In preparation for "Gilmore Girls" to come back on Netflix, I've been re-watching the show. My studies have shown that my mom and I are actually Lorelai and Rory. Then again, Mom and I are the same person anyways, just like them. They are two of the most relatable characters ever. Here are a few of the times that Lorelai understood us on a deeper level.
When you're trying to reason yourself out of the bad boy:
Repeat this like a mantra a few hundred times any time you see him ride by on a motorcycle, rock a leather jacket, have the perfect hair, see his jawline from across the room... Where was I going with this? Oh yeah! Don't do it.
When you see your crush with a girl:
Any female seen within a 50-foot radius automatically has at least twenty flaws. Her name is dumb, her hair doesn't match her eyebrows, she has fat fingers, she breathes too loud, she doesn't like tacos, and she corrects people's grammar.
When you HAVE to have that junk food:
The Pop-Tarts and the chips and queso and Lucky Charms and every other bit of junk food that you buy right after you get paid. She understands and she accepts that sometimes you must allow yourself to eat like a teenager whose parents left them $50 for food the weekend they went out of town.
When you binge-watched a whole season in one day:
Yes, I'm still in my pajamas. Yes, it's 4 p.m. Yes, I have Pop-Tart crumbs on my shirt. Yes, the blinds are closed because I haven't seen the light of day. It's a lifestyle, okay? Don't judge, Dean.
When you try to be smooth while flirting:
This is why texting was invented. So I can send the three drafts in my best friend group text to get an affirmative that draft two is the best and so I can use the winky face emoji, therefore avoiding the awkwardness of actually winking at someone and having them wonder if you just have a twitch.
When you're feeling extra sassy:
Have mercy on the people who come in contact with you the day that you have your brand new Sassy Pants on. There are days when you are so on top of it, you don't know which witty insult to hurl at the unexpecting victim first.
When you find someone who hates people as much as you do:
If you don't have anything nice to say, come sit in the corner with me and we'll talk about everyone together and make everyone wonder why we're whispering and trying to contain our peels of laughter at how hilarious we are.
When someone tries to wake you up:
If you must wake me up on a weekend, it must be at least double digits first. Preferably it ends in PM, though.
When there is too much blood in your caffeine system
I like my blood to be about an even mix of blood and caffeine. It keeps the mind sharp. Or if you ask Luke, it just keeps you short. Considering my height, there might be something to this whole thing.
At the end of the day, or maybe the beginning, considering her need for caffeine, Lorelai is just like us.