"I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best." - Marilyn Monroe
I just finished a fabulous book, How to Be Popular, by Meg Cabot (my fave author!). Basically, it was about a girl named Steph, who had always been on the outside (along with her BFFs). Then she finds a book on, you guessed it, how to be popular. Suddenly, she's got an in with the A-crowd. She has everything she ever wanted... until she realizes that maybe it's not what she wanted at all.
Is it so bad to want to be popular? It's not bad to want people to like us, right? I do know for sure there was a time when I would have done anything for a book like the one Steph finds. You know, if it would really work out like that. It's not like I didn't like the friends I had. I just thought my life would be that much better if I was the girl that everyone loved, that everyone wanted to be friends with.
Popularity is a tricky thing. Sometimes it seems like, "Oh, if I just had the right outfit/got invited to the right party/say the right thing, then I will be popular." Maybe it's like that. Or maybe it's just luck. But whatever way you get it, it can go away just as fast. And sometimes, the thing you think will make you happy, was not what you imagined at all. What is really worthwhile is finding those friends that actually will be there for you, no matter what. Whether they are popular or not, it doesn't really matter. But finding people you love to be with, that's what's really gonna make you smile.
A new school year is coming quick. And maybe this year can be your year. No, not your year to be the most popular chica in school. But the year to try new things, make real friends, and figure out you. I can't guarantee everyone will love you, but if you can stop worrying about everyone else, you will definitely love you. For sure.
