Teen Diaries

Sometimes, without anything happening prior, I feel a sense of being unsafe lingering on. It happens at random; I could be having the most amazing day of my life yet something suddenly hits me in the stomach and I instantly start feeling overwhelmed with all sorts of emotions. Sometimes it’s insecurity: not truly understanding why anyone would care about my existence or why it’s useful for me to even try to communicate, or to even attempt to get out of bed each morning. Sometimes it’s the feeling of wanting my childhood back. It wasn’t perfect, and there are so many things I would love toRead More…

During my childhood I always knew the expected amount of years I’d spend in school would be 6 years of primary school, 2 of middle school, 3 in secondary school and then, depending what you choose, two more years of post-secondary school, followed by University. I have just turned 13 and am about to start attending Secondary School, but I don’t feel as excited as I did when I was 10 years old, especially since I practically missed 2 years of school. When COVID-19 hit us, I started studying from home. During that year (which for me was Year 7) we had online classes throughRead More…