Lizzie McGuire was possibly the best show of the 2000s, and for every girl that grew up idolizing the relatable blonde, she understood us like no one else. She understood what it was like to crush on the cutest boy in school. She understood what it felt like to get in a fight with your best friend and then hating the feeling that you cannot talk to her. She understood the stresses of being a preteen, and she was the voice that made my generation not feel alone. However, now that I am in my 20’s, the understanding that Lizzie McGuire gave me is still here. This might just mean that I haven’t matured much since my preteen days, but I’m going to chock it up to Lizzie’s seemingly unlimited wisdom of female psyche.
1. I don’t understand diets
I love ice cream. Hands down, it is my favorite food. I will never choose a salad or fruit cup over ice cream. This is why I can never understand why my friends go on diets. Obviously, I believe that eating healthy is crucial, but limiting yourself to only watermelon and green juices doesn’t make sense to me. Lizzie knows this struggle, and understands that eating healthy is so much more important than going on a crazy diet. Juice cleanses are just not the way to go.
2. I never having enough clothes
It does not matter if I went shopping an hour ago, I can guarantee that the next time I go to look for something to wear in my closet, I will find nothing to suit my mood. At this age, I am responsible for buying all of my own clothes and, on the minimum wage salary that is currently rolling into my bank account, clothes are not a luxury that I always get to indulge in. One day, I’ll be dressed in gold instead of yellow, but for now me and Lizzie will keep just searching through our wardrobe.
3. I have no idea how to write an email
Considering my email was fabatude2000@yahoo.com until the age of 14, I really have no idea how to make a professional looking email address, let alone how to compose the email. I never know how to address the person I am sending it to, and I cannot spell sincerely without autocorrect. Who knew that sending a simple email needed so much thought put into it. Emails are such a basic form of communication, but I will forever stress every time I need to write one.
4. I have no idea what slang means anymore
I still remember when “LOL” and “ROFL” first popped up on the scene. Now the kids are saying things like “lit” and “low key” and I don’t even know how to work them into a sentence. Sometimes I say, “lit” as a joke, and I instantly want to crawl into my own skin with the feeling of embarrassment. Whenever Lizzie said something that wasn’t cool, her little cartoon self would visualize how uncomfortable I always feel, because she feel the struggle of trying to be cool.
5. I have no idea how makeup works
The other day I bought some lipstick and by the end of the day, it was all over my face. Make up is one of those things that I try so hard to be good at, and sometimes it works out, and sometimes it really does not. I’ve even been late to class because my liquid eyeliner was uneven. Lizzie and I are on the same page with this struggle, and even though here cartoon is rocking the lipstick, we all know real life Lizzie was having muchas problemas.
6. I am still just trying to figure life out
Lizzie never had her shit together. She failed tests. She had bad breakups. She never knew quite how life was supposed to work out, but she kept on going. I never have any idea how my life if supposed to work out, but that doesn’t mean I’m ever going to stop trying to figure it out. But we both have amazing friends, incredible families, and a lot of passion to try and make things the best they can be. As the theme song said, “We can figure it out on the way” and that’s what Lizzie and I are going to do!
