Katrina Nguyen

I never thought that at this age, so many things would matter to me as much as they do now. Growing up and watching teen shows on Disney & Nick, I always thought "Pfft, weight, starving myself, making sure to go out with that certain guy would never matter to me as much as that." Boy, was I wrong. Now, all people around me do is complain about how they  are 'fat,' sneak out, and get worked up on the boys/girls for the dumbest reasons. I honestly always thought that I would be better than those stupid girls in the shows, but who would've known teenage life was depicted so well? Girls now all seem to care about their weight, which shirts make them look good, who is texting them and calling them all the time, and which places to go everyday. I never guessed  that I would care so much about my appearance, how I handle myself, and how I reply to people's criticism & compliments as much as I do now. Previously, all we cared about was making sure not to get our parents mad. Now, it seems like just everything we do may upset them. We study and analyze every word a certain boy or girls say as if they are our life, although we probably didn't even know them the previous year. Just one little word may ruin a friendship, or convince you that someone is your everything. In the end, we will realize that this time next year, we won't even give a damn about half of what we are so fixated on right now. The things that were once our world are almost mere nothings to us now. Such things that were seen as stupid from a elementary point of view is basically all that we know. It's almost like becoming the person you didn't want to be.