teenager – Emma Wright

Advice for teenage me

July 17, 2015April 18, 2017 Me Me Me advice, diary, oh dear diary, teenage, teenagerLeave a Comment

I was talking to someone about Oh Dear Diary yesterday, and she asked “what would you say to your teenage self, if you could talk to her right now?” I ummed and ahhed and eventually said “just… calm down! Boys aren’t everything!” Today, of course, I can think of loads of things I would say […]

An idea: Oh Dear Diary

May 19, 2014April 18, 2017 Local Interest, Me Me Me diary, event, oh dear diary, teenage, teenagerLeave a Comment

I’ve been thinking about this idea for years and I’d like to finally make it happen. It’s an event called Oh Dear Diary. It’s very simple: people get together and read aloud extracts from their teenage (or childhood, or young adulthood) diaries. Why? It’s funny It’s cathartic It’s bonding It’s affectionate But mostly it’s funny […]