Plastered on every other advertisement, commercial, magazine, and the occasional disgusting t-shirt is us girls. We're told we need to be skinnier, we're told we need to eat more, we're told we need to be athletic, but not manly. We're told we need to feminine but not too girly and childish. We're told to grow up and then hated when we create educated opinions or stand for something. Honestly, girls, can we do anything right?

Oh, but we can. We can make a dang good sandwich.

However, we can do even more than that - we wake up every day, to the same exact noise. The noise that makes us question what we wear, what we eat, who we talk to, what we say, and what we spend our time on. And we live, love, and thrive.

Honestly, we don't give girls enough credit.

For the constant battles, we have to fight with not only ourselves, but with the world, social media, and even the men that have turned into boys. Because these battles are daily. Heck, we don't even remember we're fighting half the time because that's how "normal" the war on women and how we "should" behave has gotten.

So to the women who love without question, who listen, who teach, who learn, give, laugh, and overcome every minuscule battle thrown their way - I'm proud of you. I hope you continue to educate that intelligent mind of yours so you can be filled with educated opinions and knowledge that surpasses your years. I hope you remain calm in the chaos and graceful in the midst of constant disgrace towards the beauty of yours (and all women) that should be revered, instead of flaunted. Lastly, I hope that maybe one day you receive the credit and appraisal you so completely deserve for remaining boldly confident and beautifully authentic in a world that seeks to destroy and objectify you. Because of girls, you do a LOT of things right.