Jake

This is an essay of my cousin Jake giving me advice. It is written in one sentence purposely.

Jake

By: Annie Walk

 

Get enough sleep; wake up early enough to get everything you have to do done; enjoy your teenage years; be a family person; be a loving, sweet, caring individual; be a friend; don’t forget to pray every night; wake up every morning and count your blessings;listen to country music every once in awhile; tell the people you love how much you love them everyday; go out and get what you want; don’t be afraid to eat fast food every so often; don’t always drink water; don’t let what people think of you affect you going out and getting exactly what you want in life; don’t let the negativity in your life drag you down; when life gives you lemons, don’t hesitate to make lemonade; don’t be afraid to think outside of the box; love the Kardashians, just because you can; Just because she said your outfit is ugly, you’re not gonna wear it now?; embrace your culture; don’t act a certain way just because your skin is a different color than your friends; I just want to fit in; don’t take the next step with a boy you “love” until you’re for sure ready; don’t let a boy lie to you and keep going back to him; don’t let a boy embarrass you; keep your grades up; always do your homework; don’t not study; go to college; pick a major; stay independent; don’t rely on a man to pay the bills; be successful; live life to the fullest; have fun; go out; enjoy your time with your friends; is it true you put your friends before your grades?; don’t be needy; don’t talk about people behind their backs; always be a true friend; but I don’t put my grades before my friends; I’ve seen your report card, stay on top of your studies; love your parents; they won’t always be there for you; don’t take them for granted; this is how to be a good friend; this is the way you should embrace your high school career; this is how you should love your parents; you get annoyed with your parents but love them until the end of time; this is how you should be a good friend; this is how you embrace who you are; this is how you define your style; this is how you determine how fate treats you; this is how you become independent; this is how you become positive in such a negative world; this is how you deal with the haters; this is how you believe in yourself; when nobody else does; Why do you not love yourself? Why do you think you’re not pretty? This is how you find love in a hopeless place; this is how you beat adversity in such a monotone setting; this how to believe in fairytales when you’ve lost everything else to believe in; I’ve just never had self confidence or believed anybody when they have told me things like, “you’re so pretty.”; this is how to dream; this is how to enjoy your life; this is how your life should go; this is how you should love yourself; this is how to have great levels of ambition; this is how to make the most of what life has given you; this how to create your lifestyle for yourself; but if it wasn’t for me telling you all this as your cousin and your best friend, would you still succeed in life?