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How To Be A Teenage Girl According To Society

The double standards placed on every girl in the world.

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How To Be A Teenage Girl According To Society

Being a teen is no walk in the park -- especially for us girls. We experience many changes in our minds, bodies and life in general, but along with our own personal dramas, society never fails to make us feel as if we need to live up to its expectations! Us girls have so many rules that need to be followed... but all of these "rules" have a double standard. How the hell are we supposed to be all of these things and still keep our sanity? If you don't abide by one rule, then you must BIDE by the other. But that is still wrong, because you should be the other rule. Following me? 'Cause I'm confused.

Here are the many double standards we are told to live by... and it seems whichever one you pick in the end has a negative judgment waiting for you.

1. Be a lady -- this means never talk back to anyone, even if they are disrespectful.

2. But also, man up, girls -- don't let anyone walk all over you.

3. No one wants to date a girl with acne. Wash your face everyday. Twice a day.

4. TOO BAD THAT WE CAN'T CONTROL PUBERTY BUT OKAY.

5. Be active and play sports. Don't be lazy.

6. But you can't be too good at the sport because then people will call you manly.

7. Be skinny and stay in shape. Which means no junk food for you, hunny.

8. Eat that piece of pizza! Don't worry about it, you're only young once.

9. Don't stuff your face too much though.

10. Dress to impress people. You have to look pretty and presentable at all times.

11. Wow, girls wear so much makeup.

12. I like girls who wear less makeup and show their natural beauty.

13. Ew look at her without any makeup on! She's so ugly!

14. Love yourself! Everyone is beautiful.

15. All that girl does is take selfies all day she must be so conceited.

16. Have a lot of friends.

17. But not too many guy friends -- that can give you a label from a list of words that I'm not even gonna get into.

18. Have high standards for dating. Don't settle for anyone who treats you with disrespect.

19. Look at her, she so bossy and stuck up.

20. If you naturally have straight hair -- you have to curl it.

21. Your hair is curly? Ever heard of a straightener?

22. Have feelings, and protect yourself.

23. Don't have too many feelings though. Or just don't show them at all because then people might think you're emotionally unstable.

24. Be yourself -- but not too much, society is watching.

If there are guidelines on how to master all of these expectations and satisfy everyone around us: then hey, help a girl out and send it my way. Because trying to live up to all these expectations and get my life together at the same time is kind of -- actually extremely -- unrealistic. So I say screw it. If you're being an a*shole, I'll GLADLY let you know. If I want cake and pizza on the same day I skip the gym? I will. I'll have two servings actually. And if my sweatpants don't impress you? Then you're not worth my time anyway.


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