Why do young teenagers insist on wearing thick black eyeliner? Chances are if you visit a middle school you will run into dozens of young Avril Lavigne lookalikes. One of my closest friend’s daughter loves to do this. If you give her a an inch she will paint of mile of black eyeliner around her eyes. The real kicker? She looks amazing without the eye liner and yet she prefers it. I think it must be the idea of hiding who they are under who they really want to be. That must be it. When I was 13 I tried so hard to make my hair look like everyone elses. I really did. Here is an example:

I had no business having bangs, and yet there you go right in the middle of my head. Bangs curled in obscene directions.� By the way I am not the one in the lime green sweatshirt. That is Karen and she also had silly bangs. I think she wore black eyeliner and black tennis shoes. We all had to look exactly alike, if you were different you had nothing to hide behind. And lord knows you can hide anything behind black shoes. Tell me, what trends do you think teenagers are using to hide behind? Is anyone at this age really accepting with being an individual? I realize that the era of Myspace pages claims to recognize individuality but honestly do teenagers really accept this?

Most of my days are spent with young children or teenagers. I absolutely love both age groups because they are so similar which includes their ridiculous sayings and constant mood swings. My teens usually keep me updated on all the latest trends. Hey, thats why I love Myspace. I recommend to all parents that they create a Myspace page and then make sure they are on their child’s friend page. If they don’t add you, make sure they delete their account. The amount of info on Myspace is amazing. Plus, they tend to forget they have you as a friend and then you are so on top of the naughty behaviors. I am not ashamed to spy on my high school gymnasts and then turn them into their parents when I read or see questionable material.

The current or maybe not so current slang term is “hot mess”. Used as: “That girl that just walked in is a hot mess, she has stains all over her clothes and her hair is a mess”. The only hot mess I know about is the one my German Shepherd puppy makes on my floor. Literally you are calling someone a stinky pile of grossness. Stop. Seriously, Stop. It sounds inane.