This is Emily Potter and Jordan Hansen. They're 13-years-old and heading into the 8th grade. I set up this mini photo-shoot for the girls so they could have fun, express themselves, and feel beautiful. When I spoke with them I learned that they too struggle with the pressures of being perfect and looking just right. When I asked them what their favorite thing about themselves were, they both sat there for a while thinking hard. Emily finally said, "My eyes I guess." Jordan chimed in, "Hey that's what I was going to say! People say my eyes are nice." I then asked them what their least favorite things about themselves were and they immediately jumped in with, "My feet, and my toes. My hands. I hate my nails!" It was so much easier for them to think about what they hate about themselves versus what they love about themselves.
I think that is how each person is. We are so concerned with our flaws that we forget about what makes us each gorgeous.
I asked the girls how they, and other girls their age, are affected by the media today. They told me that girls their age just want to be mature. They're always trying to be someone else and they forget who they really are. They try and dress much older and do their hair in more stylish ways. Emily and Jordan told me, "They even worry about their weight! But not as much as the clothes the wear and the things they do." They said if they could say one thing to those individuals that take so much stock in what the media says it's this: "You're not being yourself. Just be who YOU are!"
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