Write a message to your younger self
Here's mine.
I'm proud of you. I'm proud of every step you took, every risk, and every uncomfortable move you made. You didn't stop, even when the solution wasn't clear or easy. If you believed in it, you did it, and that's what makes you, you.
You didn't let the views of others, not even the people closest to you, change your vision. That vision, the one Pops taught you, was built on love and the support you got from the family.
You're not perfect, and you don't need to be. You don't have to live up to everyone's expectations of what perfect looks like. You're you. And when you give 100% to everything you do, even when it's uncomfortable or hard, you're damn near perfect. Because you're showing up, growing, and staying true to the reason you're here.
I hope this shirt reminds you, and everyone else, to let go of expectations from others. Parents, siblings, anyone. To just be TRUUUU. To enjoy life for what it is and stop worrying about being someone else just because others want that.
THEY DON'T GET IT. LOL. And that's okay. Because you do.