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An Open Letter To The Independent Girl

Who run the world? GIRLS.

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An Open Letter To The Independent Girl
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If you can make a bomb-a** dinner, or you can supply and support yourself and maybe do your own laundry--before you hit college and were forced to do it--there’s a chance you are an independent girl. Maybe you’re the “mom” of the group and you have everything anyone could possibly need in your cabinet. It isn’t like you to shy away or not take an opportunity to speak your mind.

You might not have always gotten along with everyone, based on your refusal to let people walk all over you, or maybe you are the girl people said, “Oh watch out, she’s b*tchy,” about. Welcome to the “Independent Female’s Club" (IFC for short). It is a rare group, but consider yourself lucky...you have been cut from a rare cloth, my friend. Maybe it’s that you had your heart broken at some point, and you decided that you had enough with being taken advantage of, or it could be because your mother is a badass and raised you with some wit and wisdom...or all of the above.

Going through high school maybe was a little bit of a challenge for you. Things were all fun and games until someone crossed you and your crew, or you never took shit from the jocks of the school. Tough life. You are the girl who doesn’t need a man to fulfill her, you just want one. You are the girl who knows what she wants and doesn’t, and you can spot a guy playing the field from a mile away. A woman with confidence and strength is not the worst thing you can be in today's society. You’ve got the bad girl Rihanna thing going and you’re a natural at it. And occasionally you just think you’re the next Beyonce... Who run the world?

Miss Independent, please never go changin’. Yes, your boy might hate you at points because you are so stubborn and your friends might think you’re a female dog because you like to stick up for yourself. Just remember, your mom is standing rooting you on, because in her eyes she did a damn good job with you. Being you is the best person you can be, so when people tell you you’re too “this” or “that,” they may envy what courage and strength you have to stand out.

Be who you wanna be... You don’t have to be a BARBIE girl.

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