For every teen girl...

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This post is for my K or any other preteen girl. I don't know if you watch or even know about Jersey Shore, but this is Sammi from the show. I don't watch, but could not miss her hair, clothes & makeup of the "before & after" picture. Hello...she is gorgeous without all the makeup, tanning, hairspray & again...makeup, which brings me back to my 13 year-old.
If I would let K, she would leave the house with the hair & makeup of the "before" picture e-v-e-r-y-d-a-y. Let that sink in. Can you imagine seeing K at Harmon's in full hair & makeup?
K (unfortunately) believes this is what beauty looks like & no she isn't allowed to watch reality tv shows, such as the Jersey Shore. It all started this year when she entered 7th grade, where "every girl" is allowed to wear makeup. Yea, right. It's like I need a mom's-jr-high-anonymous-hotline-number just to get through each week! If it's not the clothes, hair or makeup talk...then it's the texting, tone of voice, wear a cardigan talk. I could go on & on, but I will spare you. Back to the issue at hand...true beauty should not be defined by reality tv. True beauty develops from the examples around us, which is why I'm grateful for K's yw leaders.