Quit taking away my adolescence, it’s not fair
March 14 marks one year since my school along with countless others made the switch online due to the outbreak of the pandemic. It didn’t seem serious at first, but now I can’t even comprehend what life was like before COVID. We were all so excited for an extended Spring Break, but now I can’t help but wonder if it will ever end.
It’s no secret that this pandemic hit hard for everyone of all ages, but as a high schooler, it took away so much more from me than I expected.
I was just a freshman finally figuring out…
Anecdote | Humor
He's constantly testing my patience
Before I start complaining about these things my cat does on a daily basis, I want to make it clear that I love this cat with my entire heart and nothing you are about to read should be taken too seriously. I mean just look at that picture of him, he’s too cute, how could I ever get mad at him?
Alright, now that we got that out of the way, let’s get into the complaining…
He uses the litterbox right after I clean it
I’ve noticed many cat owners talking about their cats doing this exact thing, and mine is no exception. …
I was part of the problem until I saw the other side
Let’s say you’re walking around the grocery store and see a teenage girl with a belly button piercing just walking around. Do you mind your own business and just keep walking or find a way to make her feel as if she should be ashamed of herself? Many people will instantly choose the second option because it had been known for so long that a belly button piercing is a symbol of nothing good.
I’ll even admit that I used to do those things too. I would see someone with a belly button ring and think she was begging for…
And I couldn’t be more embarrassed for the people who follow it
I hate to even bring this up and give these people the attention they clearly lack and crave, but it just blows my mind the extent that they will go to just to get a reaction.
I imagine some teenage boy playing Fortnite in his basement and drinking Mountain Dew came up with the idea for this Instagram page after seeing women taking over the world with positivity.
I bet it made him real sick seeing women come together to support each other, so there it was born: the Instagram page dedicated to “debunking feminism,” whatever that means.
How I became unlucky enough to find this account
I, unfortunately…
And why I encourage others to do it as well
I felt that my life was missing something one day. I looked at my mirror and saw how bare and boring it was. I wondered how I could fix it when the idea suddenly came to me.
I went onto Snapchat and told everyone to give me a quote and I'll write it on my mirror. No rules, no specifications, just any quote you can think of and it will forever be on my mirror.
People started flooding my phone immediately with all kinds of quotes that made me laugh and smile, but now they mean so much more than…
You can keep your side parts and skinny jeans, but here’s what you actually need to change
On behalf of Generation Z, I would like to make a formal apology to the Millennials for making you all feel like we care what you do when we definitely don’t. We gave you the wrong impression and now we regret it, here’s what you need to know…
Now I can’t sit here and act like I don’t still wear skinny jeans or part my hair to the side, because I do, and frankly I always will. The “new rules” you are all not wanting to give in to have actually been around for a long time, it just took…
She’s the perfect role model for young girls
Almost every Disney fanatic can come to an agreeance that Tangled is without a doubt the best. Many say it’s because of the message Rapunzel sent when she chased her dreams no matter the obstacles that came in her way or the fact she turned Flynn Rider from a heartless thief to a sweet man.
While those definitely add to the greatness of the movie, let’s finally start talking about the real reason this movie is so great: Rapunzel showed little girls what a real princess is capable of.
Changing the game for Disney princesses
It’s no secret that Disney constantly makes princesses look helpless until…
We need to start being inclusive, not lazy
Everyone has heard, at least once in their life, of the constant struggles lefties have to face on a daily basis, and school is no exception. From having pencil lead on our hands all day to bumping elbows with literally everyone, a lefties’ biggest nightmare is sitting in those horrible desks designed to benefit only righties. There is absolutely no reason for schools to have desks that only have advantages for right-handed people.
Many righties never even think of how much these desks really impact us even though it is a daily struggle. According to Sarah Crow from BestLife, “Approximately…
Anecdote | Felines
But then we became inseparable
My dad and I have had a strong bond with each other since I was very young. We have done everything together for as long as I can remember, but it always seemed that no matter how much time we spent together, I was always having to compete with his other kid for love and attention. Did I say kid? I meant cat.
When the jealousy began
It sounds crazy, but this cat had such a strong bond with my dad that I felt invisible compared to him. Years before I was born, this cat named Simba was the only one in his life…
They are so much more than cheap little discs to me
Summer was just around the corner as May came to an end last year, and my annual end-of-school-year panic took over. I’m going to have so much free time now. What do I do? How do I stop myself from getting bored? What will I spend the next few months doing? In order to answer these questions I do what every other normal teenager does in order to cure boredom; I went right to Pinterest.
As per usual, I am overwhelmed by the endless feed right away, I didn’t even know where to start. I had to limit my search…
Haylee Griffith
Simply a 16-year-old with too much to say. I like to bring light to things that never cross peoples minds and make you question the norms :)
