“When someone looks back and thinks about me, I want them to be able to say ‘that person made a positive impact on my life in whatever way’ I just… I’d rather not be mean, that’s never the way to go.”
“I used to be very unhealthy about a lot of things, and I didn’t realize it until I started getting healthier, then I was like ‘ohhhhh’ that probably wasn’t good.”
English 3/4
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