Friday, January 18, 2013

But I Want to Be Popular!


What does it even mean to be popular anymore?  Is being popular really how it is portrayed in the movies?  Are they the girls wearing skirts and heels, not a hair out of place, always perfecting their make-up, and are invited to every party or are they the girls who you could go to for anything, who maintain perfect grades and know their true friends? Are popular girls the ones who are the most physically beautiful or are the popular girls the girls with the most beautiful personality? 

Please girls, don’t try to satisfy the wrong “popular” crowd, because negative peer-pressure may take you down the wrong path.  I know many friends who started hanging out with girls who I thought were “popular” and they have completely changed - they don’t care about school as much, if they have to cheat on a math assignment, it’s okay, they go to parties on the weekend, and just don’t make wise choices like they used to. 

Don’t get me wrong; there is nothing bad about changing and growing, it is part of human nature!  Each year, we discover a little more about ourselves, our fashion sense, who we want to hang out with, and what we want our priorities to be.  Just ensure that during all of your growing phases you’re staying true to yourself and make positive changes that ten years from now you’ll be proud of! 

“Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life, but define yourself.”
― Harvey Fierstein

“When you're different, sometimes you don't see the millions of people who accept you for what you are. All you notice is the person who doesn't.”
― Jodi Picoult, Change of Heart

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