I have had a severe case of writers block for a few weeks now and it is DRIVING ME INSANE! So I have decided to get intoxicated and write. After every drink I will write a new paragraph about a topic of choice thanks to my dear Facebook friends. Also, this is why I could never be a journalist or professional writer – I’d have to be drunk 99% of the time to write.
So here it goes, my FB friend Mark contributed the topic… which will be interesting.
TOPIC: Why Men Are Actually Pretty Cool
After 1 Drink:
Men can be pretty cool. I thought this would be hard to write but then I was thinking about it and I actually quite agree with this statement. My dad raised me from the age of 10 upwards and my best friends growing up were my big brother (2 years older) and my little brother (3 years younger). We’re still quite close today regardless of everything that has happened in the past and have been through hell and back with each other. I have learnt to forgive all of them for the various nasty things they did to me when I was younger and the years of humiliation I suffered at their hands. For instance, when I was still in a crib, my big brother stole a whole chocolate cake from the fridge and ate it, then dumped the remains in my crib and rubbed it over my face and hands…. He confessed later to his crime. But he then also proceeded to pee on my face a few years later…
My little brother put me through years of hell just by being good looking (read: Damn Girl Where’d You Get Dem Genes) and also because he used to pinch me and rip skin off me and never EVER get in trouble for it because he was too damn cute!
Then there is my dad… who famoulsy grounded me when I got my first period because he thought I would go out and get pregnant and also didn’t buy me my first bra until I was 16. To be fair though, I’m not even sure I need to where bra’s to this day – unless they are padded and push up the little mosquito bites I like to call breasts.
As much as there are males out there who destroy me and take advantage of me, I have to admit I let them willingly because I have never valued what I have to offer. However, I have many great male friends and have seen many of my beautiful friends marry, get engaged or date these fine specimens. While there are plenty of douche bags out there, all in all – males are simple, charming, cool and will be the best friends and protectors if you let them be.
TOPIC: What Society Expects From Young Women These Days
After 2 Drinks:
I was going to stick to one topic, but the truth is it’d offend some people if I ignored there requests – that being said, I’ve ignored ‘rainbows’ and ‘Courtney’ because I’m not really sure how to write about either of those whilst not completely intoxicated – maybe weed is the answer?
This topic kind of ties into the first though, in a round a bout kind of way.
It’s hard to define ‘society’ in one sentence, but basically my understanding of society is very much influenced by media and what people pay to view. So let’s see what society expects from young women. Most people would say they expected a porn star, bombshell air head. But the truth is, Miley Cyrus came out this year in a way no one expected and there were more negative views than positive. Then there is Jennifer Lawrence or Emma Stone who whilst not extravagant or drop dead gorgeous by Playboy’s standards, are very honest and true women who are comedic, fun and can see the lighter side of life.
Society is changing all the time. More often then not, the people who buy the gossip magazines are the ones who are the most judgemental, but the least influential in society and people that I would not really aspire to be. Look at Reddit, it’s a massive community world wide who has sub reddits for almost everything you can imagine (don’t look at r/spacedicks) but honestly are millions of people who more often than not, I agree with over anything in commercial media these days. Commercial media is changing and will slowly die out as we become more time poor and money poor and therefore the view and expectations of women will change based on what people want rather than what ‘looks good in the media’.
You’re view of what society expects can also change depending on those you spend the most time with, and your own self value and confidence. Hell I know when I was 18, I anticipated everyone wanted me to be wise beyond my years, dedicated to my partner, had my life on track and very simple minded. I greatly rebelled against this, because the other part of the people I spent most of my time with were always on drugs, drunk every night and screwed around more than rats.
While I was never that bad, I was sick of having to fight these two influences so got screwed up somewhere in the middle. Safe to say, I regret majority of my life in my 18th year however have accepted this has shaped me and am now more understanding of people who lose sight of their goals and beliefs momentarily.
Honestly, who gives a shit what ‘society’ expects of young girls. Care what you expect of yourself more than anything, and realize that one day you will be influencing those younger than you and around you.
Decide today, if you’ll be happy with yourself tomorrow.
