What advice would I give to my teenage self?
Where oh where to start?
I don’t know.
If I knew in my teenage years what I know now I’d probably just suggest to myself the best and most humane ways in which to end my life.
I would tell my teenage self that justice is what rich people get and that dogs like me just get a rolled up newspaper on the snout if we ask for a little bit of justice.
I really wish that things could run along the lines of sappiness that this prompt is trying elicit. You know like “I’d tell myself to tell my granny I loved her before she died”, or ” I’d tell my daddy that I loved him and that I knew how hard military life was on him”.
But what the fuck could I tell my teenage self that wouldn’t be fucking devastating.
“Hey Bob, your father actually knew the truth about CFB Namao but he sold your mental health for some favours from the chain of command”.
“Hey Bob, you actually weren’t to blame for yourself, your brother, and the other kids being abused. This is just something that Captain Totzke concocted to shame you into silence so that you wouldn’t tell any civilians about what happened”
“Hey Bob, you mother didn’t abandon the family, your father had your mother thrown off the base by the military police because the Defence Establishment Trespass Regulations allowed for this to happen”
“Hey Bob, your father knew exactly how damaged your grandmother was and that she was an alcoholic and that she was extremely cruel to you and your brother”
So, what exactly could I tell my teenage self that wouldn’t have led me to having an extreme mental breakdown?
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