I was going through a box of pictures my mom sent to me, and found this:
This is me, 17 years old, on my way to boot camp for the Navy. Was I ever this young? Or this thin? Almost 30 years have gone by, and I wonder where the hell the time has gone. I can remember this day like it was yesterday.
I would give anything to be able to go back, with the knowledge I have now, and be that person I was. I was so young, and so scared, and so naive. There is so much I would change… and yet I don’t know if I would change anything. If I did, I wouldn’t have my kids, or the wonderful person I’m with now. If I could just give that younger me some confidence, some self-esteem, it would have made so much difference.
I sometimes wish I could have spared myself the pain of all that I have been through… but at the same time, that’s what made me who I am. I like who I am… and I suppose that’s a good thing. 
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