Teenage mutant ninja...girls

There is one certain sign of getting older: you don't really care so much about what others think about you. Of course it never goes away completely, 'cause who would want to humiliate themselves completely in public. But the phenomenon I am talking about is more about personal appearance. Based on my experience and observations I thus present you the three things that will lead to a disaster in the world of a teenage girl. Okay yeah it wasn't so long ago I was the same, but since I feel like I've grown up so much this summer, I feel qualified to make this list.

1. Going out without make-up. This only applies to those who use make-up, but if they do, they can't be seen without it even for a 10-minute trip to a grocery store. Why, you might ask? Because we look so ugly without it and we are not pretty and boys won't give us any attention. But seriously, now that I am over that time, I see how ridiculous it is. Painted barbie-dolls are not real, so you shouldn't try to look like one. 

2. Being seen with your family. Having three sisters, I know what it is like to want to disappear from the Earth after they/your parents have done or said something embarrassing in public, usually very loudly and not-so-imperceptibly. This is probably quite Finnish thing, since we don't want to stand out (in a bad way) and we want to blend in. But now that I am an adult, I see that what looks even worse, is the behavior of the teenager trying to pretend they're not there than the meaningless fights or funny scenes. What would make it all go away, is laughing at it with them. Or with the people around you...

3. Not being able to use your phone. After having worked at summer camps this summer, I am sure about it: a girl can't live without her phone. You will just die if you can't text every single thing to your friends. And not having internet connection, well... you just want to go home immediately 'cause everything at this camp sucks, can't even go to Facebook! Those complaints are just mainly annoying and can be solved by being cruel and forbidding the use of phones when there is any arranged program. But what really made me sad, was when it was the last night of the camp and everyone had got attached to each other and the workers surprised the youngsters by going to their rooms when it was bedtime and we sang a beautiful song to them with candles in our hands. That usually causes a waterfall of tears, which is a good sign to us, it shows how much they have liked it there, but what really got on my nerves was how they dealt with the sadness and crying. Can you guess? They took their phones and started checking Facebook or writing texts or whatever, denying a real emotion resorting to a virtual world that is oh-so-comforting and makes you happier than real human contacts.

In addition to these things, I want to address a phenomenon I bumped into today and many, many times before it. Based on what I've seen, the summer trend these days is close-to-invisible shorts. Well, if your goal was to get attention, it is definitely achieved, but come on. Not the whole world wants to see your ass.