Hello FGs!
I hope the new year is off to a good start for you. For me it is, for sure - I got to spend the weekend with some of my FG cousins. L is 5 - at the stage of playdates and kindergarten. R is 12, in her first year of middle school and a full set of braces. G just started high school, is shopping for her first big dance and texts even more than me. And being the oldest by just a bit, I love watching them at each of their ages, because it makes me realize how awesome every stage of life really is.
Seriously. I mean we always want to be older - at least I always have. When I was 8 I wanted to be 10 and when I was 10 I wanted to be 13. I always wanted to be more mature, cooler, more independent. And that in itself isn't so bad. But the trouble happens when girls start doing "mature" things to seem older - wearing revealing clothes, drinking, dating guys way older than them. And it always makes me sad to see that, see them missing out on being young. It makes me wish I could tell them what I wish I knew when I was that age - that you are exactly where you need to be. Even when you feel a little insecure or awkward or unsure of yourself. Believe me, acting older or adding on years doesn't change that. Coming into your own isn't really about age at all.
So I guess what I'm saying is this - feel free to act your age! I know you're thinking, Act my age? Some advice. What does that even mean? Well, I guess I'm still figuring that out too. But I think it's about enjoying the process. You can't be a butterfly without putting in your time in the cocoon. You'll be all grown up and fabulous soon enough. But you can't get there without being young and silly first.
xoxo
The Fab Gal PS - don't forget to check out The FG Youtube Channel! Labels: age, fab gal, growing up, life lessons, teens |
