00:00Madam President, what is in there?
00:02It's my old diary.
00:03I started writing in the sixth grade.
00:04It's a day-by-day account of how I got here.
00:06I really had a lot to say.
00:09Hello, world.
00:10Or should I say, Dear Diary,
00:12my name is Elena Ophelia Cañero-Reed.
00:14I'm 12 years old and I live with my brother
00:16and my mother.
00:18That's Sasha, my loyal friend,
00:20and Joey Feldstein.
00:22Your love has been painted since, like, kindergarten.
00:24Sup?
00:29I was just trying to stay afloat in these tumultuous
00:31middle school waters.
00:32My daughter, she could be a little intense.
00:35You have toothpaste in your mustache.
00:36In my what?
00:41Things are changing.
00:43Change might surprise you.
00:44This is Sam.
00:45We are, um, dating.
00:47Change is figuring out the new normal.
00:48Your family needs you.
00:50Doesn't feel great.
00:51Sam encroaching on my family contributions.
00:52No one could ever replace you.
00:55And when the change is really big,
00:57I'm lucky I don't have to face it alone.
00:58Middle school is tough.
01:00This is a time to discover the things you find fun.
01:03Mrs. Wexler!
01:07We...
01:08We're just leaving.
01:10Let's go.
01:12I hate having no idea what the future looks like.
01:15And no one has everything figured out.
01:18Life is always going to throw you curveballs.
01:20What matters is how you handle them.
01:23Every challenge we face, we face together.
01:26Every step forward we take, we take together.
01:29And we are just getting started.
01:32Not too shabby.
01:32Bye.
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