"Today I want to say this: Take your time. Tell them how you feel. Be open and honest. Say it to their face and not behind their backs. Don’t think too much. Let the fear go. Don’t let your insecurities control you. You are more than fine. You are exquisite. People will always judge you. Ignore it. We don’t all live by the same moral code. Let people be themselves as long as they let you be yourself."

Too much has happened.

I will be 18 in a week.