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BLOG HOMEWORK - #WhatAdviceWouldYouGiveYourTeenageSelf?

@rambo @missy

If I could see myself in the past, I would definitely slap me

on the face.

When I was a teenage girl, I was a really arrogant

person. I thought I knew

everything. I was superb, capricious and very stubborn.

I think the worst flaw of all was my idea of fitting

with the traditional standards expected by society. I took care that my tattoos

weren’t seen, I was very concerned about how people saw me dressed and what

they would say about me if I did this or that, I even obeyed my ex's orders.

Today, I am not near or by chance to be that teenager

that I once was. And I'm proud of not being.

I was able to become mentally independent of my parents

and of the judgmental gaze of society. I fight for legal abortion, safe and

free in my country. I march in favor of the women’s rights and I dedicate

myself to read a lot about history and sociology to grow mentally day by day.

Until a few years ago, I could not even tolerate the idea

of seeing a woman as a couple, as a sister, I saw them as competition and I

couldn’t be more wrong!

I am proud of what I am today, and I’m more proud to work

minute by minute informing myself and studying to grow as a person. I'm ashamed

of the person who I was, but the times changes you.

What advice would I give my teenageself?

Be patient, listen to others, respect, read, inform yourself and above all things, think before you speak.