[floatingangel]

hey hun, it'll be really unbelievable to you if i told you that you were created to be unique. but it's true! of course, that would take some degree of self confidence to believe in.. seems like it doesn't it, that when things go wrong, they tend to go wrong all at once and the stress and insecurities and watever unhappiness just comes as a flood...
well firstly, like jenna said, parents are often worked up over the weirdest things, small or big, and since they were brought up with those beliefs (like belly piercings are very wrong), it's really hard for them to change. i'd say try not to agitate her unnecessarily with stuff that you know she wouldn't like, until you're older (:
is there anything you do that can help take your mind off things? at least you have this backup whenever you're feeling really upset. i find that it helps me to hug a soft toy every time i feel like i want to hurt myself really badly or when suicidal thoughts creep up like some bug. it'll be hard at first, but once you associate watever it is (be it soft toy or not) with the feeling of calmness, it'll start to work and the effect strengthens...
not sure if that helped, but yup, let us know how you're doing (: