She too, has been heartbroken, moody, unhappy, stressed and felt like her world is ending on a daily basis. This may sound utterly ridiculous, but that old fossil you call ‘mom’ has in fact been where you have been.
The above heading alone will make some of you want to stop reading, but wait a minute! Bear with us as we share with you a little secret that may provide you with the guidance you need at a critical time. And those of us who make the effort to like ourselves and acknowledge our strengths, leave high school with a much better sense of self. Those of us who turn to our peers to feel good about ourselves, never do. True self-confidence comes from within and you deserve to feel good about yourself, even if you have to fake it a little at first. Rather than looking to others for approval, take a good look at yourself and actually see your positive attributes. You need to be less critical and be more kind to You. But, that is a crucial part of discovering yourself. Most of us look back on high school and cringe at that “trendy” hairstyle we just had to have or that obscene pair of pants we insisted on wearing everywhere we went. It is an extremely difficult task to find out who YOU are in your teenage years and we all go through various phases in order to realise this. Yes, it may be fun to have parties to go to every single weekend, but do you really wish to survive in a “herd” with drama each day? Why not spend time with those who will not force you to be anything other than yourself? Take the time to approach those who perhaps do not look so ‘cool’, they might bring you the most happiness and stability throughout your teenage years. We all wish to be part of the “popular” group in high school, but is it really that important? Will it make that much of a difference to hang around with the ‘cool kids”? Ask yourself this: would you rather spend time with a bunch of people who have to constantly keep up with everything that is happening or would you rather spend time with others who get your quirky sense of humour and who you can open up to when you need to talk? Don’t get us wrong, we are not ‘slamming’ the popular kids, we are merely pointing out that by entering into this group you will endure a lot more pressure as you will have to continuously conform to a group’s opinion and manner of doing things. Some of us only realise in our late twenties, or thirties even, what our passion truly is and would it not be nice to have the freedom of choice when that time comes. Remember that although you may not know what you want to do with your life just yet, and there is nothing wrong with that, you want as many options as you can get. Find a ‘study buddy’ (one that is not too good looking as you need to remain focused) and put in the hours as it is essentially your ticket out of the crazy universe that is high school. When it comes to homework, tests and exams… Study.
Yes, you may well have to endure unduly trials and tribulations on a daily basis, what with spots and the sudden onset of your raging hormones, but you still need to realize that in order for you to escape the clutches of high school you have to actually pass high school. We know the very idea of surviving high school while maintaining good grades appears to be an insurmountable task, yet it can in fact be done. Let us get this pesky piece of advice out of the way first.
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That's a sound tip from Carla van Staden from Gutsy Tutoring. If you want to survive High School you actually have to pass.
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