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28 Things I Have Learned in 28 Years

1. The richness of a friendship outweighs the pain of a goodbye.
2. Sometimes you just need to cry it out.
3. You will have all different types of friends, but one of them should be the one that you laugh to the point of tears over the absolute stupidest thing imaginable.
4. No matter how old you are, it’s fun to match pajamas with your sister.
5. The first night in a new place is kind of scary, but you will live.
6. Don’t squirt baby oil all over the floor of your parents’ shower to make a ‘skating rink.’ They will not be happy about it the next morning. (Surprise?)
7. If you use lots of fancy words in a paper, sometimes you can fool your teacher.
8. The day you have a teacher you can’t fool is the day you will learn how to write a paper.
9. Getting holla’d at is offensive in English and in French (but secretly does make you feel a little good).
10. Some people love the feel of grass beneath their bare feet. Others of us are too paranoid about dog poop or bugs to enjoy it. That’s ok.
11. If you think you know better, you do. Go with that.
12. If you think you might regret it, you will. Go with that.
13. After junior high/high school, no one will remember the times you looked silly. Just have fun.
14. After junior high/high school, DEFINITELY no one will remember the times you looked cool (or thought you looked cool). Just have fun.
15. Get in big trouble at least once. You’ll learn a lot.
16. If you don’t know what a word means, don’t ask your friends on the bus. Just wait a couple weeks and you’ll find out somehow.
17. Jesus is the only constant.
18. Make friends with people that are not like you. You will learn so much from them.
19. Don’t worry so much about what comes next.
20. You might not ever get the swing to loop around the top of the swingset, but you should still try.
21. Eat ice cream and pizza rolls with your friends. It’s worth it.
22. You shouldn’t try to sound too good when you sing. You should sound like you. It’s more fun.
23. If you have at least one person in your life who will always love you and be proud of you, you don’t need anything else to count yourself blessed.
24. Don’t present problems. Anyone can do that. Present solutions.
25. Makeup is awesome and fun. (I thought this when I was four and I still think it!)
26. Don’t try to comb your hair so perfect for picture day that all the flyaway hairs are gone. You will look like you’re wearing a helmet.
27. You are capable of doing whatever it is you want to do. Go for it.
28. You can’t be good at everything.