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Help me figure out why I’m “behind”

As a 17 y/o, who’s a senior, trying to make it to and through college. I wish something in my brain turned on so i could do better with my life. #im a senior #Lemon8Diary #unfiltered #embracevulnerability #lifestylemotivation

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