The writer is writing a letter to their younger self from 4 years in the future. [1] They acknowledge that maintaining high expectations and pressure to be the top student in elementary school was difficult. [2] They advise their younger self to enjoy junior high more by hanging out with friends and not focusing solely on academics. [3] The writer wants their younger self to know it's okay not to be the top student and to focus on happiness and mental health instead of stress during their teenage years.
The writer is writing a letter to their younger self from 4 years in the future. [1] They acknowledge that maintaining high expectations and pressure to be the top student in elementary school was difficult. [2] They advise their younger self to enjoy junior high more by hanging out with friends and not focusing solely on academics. [3] The writer wants their younger self to know it's okay not to be the top student and to focus on happiness and mental health instead of stress during their teenage years.
The writer is writing a letter to their younger self from 4 years in the future. [1] They acknowledge that maintaining high expectations and pressure to be the top student in elementary school was difficult. [2] They advise their younger self to enjoy junior high more by hanging out with friends and not focusing solely on academics. [3] The writer wants their younger self to know it's okay not to be the top student and to focus on happiness and mental health instead of stress during their teenage years.
I am writing to you from 4 years passed by. It was just
yesterday that you were just a 7th grader from your school and just graduated as a class valedictorian from your elementary education. The pressure was there and it was hard to maintain all the expectations they have for you. It’s easier said than done and I’ve only really figured this out now. It can be hard growing up feeling like you’re odd one out, that you like different things or may have different views to them. It could have been a wonderful junior high school life for you if only you enjoyed your life well by being just the ordinary student living the best of his life hanging around with friends every weekend. I should have a made life easier for you and not just pure pressure in all your academics. High school life should be the best stage of a teen life to explore and gain new friends. Nonetheless, I am very proud of all your achievements and to what you have become right now. It was never too late and you still have the chance to continue to be the best version of yourself without stressing too much on your mental health. Focus on things that make you happy and just enjoy the journey of your teenage years. I am will always be proud of you no matter what.