After a little hiatus, I am back and ready to keep writing on this blog. These past few months have been a whirlwind with work and life and trips and everything else, but I promise that I’m back and I’m committed to making this blog successful again!
I’ve noticed a lot of different articles have been circulating lately on websites like Huffington Post and Buzzfeed with lists like what every woman should own by the time she turns 30 or do before she gets married. While some items have some merit (i.e., “Learn how to cook. Not because you’re getting ready to be someone’s June Cleaver, but because it’s reassuring to know that you can fend for yourself in the kitchen”), not every one is a gem (i.e., “Have a summer fling. Even if it doesn’t last past Labor Day, it’s a fun memory to look back on — and makes for a fun story to reminisce about”).
What are your thoughts on lists such as these? While I normally love to make lists and check things off, I can’t help but feel nervous about ones like those listed above. I feel like the lists that are trending now include mostly cliches, not in-depth, meaningful things. Everyone wants to have all the answers all the time, but that’s just not possible. Do these lists help us feel more in control, like our future is within tangible grasp? Or do we just like seeing what other people deem important in their lives? Why do we seem to like listening to other people tell us what to do?
There are so many adjectives women are “supposed to” embody and so many verbs women “should master” before reaching certain milestones in life, like marriage or turning the big 3-0. But why?
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