at so many weddings, I’ve played in church and I’ve done stand up comedy but I feel bad if I enjoy the attention but I want it. LOL 😆

[antvnger]

21. If you could tell your past self one thing, what would it be?

Grace exists. 2nd chances exist. The things you were taught as a kid are very very real and should be fiercely held onto. It does get better. It really does.

Soft asks

[officialmiintee]

forward, beckon, rebound

[strangemoon007]

Younger me: if you could see you now. You’ve come so far, but you have ways to go. No one told you how hard it would be raise yourself. No one told you how hard it is to be the only person you trust. To grieve the loss of your well and alive parents. They both chose different paths. One is an alcoholic narcissist and the other is a narcissist who chose to have a new family and abuse you and your siblings in the process. You’ve lived 26 years in fight or flight. Thankfully you’ve settled down a little, you have a sweet handsome husband to hold your hand and be your biggest supporter. If you only knew you’d make it out alive. You’re breaking the cycle of abuse and trauma. You don’t put up with bullshit, you are wise way beyond your years. You’d be proud of the woman you are today.✨

[tinartss]

otayuri fanart in the year 2025 because the first yoi rewatch after nearly 9 years goes crazy hard

[i-literally-cant-with-this]

No amount of good pussy or a good heart will make these little shits fall in love with you. Remember that.

❝HOW CAN YOU KNOW HOW TO LOVE IF YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND AGAIN?❞

this one's for those with fuckboy tendencies! you're their favorite game to play.

a/n: some of these may be out of character, don't worry — it's just for the fic! i really like how this came out regardless 😌 18+ MDNI

cw: various characters x afab!reader, mean!dom characters, porn with no plot, overstim (f), dacryphilia, penetrative sex (piv)

he knows you're sitting by your phone waiting for him to text.

he gets off on making you wait... it keeps you on your toes. it's a sick mindgame and he's the only one having fun.

he strings you along, leaving you on read for hours until his cock starts to ache. his hand won't satisfy him, though. he needs his oblivious little cocksleeve.

even he doesn't know why you let him fuck with your head like you do. maybe you're just as twisted as him for enjoying the way he toys with your mind (and body).

it's just that when he's good, he's just so good. he eats your pussy like it's his last meal. the way he swirls his tongue on your clit and fucks his fingers into you is criminal. the way he fucks you like you're nothing, too. there's not a drop of care for you when his cock bullies against your cervix, nor your overstimulated clit from your fourth orgasm.

the only thing he loves more than your cum on his sheets are your tears. he loves making you cry. "fuckin' crybaby. you can take it. 'm almost there." he groans. "too much–! 's too much... please–!" you cry. he grins devilishly at your whines before his face contorts. "fuck–!" he hisses and pulls out to cum on your ass.

he's terrible at aftercare, but he's kind enough to let you stay the night. "you know where the towels are if you wanna shower. try not to wake me up." he grumbles and gets into bed.

the next morning when you get home, he's already texting you.

"you left and didn't say bye?"

aw. maybe he does care.

tetta kisaki, light yagami, eren jaeger, hanma shuji, nishio nishiki, ayato kirishima, zeke jaeger, bertholdt hoover, connie springer, jean kirstein, suguru geto, toji fushiguro

[huellitaa]

i hate hate HATE people acting like they're better than you just because they're older. i know teenagers who are more wise than 80% of adults combined. living more does not make you smarter. it's about the experience that comes with living.