Whether we like it or not, we are all being judged -- day in and day out. By society, by "friends," by parents, and even by children. But why? Isn't that just the saddest thing? Some people get overwhelmed with other people's remarks that all they want to be is "normal," while others have the audacity to go up to someone that's different from the rest and ask them, "Why can't you just be normal?" Now, can someone please tell me what normal is? Because I'm certainly not that.
The actual definition of normal is "conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected." How sad is that? When you're saying you want to be normal, you're saying you want to be just like everyone else.
What's wrong with being different? I know there are a lot of people that fight for empowering young kids and to prevent bullying. But in all honesty, it is not that simple. Because, plain and simple, people straight up suck. Sorry, not sorry. Sure, you can tell people that bullying is wrong and not to do it, but that doesn't necessarily mean that they will stop bullying. They're kids, and they don't care. They're "rebels."
Bullying is commonly known to occur more among people at a young age, like teenagers. But here I am, letting you know that that's very incorrect. Millennials and older people are still bullied, but in a very different way and with a different kind of predator: society.
Even if you have facial imperfections, wear glasses, and braces, that is not a bad thing. We are human. We all have different genes. We cannot be expected to look the same. How boring would it be if we all had the same bodies and personalities? Insanely boring.
Society wants us girls to all look like this:
When that can't actually happen. We all have different bodies, we're not all the same whether they like it or not. We are different. We're not "normal." So why are there so many girls that say, "I wish I had her body." And others that have many self-esteem issues just say, "Why can't I just be normal." If you think having this body is normal -- please, slap yourself.
If you want something, work for it. Work for the body that you want, not a body that someone already has. Work for the job that you want. Work to be something. Not someone.
Sure, there are a lot of memes out there that say, "Why can't I just have her body/life?"
Yeah. Gross. Stop doing that. Be your own kind of awesome. Don't portray your life to fit someone else's. Dress however you want to, however you feel fierce. Don't let someone tell you what to wear or even what not to wear. Say what you feel, don't sugarcoat anything. Be whoever you want to be. Be someone your younger self would be proud of. Not someone society -- or your parents want you to be.
Just stop being normal. It doesn't fit you.
