What I Wish I Knew At Age 13

Here's everything everyone wish they knew at the age of 13. The number next to it indicates the age the author wrote it at.

Hey 13 year old, be a youtuber, get popular and get ready to die

Hey 13 year old, don't just respect your elders get your elders to respect you, for example, teachers, community leaders, parents (your own and your friends), random people just do it

Hey 13 year old, Dear future me,Right now all I want is to be 16... but I do know that in the future that is not what I want. To be honest all I can truthfully say to you/me is that I hope that our life is great.... stays great. Stay happy and don't lose friends.

Hey 13 year old, Join that sport you’ve always wanted to join

Hey 13 year old, Always look forward, Never look back... Even if what is ahead is bad.... There will always be something good

Hey 13 year old, Be authentic. This isn’t always easy, but it’s the only way to be. Be honest with yourself and others, and you’ll do well.

Hey 13 year old, Get rid of friends who are no good. Not always easy when you’re young. Don’t waste your time with kids who cause you more harm than good. If kids have a habit of making you feel sad, best to step away and not spend time with them.

Hey 13 year old, Speak up if you don’t agree with something. If you believe in someone or something, don’t be afraid to speak up.

Hey 13 year old, Close your mouth when you eat. We don’t need to see your food being ground down.

Hey 13 year old, Look after your teeth, once they're damaged you're screwed

Hey 13 year old, Finish school. For the majority of people, it makes sense to finish school. Most other things can wait until you finish school.

Hey 13 year old, keep dreaming and do everything you want to

Hey 13 year old, Don’t be like them. You’re better then them ok

Hey 13 year old, Study because the next 4 years effects the rest of your life. Date as much as humanely possible. Exercise as much as you can.

Hey 13 year old, God is the best

Hey 13 year old, Don’t accept drinks from strangers. You don’t know what’s in that drink.

Hey 13 year old, smell good people will respect you it may sound weird and random but get a nice perfume or cologne or whatever

Hey 13 year old, Be smart what photos you put online or send to a friend. Never send a picture to anyone else’s phone that you wouldn’t want to show your granny.

Hey 13 year old, do it while you can. one day you wont be able to.

Hey 13 year old, Dress with style. You don’t need to show everything to turn heads.

Hey 13 year old, Tell someone what he did to you when you were 8. The consequences are not on you, they are on him.

Hey 13 year old, As you move through the next few years you might drift from your friends. It's okay to let go, to find new people, and to move on as you grow up. Try to keep friends that make you feel happy, validated, and safe. You'll be okay.

Hey 13 year old, Don’t let the fear of going to a bigger school the next year get to you.

Hey 13 year old, Right now you may think having followers or getting clout is the best thing ever but it really isn’t all that cool you’ll have clout for like a day then your next posts will not get many views same with followers just you might get shadow banned.

Hey 13 year old, Don't procrastinate and blow stuff off I learned that the hard way

Hey 13 year old, Popularity is not everything. It will just make school harder. Be yourselfDon't hide who you are

Hey 13 year old, If you’re struggling with sh. It’s ok to relapse. I did. A lot of people did. It’s ok

Hey 13 year old, It’s okay to be lgbtq+

Hey 13 year old, Brush your teeth. Floss, too. Please learn from my mistakes.

Hey 13 year old, do your work.