I really like this memoir because I feel like a lot of people can relate to it. Sometimes we do not see the changes that we undergo because we are with ourselves all day everyday however when you take a step back and think about all of the things going on and changing in your life, you might be able to realize the changes that are making you not yourself anymore. This happened with my mom a few years ago and after looking at herself in the mirror and realizing she did not like what she saw, it moved her to change and I am very grateful for that.
"Sometimes I Charleston while brushing teeth."
I like this memoir because it shows us that everyone is a little weird and has little quirks that we should be proud of, not hide. I know that my friends and I think that we are the weirdest people in the world and we are scared to go to college next year because we are all afraid that no one will be able to handle our weirdness but I think that everyone out there is at least a little weird. We should embrace it, not fear it.
"Still dress like something might happen."
I think that this memoir is saying that we need to take pride in ourselves and keep our heads up even when nothing really great is not going on in our lives because the best things happen when we least expect it. I was always taught that when you believe in yourself and can hold your head up high, people are going to admire that and notice you. Life is too short to be depressed and in a hole when things are not going perfectly so we need to get up and get dressed in our best party shoes and take life at the fullest to actually move forward and get somewhere we want to be.
"Keep calm. Carry on. Not working."
Sometimes in life we try to cover up the things that are hurting us and move on but it is not always that simple. There are things in life that hurt so down to the core that we cant help but think about them when we are thinking about nothing and feel pain from them when we know it may be the better choice to let them go now. When my ex- boyfriend and I broke up, I was devastated and took a very long time to get over it. I could not look at pictures or talk about him or the painful memory of losing him would come back. I knew that he no longer loved me and that this was the right decision but it still killed me inside and just staying calm and moving on became something that was easier said than done.
"Hello, Period? You there? Hello? Crap."
This memoir I think reflect young women all over the world today. The teen pregnancy rate is through the roof and there are so many girls out there that think they are just invincible and nothing like this could ever happen to them. Shows on TV make girls think that it is okay and they portray a life with a baby as being much easier than it is in reality. Even with all of the education we have now and awareness, there are still many girls experiencing this life changing situation at a young age, robbing them of childhood.
