The time is rapidly approaching to suck it all in while wearing prom-like attire at my 10-year high school reunion this year. Awful. It seems like just yesterday I was watching Clueless on video everyday after school and listening to Britney Spears on the radio. (Okay, I’m still listening to Britney, but at that time, she was more pop princess and less comeback queen of club.) The point is: I don’t feel too differently than I did from the time I was a teenager. I still like movies, music, clothes, a boy… The main difference is that now I have a lot more of the one thing my teenage self (and most all other adolescents) seemed to lack – confidence. I would say I was a fairly cool girl growing up (I was a cheerleader, on student council, on the honor roll), but man, did I stress over who I was going to eat lunch with everyday.
Britney then.
So I thought - since I don’t really feel like leaving childish things behind quite yet - maybe I could offer a more savvy perspective on teen/tween life while I still care about it. Even though I no longer decorate with over-sized posters and Christmas lights, I can’t say there’s not a part of me that feels the need to linger a little longer near the incense sticks at Target. Even better (or worse?), my niece thinks I TiVo iCarly at home. Really, I just watch it with her when I’m at her house, but I’ll admit, the show’s hilarious. See…I have nothing to prove. I can enjoy the best of both the youth world and the adult one. I’m am honest opinion you can trust. (Just don’t expect me to spell in text talk; I believe in capitalization and attempt to use correct punctuation. Come on guys – you can do it, too.)
Miley now. Have things really changed that much?
Anyway, there’s my not-too-exciting intro on roughly what this blog is going to be about. (Really, do young people always have to be addressed in exclamation points?!) So anyway…enjoy!!! (I’m such a hypocrite.) Welcome to my take on all things teen with a dose of reality.
