Monday 20 April 2015

Saturday 18th of April, 2015


Saturday the 18th of April, 2015.
The date of my year 11 Debutante Ball. 

Isn't it crazy how something can begin one way and completely change into something else. Our little groups Deb Ball did just that. Originally the Sunday practices where just one and a half hours in which we could let loose and have a little bit of fun. However, by the end, we were all very different people... A Debutante Ball traditionally marks a woman's coming of age. Originally that meant being presented to a king in the hopes of becoming his queen, now days it just means we are no longer small girls dreaming of being Disney Princesses, we are whatever we want to be... For some, this transition from childhood to adult hood can be marked in plenty of different way. Whether is honorable or not depends on the girl... Some choose to mark the change with sex, drugs and alcohol. Others choose to focus on their schooling and get the highest end of year 12 mark they possibly can... But for some of us, becoming a woman just means finding yourself. Searching through what seems to be the craziest few years of a girls life only to reach the end a unique and respectable adult. 


Lately things have been crazy. Finally starting VCE in school adds a ridiculous amount of stress to a girls life, Then, there's boys... I don't think I really have to explain that one... On top of everything you have the stress of just making it through the day. From Janurary 2015 up until today (April, 2015) It seems like so many eyes have been on me, parents, peers, teachers, employers, strangers you name it.... and I know for a fact I'm not the only one going through this stress.

I know I still have a lot of searching to do before I really become myself, along with yelling, tears, breakdowns and possibly even the odd heart ache. The only thing I can recommend to get yourself through a rough or chaotic time in your life is to just breathe and enjoy it... Just because people expect you to act a certain way or look a certain way doesn't mean you necessarily have to do it. "They're more like guidelines anyway."



~ Amelia Owen ~

Stay true to you.

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