>lived past the age of 12

Dude I legit believed I'd definitely die before I was 12 when I was younger. It wasn't even an expectation or suicidallity or anything, it was just like a well known common sense fact for me when I was younger XD So living to be (almost) 19 is baffling in its own and by far has to be the largest expectation I went beyond

That's right your birthday is coming up soon. It is truely hard to belive how time passed by so fast. Afterall Riku you know you everyone here who knows you/close to you is proud of you and what you have done from mental health to positivity in life.

I know everybody has their own struggles. You guys are going to be even more than you dream of. Just never give up.

- Overcoming a lot of fears; thunder, the dark, spiders, and (to an extent) elevators--these it depends on the day. Automatic flush toilets are still evil tho.

- Getting not just one but two tattoos (as a kid I hated them).

- GETTING A REAL SOCIAL LIFE. I was ignored and bullied a little as a child and bullied from middle school to my junior year. For some reason that tapered off in my senior year. Now I'm generally liked.

- Getting fit. I was always kinda athletic as I was on the swim team but I was more in it for fun. I can bench press pretty well now. So progress has been made.

- Saving lives. 2 family members and one stranger. Tbh I always thought that I'd be a panic-er. The past 3 emergency situations I found that I'm weirdly calm.