Musings of Decades

[Paula]

To be honest with you, I think most teenagers are obsessed with being ‘cool’ aka being the popular one. Having a 21 yo who was always the popular one, and an 18 yo who never was, both of them have grown into their own person. And both of them are happy with who they are. Is that, perhaps, what you need to look to achieve?

[decades]

To be honest with you, I think most teenagers are obsessed with being ‘cool’ aka being the popular one. Having a 21 yo who was always the popular one, and an 18 yo who never was, both of them have grown into their own person. And both of them are happy with who they are. Is that, perhaps, what you need to look to achieve?

Yes, I absolutely need to just be happy with the person I am. I am no longer obsessed with the pursuit of 'cool', a term which is shorthand for the acceptance and approval of others. But it has left something behind, an inability to enjoy the company of people as a general rule.