If you’ve ever watched Degrassi: The New Generation, you’ll know that this Canadian high school-based TV series has a pretty good grip on real life as a teen.
1. Learn from your mistakes – Liberty Van Zandt
2. Friends will ALWAYS be there – Manny Santos
3. Accept your friends for who they are – Jimmy Brooks
4. Love is worth the tears – Jimmy Brooks
5. Don’t be afraid to explore sexuality – Alex Nuñez
6. Be with someone who makes you a better you – Sean Cameron
7. Fight for what (or who) you want – Cam Saunders
8. But know when it’s time to say goodbye – Clare Edwards
9. You deserve happiness – Drew Torres
10. And it’s okay to be happy – Eli Goldsworthy
11. Give yourself pep talks – Eli Goldsworthy
12. Love is messy but worth it – Chaz Bono
13. Stand up for yourself, despite what other people may think – Adam Torres
14. Same idea goes for college – Bianca DeSousa
15. Life is short – Eli Goldsworthy
16. Different isn’t a bad thing – Eli Goldsworthy
17. It gets better, you just have to keep fighting – Fiona Coyne
18. The right decision isn’t always the easiest decision – Paige Michalchuk
19. You don’t always have to listen to what everybody else wants you to do
20. Learn to accept yourself and then those around you will – Adam Torres
21. You don’t need to change who you are for anyone – Tristian Milligan
22. But sometimes change is a good thing – Fiona Coyne
23. You can always make it through – Bianca DeSousa
24. Girls should be there for girls – Imogen Moreno
25. Face your problems – Jimmy Brooks