Labels.

This word is my least favorite word in the whole entire world. I've had many people label me before they get to know me and it is hurtful. I've lost friends that meant a lot to me because of labels and I have gained friends that I never would have befriended because of labels. I hate the fact that a label can outcast someone and make them feel horrible or it can throw them into a crowd of people who use them in the long run.

I also hate when people say that you can't have more then one best friend. Best friend is a label. I have 3 best friends. One is my dad, my dad unlike anyone else is always their for me and it may be hard to believe but I relate to him more then anyone else. Another is my cousin, Kelly. Kelly is more like my sister then my cousin. We don't get to see each other a lot but we talk to each other everyday, EVERYDAY. She is always their when I need her and she is bluntly honest, if she thinks I look like crap she's going to tell me, and I love her for it. Lastly Hayley. Me and her have been through so much together. I don't really know what I would do without her, we fight but I think we come out stronger. She is also always there for me, even at two in the morning, and I love her for it.

Labels shouldn't mean that you have to conform into that one word that some loser gives you, whether its lazy, stupid, whore, druggie, or even smart. I haven't let any labels stop me from being me and I think that is really important. Just be you, that's all you should have to be.
-Ariel:]