Boys and Chores

      Going over this topic in class really made me think about all the types of chores that I had to do when I was little. I would always have to sweep, and do the dishes, or do a load of laundry. But my brothers rarely did things like these. They would have to mow the lawn or help my dad clean up the garage. To me; cleaning up the garage looked easier. My dad would play music, and they would just have to separate greasy tools. Once I asked if I could help outside, and my dad thought that was a terrible idea. Why? Becuase I was his little girl and I shouldn't be getting grease stains in my clothes. After this, I think my parents sort of caught on, and the boys started to help inside too I didn't have to do the dishes by myself, and I would wash and dry the laundry, they would just fold it.
    
     One day I remember more than any other; was in the year 2006. It was a few days before my brothers graduation from High School. My mom was out of town for the weekend and my dad was at work; and lo and behold his work uniform wasn't clean. I was 13 at that time and had to teach my older brother, how to work the washing machine. And in case you are wondering, no; it wasn't new!

When I think of Family...

When I think of family, many things come to mind. First off, love, trust, and honor. Why honor? I say honor because a family name is a  big thing. It is something that you represent in all that you do, whether it be good or bad. Secondly, I think that many people think of the traditional family, One mother, One father, and some children. Now days, many people are in families with either two mothers or two fathers. Do you think taht this changes any meaning of the family? Do you think that they get told that they are not a family? I think too many judgements are made upon people these days. I think they should be able to do their own thing. In my family, you don't have to be a blood relative to be considered one in the family. You just have to have love, honor, and trust for the rest of the family.

Who really wants to look like Barbie anyway??

Being a high school cheerleader, I always heard girls saying that they wanted to be skinnier, that they wanted to have the shape of Barbie, so they would look good in their Homecomign dress. I thought to myself, sure, it wouldn't hurt for me to lose a few pounds, so we all tried stupid little diets. When some of the girls didn't see the results they would have liked to have seen, they turned to some dramatic alternatives. They would eat an apple. Once a day. An apple, and drink water. That's it. On top of this, they would go to the gym, and work out all four hours that it was open. In my mind, I thought this is ridiculous. You don't need to be a size 0 just to look good in a dress. These girls were all beautiful to start with, and soon, they looked sickly. When I was thinking about what to write for a blog, I thought about things I used to hear about.

Growing up, I remember hearing some people talking about what Barbie would look like if she was a real human being. Well, I am going to show you just how disgusting she would look. After viewing this I decided, lets keep her as an 11 inch doll.

REAL WOMEN
Average woman’s height is 5’4″
Their weight is approx. 140 lbs.
They wear a size 14 dress
Their bust is between 36″ and 37″ (B cup)
Their waist is between 30″ and 34″
Their hips average between 40″ and 42″
Their shoe size is estimated to be between 8.5 and 9.5
BARBIE
Barbie’s height would be 7’2″
Her weight would be 101 lbs.
She would wear a size 4 dress
Her bust would be 39″ (FF cup)
Her waist would be 19″ (same as her head)
Her hips would be 33″
Her shoe size would be a 5

http://www.peacelovelunges.com/sports-fitness/ask-sam/what-if-barbie-were-a-real-woman/

Girls Rock

The Girls Rock documentary that we watched in class was very inspirational to me. I think that they are
doing a great thing by showing these young girls that it is okay to be themselves. I think it is important for girls to know that they too,  can scream and yell and dance around just like the guys. There are not boy instruments and girl instruments. Either sex can play any instrument. I think this program gives girls the self confidence that some girls never get the chance of overcoming.

Girls do rock, and they could rock harder with your support!

The "Perfect" Guy

I think movies and book shave a lot to do with how women decide that they want their man to be. Dark hair, blue eyes, tall and muscular, and they always seem to have a good paying job. GAG ME!!

When I was little, I would always look for the popular guy, because that's what they did in movies.
No matter who the girl was, she always wanted the popular guy; and she always got him.

When I got to High School, I finally grew up. I realized that there really is more to a person than their "social class." I have found that the best looking guys, usually turn out to be jerks, and the average guys, that have had to work for everything they have, treat you like a princess, even if it means working overtime.

Now I'm not an expert on this, but from my experience...

Men don't just fall out of the air, and they aren't created to satisfy your liking. No matter who you chose, you are going to have arguments, and I'm sure you'll find at least one thing about them that just drives you crazy, but regardless, you love them.

Maybe at first looks matter, but in the end, looks fade; but the heart never changes. :)

Follow your heart :)

Ad's do not have an age limit...

For the past two years, I have worked at Kmart near my home town. I cannot even begin to explain some of the things that I saw happen there with little girls. When I would work in the clothing department, I would hear little girls and mothers argue about the child's weight. This one time, I will never forget; I heard a mother tell her 7 year old daughter that if she don't lose weight she was going to get ugly. When I heard this, my heart broke. That little girl was average weight, she wasn't going to get sick because of her weight, the mom was (in my mind) just being an idiot. That little girl, just looked at me, and started to cry. That was one of those moments that you have to think to yourself; Do I say something? Or just walk away? Well I couldn't take it. The little girl was standing outside of the fitting rooms waiting for her mother and i knelt down and said "You are beautiful, just the way you are."

When we were watching the Dove videos in class, my mind went back to this memory. I hope that someday, this little girl will see these dove ad's, instead of the Victoria's Secret ones.

Dove..The Brand...Not the Bird

      I think that "The Self Esteem Project" by Dove is an amazing thing. All of those pressures that we felt to be beautiful when we were 13, they won't have to face alone. This project partners with Girl Scouts, The Boys and Girls Club, and Girls Inc., to make sure that chidren know that they do not have to be a size zero and 5'9". They want girls to know that they are beautiful just the way they are. Doves' goal is to reach out to 5 million young girls by the end of the year 2010. If you think that they are doing this strictly for profit, I really think you are wrong. Sure, it might look good on sales paper, and some people may have switched to dove brands becuase what they are doing is such a great thing, but I don't think that is actually why they came up with this program. just because you see this ad, does not make you want to rush out and purchase their product. I believe in this program, and i didn't rush out to buy some dove products because of it. Dove was a popular brand before this program, and they are still going strong after it. Congratulations Dove, your making a difference!! :)

Here is a link to everything that the dove project really does.

http://www.dovemovement.com/movement/about