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Ivy Rossiter
Auckland, NEW ZEALAND
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Advice to Ivy at 15.
1. Don't be afraid to wear your Doc Martens with your school uniform. You'll gain pride and the worst they can do is put you in detention.
2. Talk to the cool art girls. They don't think you're as repulsive as you think they think you are. They'll turn out to be good friends.
3. Let yourself write a song. A whole song. Don't throw out your lyrics at three lines. Allow yourself to be bad, because then you'll have the opportunity to get better. Otherwise you'll regret all those years you didn't do what you were passionate about.
4. Stop hanging out with those girls who make you feel bad to make themselves feel good. They'll never change, and you'll be better off without them.
5. Shaving your hair into a mohawk is a good idea. It will introduce you to the perfect man.
6. Warning your parents you're shaving your hair into a mohawk is also a good idea. That way your mother won't start crying when you walk in the door.
7. Stop idealizing people. They'll only disappoint you. Accept them for who they are, faults and all. You have your own faults, and they're bigger than you realize.
8. Actually listen to the CDs people give you and the music they recommend to you. Otherwise you'll miss out on music you'll come to love years later.
9. Keep an open mind.
10. Accept that you will be forever with your foot in your mouth. Either that, or relinquish your opinions. Regretting what you've said is sometimes better than not saying at all. At least you've been honest.
11. Go on the pill. It will make that acne disappear.
12. Wear your retainer. Otherwise, all those years with braces will go to waste.
13. Glasses look good on you. Get another pair while your parents will still pay for them.
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