In today's world, it is very hard to be a teenager. We find ourselves being pressured every day to get good grades, be involved in activities and get along with one another socially. Another major pressure that plagues many young women today is an obsession with their appearance. Often we worry so much about our appearance, that we forget that appearance is only a very tiny part of who we are. Almost everyone has had the experience of changing their outfit six times before going out for the weekend.
Some girls spend hours perfecting their hair and makeup.
All to impress some boy, who for some stupid reason or another, cares only about looks and won't like you unless you're absolutely perfect looking. By society's standards girls are expected to meet unrealistic ideals of being beautiful. A study of students in Minnesota revealed that girls with a negative body image are three times more likely to feel badly about themselves as a person than boys. Our culture leads us to believe that appearance is a determining factor in our self worth. We donUt deserve to be pressured about something that we canUt change.