The world is a dangerous place, there’s no doubt about it, for women especially. You’re always dodging bullets of a certain kind, but we can’t let that make us scared to be free. Watch your back, but have your freedom. Just do it. Be wise. Cock your head at everybody. Side-eye everybody. Watch out for the weirdos that want to push up on you and touch you when you don’t want to be touched and all that shit that’s real fucked up, but have your freedom. It’s the best thing ever. And when you’re free out there, just think and think about what you can build with your friends and your siblings. Don’t let people make you smaller than you are. Ask your parents, in the nicest way, “What do I have to do so I can have some freedom? Is it grades? Is it cleaning the apartment? What do I have to do so I can have freedom?” Because from that freedom will come everything you are going to be. So work it out. ♦