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Crickette,

Here is advice from a grandma. Sorry

it took me so long to see your note.

All the teen years are hard. The 20’s

are great so you have a lot to look forward to once you turn 20. I am 57

so 15 year old girls didn’t have as much to worry about. I was

still busy doing tom-boy things. I was not pretty and had no guys looking

at me. I had no bust yet! We didn’t go to proms at 15. Only

seniors went to their prom before they graduated. I remembered liking a

popular boy and he didn’t give me thee time of day. “HELLO”,

when I was about 21 I saw him in Playboy dating the Playgirl of the month who

used to sit opposite me in art class! I had lofty goals. I

remember she was so beautiful. I’ll tell you a secret though.

She had little moles all over and the photographer took them all off. That

creep who did that to you wasn’t worth your time. Were you able to

take the dress back? I hope so. I would want to let his mom know

what kind of a rat she is raising!!! Don’t go around hugging and

kissing boys at your age. Girls who start young end up getting pregnant

or getting married too young. Now that everyone saw you doing that with a

creep like that it is probably embarrassing. It’s best to just be

friends with boys. Be friends with them in groups and don’t get

yourself alone with one so he can take advantage of you. When you do grow

up and marry, he should be your best friend first. Remember, the 20’s

are fun, unless you strap yourself with a baby and or a baby for a husband

before that!

From: Shaton

Vance

Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2004 8:52

PM

To: LUPIES

Subject: Re: Digest

Number 5172

Crickette here,

It's

been a while since I last put in a word to you all.

But since then things

have gotten worse for the better , like me loosen weight cause of my lupus has

mad every girl jealous an made me realize who my friends are.But people are so cruel at my high

school they all try to put me down even when I'm sad , it's like they make it

the goal to put me down especially when I feeling good about myself and every

thing around me. Now

all my friends are guys but I always felt I needed a female friend to talk

about the gurly stuff.Other than that I get over that every OTHERDAY cause it

takes a while for me to cheer up. But any way what made yesterday and today a

drag is I was told by some people at school that a boy named Desaun was gonna

ask me to the prom he did a week later, and yesterday this past saturday

I bought the dress and saw him at a school talent show walking with

a girl who use to be my friend, it didn't matter to me cause she always

flirting with him and flaunting her chest around him even when I was standing

next to him. I tried to make like it was never a big deal cause we were'nt

going out. But it felt like it cause we walked the halls together

, talked all the time hugged, and kissed. Now after all that he tells me

yesterday that he's not going to the prom in fornt of her and my mother.

What a waste of $119 dollars on the dress think god I didn't get the shoes yet

it all is pain. But good news is that for a lactose and tolerant person who use

to be 5 foot and a half an inch , and as of a doctors visit yesterday I am 5'1.

I know not the biggest

thing in the world but it's the only thing I'm proud of right now, all

thinks to girl scout cookies witch caused me to drink milk out of

thirst I feel taller .Sorry for the l long

letter and sorry to any that I've mad sad .I tru to think positive it's just so

hard and know one understands me. How was any of ur lives at the age of 15.

P.S: write back