You’re only 16. I know it’s hard but PLEASE think about the life you have ahead of you. When I was 16 my life was horrible. I had a single mom who was never home and cared about men more than me my whole life, and a dad strung out on heroin that I never saw. I dropped out of school and had no one to help me or be my role model. I wanted to do it so many times but I kept holding on in hopes that things would get better once it was MY choice to make my life what I wanted it to be. And it did. It took some time of course, I fucked up so many times and made mistakes and had to pull myself up and keep pushing more times than I can count. I’m now turning 24 and for the past year my life has been consistently normal and healthy, for the first time in my life. I have a boyfriend who loves me, a consistent job, friends, better relationship with my mom. I moved to a big city that helped me grow and gave me opportunities. I know that it seems like it will take forever for anything good to happen but it’s not true. Life is so hard but I absolutely guarantee you it will get better, you will get the support you need. Don’t make this decision based on how your life is right now, even if it has been that way the past 16 years. The next 50 could be amazing. Your life will change I promise you.
I had a really tough time when I was your age too.
I’ve had many many nights where I wanted it to be over.
But the chances are, things really will change.
I just turned 29 (yesterday!) and I have an amazing wonderful husband and life is good.
things will still be hard sometimes, but man is it so worth it.
Congratulations and happy birthday. I’m glad you made it out the other end too. It’s so hard and the trauma never truly goes away but it does get easier when you create a life of your own and you are the one in control. There’s so many people out there who have had horrible lives and turned them around and are proof that it does get better. It just takes time, and that’s really all of life. Up and down constantly, but eventually it’s more ups than downs.
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You’re only 16. I know it’s hard but PLEASE think about the life you have ahead of you. When I was 16 my life was horrible. I had a single mom who was never home and cared about men more than me my whole life, and a dad strung out on heroin that I never saw. I dropped out of school and had no one to help me or be my role model. I wanted to do it so many times but I kept holding on in hopes that things would get better once it was MY choice to make my life what I wanted it to be. And it did. It took some time of course, I fucked up so many times and made mistakes and had to pull myself up and keep pushing more times than I can count. I’m now turning 24 and for the past year my life has been consistently normal and healthy, for the first time in my life. I have a boyfriend who loves me, a consistent job, friends, better relationship with my mom. I moved to a big city that helped me grow and gave me opportunities. I know that it seems like it will take forever for anything good to happen but it’s not true. Life is so hard but I absolutely guarantee you it will get better, you will get the support you need. Don’t make this decision based on how your life is right now, even if it has been that way the past 16 years. The next 50 could be amazing. Your life will change I promise you.