Every girl knows that being a woman isn’t easy. As soon as we hit puberty, we are told that we now must act as women at such young ages. The problem with this is many of us have to ask ourselves, "What do I need to do to be a woman?" There are so many tasks and dilemmas a woman must face in her everyday life. From inequality to stereotypes, appearances to health problems, women come in contact with various struggles every day. As a woman, it can be irritating to realize we must endure such big dilemmas while men never have to worry about cramps or wages. Some problems may be bigger than others, but one thing is for certain, a day in the life of a woman is awfully difficult.
1. Never being able to find hair ties or bobby pins when you need it most
Seriously, it seems like bobby pins are always running away from you. One second you have 50 hair ties and as soon as you turn your head they’re all gone and you spend an eternity trying to find them.
2. Doing your makeup perfectly and having nowhere to go show it off
There’s nothing worse than having a flawless makeup day, only to waste it watching Netflix alone on the couch
3. When you do finally go out, you can’t get the wings of your eyeliner even
Spending 15 minutes trying to readjust the size of the wings on your eyeliner only to give up and just create black blobs around your eyes.
4. Finally finishing straightening your hair to only realize it’s raining outside and that sleek straight hair will soon be a ball of frizz
Oh you just spent over 30 minutes straightening your hair and it’s humid out? You might want to wear a hat.
5. Cramps!
Whether it’s pre-period or during, I think most girls can agree that the worst part about being a girl is suffering from cramps and feeling as if someone is stabbing you to death.
6. Getting your period and having to deal with the roller coaster of emotions that follow
One minute you are unleashing your wrath on innocent bystanders and the next you're crying because someone ate the last Pop-Tart… the wave of hormones really can make you crazy.
7. Having to decide on a nail polish color at the nail salon
Let’s be honest there is no difference between Midnight Black and Blackest Black but you are going to spend 15 minutes deciding between the two, anyway
8. Guys automatically assume you know nothing about sports
The minute you say tell a boy you like sports, you have to deal with the opposition of him testing your knowledge and dismissing you as an ignorant sports fan poser.
9. Removing every last hair from your body:
The pain, the price, the energy. Enough said.
10. The price of bras
In order to buy a comfortable and cute bra in your size, you pretty much have to offer up your first-born child to afford it.
11. Having to wear bras in general
Sometimes it’s nice to imagine a world where not wearing bras was socially acceptable and everyone could be comfortable and free all day
12. Spending hours trying to decide what to wear, and then giving up only to throw on sweats
Even though you just spent an hour and a half trying on different variations of the same outfit, you still aren’t feeling it, so you throw on sweats and be done with it.
13. Going to the mall on black Friday
You’ll mentally have to prepare yourself for a trip to the mall knowing you’ll have to go Randy Orton on someone for the last pair of Michael Kors boots in a size 5.
14. Wearing uncomfortable clothes solely for the sake of looking good
Although I may look like a million bucks, I feel as if my feet are falling off with these heels and I can’t breathe in these skinny jeans.
15. The struggle of getting that beach body vs. getting that burrito from Chipotle
A six pack or a six piece chicken nuggets from McDonalds? The most important question of my day.
16. Having to decide between getting up early to do your makeup or sleeping in and going to class looking like Sloth from the Goonies
You could skip wearing makeup, but chances are you’ll have about 15 people coming up to you during the day asking, “Are you sick, why do you look so bad?” It really is a lose-lose situation.
17. Having to act proper and civilized when you are in public and counting down the hours until you can let it all hang out at home
How much longer until I can take my bra off, throw my hair in a messy bun, and be a mess?
18. Getting a spray tan to get that beach glow and ending up looking like an Oompa Loompa
You wanted that natural glow, but instead you got the cheese Doritos look.
19. Being treated as an unequal in society
It’s no secret that for years women have been viewed as lesser than men. From pay inequality to job competition, the life of a woman is difficult when she isn’t being treated equally.
20. The countless stereotypes
Where do I even start? There are stereotypes that girls can’t play sports, aren’t as smart as men, aren’t strong, only care about their appearance, and are only useful in the kitchen. All these stereotypes are wrong and make it hard for women to be taken seriously in society.
