That "what type of person are you" piece is so important. It reminded me of every high school movie where people were defined into very specific groups and that was meant to be their entire character development and persona. At my own high school, some people truly lived that way. I had to fight against it, as did many others. I was a cheerleader, but also did drama, read books for pleasure, loved to write... none of those things were all of me. Nor did I want to spend time with only people just like me. Defining ourselves in such limiting ways prevents growth.
And it feels like that very narrow defineitiono of who you are allowed to be is even more prevalnt to teens today thanks to social media. It's wild to think about how you can very easily present yourself as X type of person based on nothing but a curated digital persona.
That "what type of person are you" piece is so important. It reminded me of every high school movie where people were defined into very specific groups and that was meant to be their entire character development and persona. At my own high school, some people truly lived that way. I had to fight against it, as did many others. I was a cheerleader, but also did drama, read books for pleasure, loved to write... none of those things were all of me. Nor did I want to spend time with only people just like me. Defining ourselves in such limiting ways prevents growth.
And it feels like that very narrow defineitiono of who you are allowed to be is even more prevalnt to teens today thanks to social media. It's wild to think about how you can very easily present yourself as X type of person based on nothing but a curated digital persona.
If you love Katie Porter (and have the $$) support her campaign. She's in a big fight this year as she's not well liked...
Thank you for the tip, i'm gooing to go donate to her now! I didn't realize she wasn't well liked in her state...I hope she holds on to that seat!
She's well liked by people like us...but not by the people she makes look bad and they have lots of money
Omg, that Crossroads poem legit just made me cry. So beautiful. Thank you for the discovery.
I’m glad you liked it! I definitely want to read more of her work. So much talent.