Dear Allie,

You are a good person. You are loyal to your friends and you’re the first person to raise your hand when someone needs help.

You shouldn’t say those things to yourself. Things like irresponsible and lazy. You’re a hard worker. You always have been. You’ve taken every challenge ever put in front of you and done your best to overcome it. You’ve failed, sure, but everyone has, and the important thing is you’ve learned from those failures and have grown as a person.

You do yo...