Listen To Your Friends

College is all about making mistakes and learning lessons the hard way.

Some harder than others for sure.

The most important lesson is to listen to your gut....and your friends....and your mom.  They sometimes know you better than you know yourself, which is freaky.  If a majority of your friends tell you it is a bad idea, than it probably is a really horrible idea.  Like thinking that becoming friends again with an ex is a good idea.  Especially an ex that called you some really nasty words when you didn't do anything wrong.  Now I'm not saying that one cannot be friends with an ex no matter what the circumstances are, because I think if there is common ground and you were friends before you dated, it should be fine.
I'm talking about the ex's that flipped your life upside down.  Okay, that's a little exaggerated.  But the ex that decided to treat you like a big pile of poo after you did ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG!  (<---watch out for those).  Those are the ones you should never associate with again.  Because nothing good can come out of that friendship with someone that called you a word that makes most cringe and starts with a "C."  When your friends/coworkers/mother/sister/cousin/cat/etc... tell you it's a bad idea to even consider being friends with them again, LISTEN TO THEM.  Because you are young and gullible and they know you better than you know yourself at this point.  Your friends won't give them the benefit of the doubt because they saw how bad you were hurt when this person was in your life before. The real friends you should listen to are the ones that won't tell you "I told you so" when it all crashes and burns.  

Mistakes happen.

Friends will separate from each other for stupid reasons.  They weren't meant to be your friends.  

You'll fail a test you should have studied harder for.  Life will go on because life isn't about your grades.

You'll fall too hard, too fast.  You'll bounce back and learn that you deserve better.

College is a time to learn from all the mistakes you make.  No matter how small or how big the mistakes may be.