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BILL OF RIGHTS

· You have the right to be you.
   
· You have the right to put yourself first.
   
· You have the right to be safe.
   
· You have the right to love and be loved.
   
· You have the right to be treated with respect.
   
· You have the right to be human - NOT PERFECT.
   
· You have the right to be angry and protest if you are treated unfairly or abusively by anyone.
   
· You have the right to your own privacy.
   
· You have the right to your own opinions, to express them, and to be taken seriously.
   
· You have the right to earn and control your own money.
   
· You have the right to ask questions about anything that affects your life.
   
· You have the right to make decisions that affect you.
   
· You have the right to grow and change (and that includes changing your mind).
   
· You have the right to say NO.
   
· You have the right to make mistakes.
   
· You have the right NOT to be responsible for other adults’ problems.
   
· You have the right not to be liked by everyone.
   
· YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CONTROL YOUR OWN LIFE AND TO CHANGE IT IF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH IT AS IT IS.
   

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