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Why I Will Never Be That Girl

Kaleigh Yochum
Jun 06, 2016
Vincennes University
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Why I Will Never Be That Girl
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I will never be that girl, the girl everyone wants to be. I will never have a perfect body, the perfect hair or even the perfect smile. I will never be the most popular or the one all the guys chase after. For years since I was a freshman in high school, I tried so hard to be "that girl." Society makes us girls feel like we aren't "skinny" or "pretty" enough unless you're a specific size or wear a certain brand. Every day, girls do whatever they can to make them feel "prettier" but why do we care what society says is perfect? You will have people who accept you the way you are, and to those who don't, it is their loss to be losing out on someone unique as yourself.

I will never be the girl who can get any guy.

You know, the girl who has these cute relationships that lasts for months or even years. She's so happy showing him off, and posting pictures of the both of them. Where people can tell her that her and her partner are "relationship goals." Where she makes all her relationships look like such a fairy tale, and that they're all so perfect.

But you know, I'm pretty content not being that girl. I am happy being the girl who is independent and happy with or without a man. I don't need someone to be happy all the time. When the time comes for me to find the right guy, I will know. I am the girl who doesn't need a man in her life, who's independent and happy being single

I will never be the popular girl.

The girl everyone wants to be, the girl with a lot of friends and everyone knows her name. Maybe she's the captain of the cheer squad or president of her class. The girl who would get nominated for homecoming queen, and posts tons of photos of her and her clique.

I'm just a girl with a few friends who I love the most, and I'm perfectly fine with that. I don't need everyone's attention, or to be the most popular. I am happy being myself, and being the girl who's not popular.

I will never be the most beautiful girl.

The girl with the prettiest hair, and long eyelashes. The girl who can take a lazy selfie and still get over 100 likes on Instagram. The girl everyone compliments, and stops and stares at when she walks into the room. The one who girls wish they looked like, and guys thinks she's smoking hot.

I won't have the best eyebrows, and my hair won't always look good. My makeup won't be "on point," and I won't always look my best. I am confident of what I look like, whether I decide to dress up or be lazy. I have my flaws, just like any other girl, but I love them because it makes me who I am. I am confident on my looks, and if someone doesn't like the way God made me, that's their problem.

I am not that girl, and I will never be that girl. Instead I'm the girl who has her flaws, the girl who is independent and happy with her life. The girl who is goofy and loves to be nerdy and to be herself. The girl who has an amazing personality, and prefers brain over beauty any day. I am the girl who loves herself the way she is, whether she's a size 18 or a size six. I'm the girl who won't change herself for anyone, because if they can't accept who you really are, they are not worth it. Love yourself the way you are, because you are a creation of God. Be yourself, and know it's OK if you're not that girl, because that girl is overrated.


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