How to Put the 10 Pieces of a Selfie Story for an Anti-Selfie Rebuttal for Teen Girls
“For most American girls, social media is where they live.” Nancy Jo Sales
There is no simple answer to what makes a good life because it makes a unique confirmation for each of us within our circumstances. However, as an older person I have the privilege of looking back at my time line and breathing a sigh of satisfaction and relief. My young brain was never assaulted by a social media circus.
The change is made so much more profound when I fondly remember my teen years. The poster on my bedroom wall was of Dr. Albert Schweitzer, who celebrated success as a musician, writer, humanitarian and philosopher; and, yet decided as a doctor to open clinics in the poorest villages of Africa. His photo with his large drooping mustache was the only one that inspired me.
My pop icon wore poodle skirts to her ankles covered with bobby socks. Gyrating was jiving … a good exercise. Drinking and smoking were simply not permitted and to talk back to parents was a matter of being sent to your room without supper. Only once it happened to me and the guilt of disrespecting my mother still lingers sixty years later. School and good report cards were a serious responsibility with parent’s pride in a job well done was the…
