by owlqween » Tue Jul 10, 2012 4:08 am
This is my big sister's story (she wanted it on here!)
~My Little Blue Dress~
Life was so simple when I had my little blue dress. I could go outside and play in the yard, then come in for a snack and not worry about counting calories.. I could go to school and do simple math, like 2+2=4, or 5 x 4 = 20, but now, school is about ducking punches and trying to stay afloat in a sea of gossip, rumors, and supposed "scandals". And in the summer, going to the pool was about swimming, not showing off your boobs, butt, or any other body part that is now considered "attractable" to the men of world we know now. When I had my little blue dress, being cute was normal. But being cute when you are a teen in high school could get you some pretty nasty names. When I was young, fashion was nearly nonexistent. But when you grow up, fashion determines your character and way of life in the eyes of others, whereas your attitude or you personality should be the judging factor. In my little blue dress years, boys could be your best friends, enemies, and supporters. But it today's world, they are to be "worshiped" by their girlfriends, and their opinions could ruin a girl’s life. I miss my little blue dress years. I didn't have to worry about the pains of shaving legs, push-up bras, tight pants and hair waxing. Now, those pains make me dream of my childhood, where everything was simple, exciting, and I had true friends. Friends of today will back stab, cheat off of and on their supposed "BFF's" What happened to being bff's? Where did the kindness and stability of long term relationships go? I think of those days now as I wander through the halls of my high-school, and look at the faces of those that pass me by. I see very little happiness, pain, depression, hatred, sadness, fear, horror; anguish...the list goes on and on. When I had my little blue dress, my classmates had simple emotions: Sad, Happy, Mad, Sick, Excited and Calm. Looking back on the past is so easy. When you look the other way and into the future, the path seems rocky, narrow, and dangerous. That path is the movement into the adult world, which is even harsher and stranger of that of the teen years. There is one thing that for me has lessened the fear and worry of going up the adult path; the presence of God in my life. The little blue dress years I admit were nice, but there are many privileges that come with growing up, and I look forward to getting them. Gods presence in my life helped me get through the challenges of the medium blue dress (teen) years and got me out of my little blue dress years (childhood) He will most certainly get me through my big, adult blue dress years. I can't wait to see what surprises await for me as I turn another chapter in my book. i wonder what's ahead? Well, I will find out shortly.
~KiNg OwL
