but here's what i wish someone had told me:
your first love doesn't have to be your forever love to be meaningful.
it's okay if it changes you. it's okay if it teaches you what you deserve, what makes you feel safe, and what love should never make you question.
Hip Fixation
I can't talk about this irl because I'll just look crazy. I'm pretty tiny and so I think my brain is obsessed with having an immediately feminine-looking body to "prove" my womanhood and wide hips are the most noticeable thing.
you're a slave handmaid on the death star. lord vader and his son master luke appear a thousand feet tall when they walk through the halls of the ship.
The energy spent stealing could be used to build a better future. Honest work may be harder, but it brings peace, dignity, and lasting success. Choose hard work over shortcuts.
If you are reading, you may pause on the video and read the captions :) It seems to me that resilience is a character trait that is less talked about, there's more on empathy or kindness. Our children today needs to internalise and practice all of it.
And yes, they often do look better with a shaved head than they did in the "before" picture. But a shaved head is not the only "choice" you can make if you have a receding hairline. Take Ben Franklin, for example.