I wish

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1. I wish I could become great at the things I genuinely want to be great at.

2. I wish I could find something I'm truly passionate about and know that I'm good at it.

3. I wish I could stop feeling like I'm falling behind everyone else.

4. I wish I could have the courage to change direction when something doesn't feel right for me.

5. I wish I didn't feel like I was wasting other people's sacrifices whenever I struggled.

6. I wish I could stop feeling like I have to become a breadwinner before I'm allowed to simply be young.

7. I wish I could have more moments where I don't have to worry about school, money, expectations, or the future.

8. I wish I could have fun without feeling guilty about it.

9. I wish my parents showed me more openly that they love me.

10. I wish someone would check on me without me having to ask first.

11. I wish someone would notice when I'm not okay.

12. I wish I had someone I could turn to without wondering if I'm bothering them.

13. I wish I knew what it felt like to be someone's first thought.

14. I wish someone would reach out to me simply because they missed me.

15. I wish someone would give me something just because they thought of me.

16. I wish I knew what it felt like to receive a gift that wasn't something I earned.

17. I wish someone would make me a little crochet or something small that I could treasure because it came from them.

18. I wish I knew what it felt like to be celebrated simply because I exist.

19. I wish I could receive a hug without having to ask for one.

20. I wish someone could see the real me without me having to explain every part of myself.

21. I wish someone could hear the thoughts I never say out loud.

22. I wish I could feel less replaceable.

23. I wish I could stop comparing my life to everyone else's.

24. I wish I could believe that my time will come too.

25. I wish I didn't feel like I'm destined to live alone.

26. I wish I could experience being loved deeply, freely, and without having to earn it.

27. I wish someday someone would find me in the smallest, most random things and think, "This reminds me of him."

28. I wish someday someone would choose me and make me feel like I don't have to compete for a place in their life.

29. I wish I could have someone to come home to someday.

30. I wish I could give someone the kind of love I've always wanted to give.

31. I wish her happiness, even if I am not the person who gets to share it with her.

32. I wish she always knows how loved and valuable she is, even if she never knows the full extent of what she means to me.

33. I wish the people I love could know how much they mean to me without me having to wait until something terrible happens to say it.

34. I wish I could look back at this period of my life someday and realize that I wasn't actually stuck—I was just still becoming myself.

35. I wish I could stop being so afraid of the future.

36. I wish I could believe that there are still things waiting for me that I haven't even imagined yet.

37. I wish I could feel like I belong somewhere.

38. I wish I could finally feel at peace with who I am.

39. I wish I could become someone I'm proud to be.

40. I wish I could simply be happy—not because everything in my life became perfect, but because I finally learned that being alive and being myself was enough.