LETTERS
From Issue #15
Editor's
Letter
I can’t take it anymore.
I’m hearing a lot from you guys about the
pressures you deal with, like doing well in school.
PIERRE BOUVIER, the lead singer from SIMPLE PLAN, says he
remembers “a lot of arguments” when he
decided to abandon university [see Pressure to
Succeed]. Then there’s the pressure to look
THIN AND PERFECT [see A Growing Problem], so you’re forced to watch what you eat, and you
find yourself feeling guilty if you ask for EXTRA
BUTTER for your popcorn at the movies. And
of course, there’s the classic pressure to wear the
right thing [see pg. 44 for a debate on what to
wear], or your “FRIENDS” may pretend they don’t
see you in the hall (even though you’re jumping
up-and-down waving your arms).
It seems that everyone has these EXPECTATIONS
of who you should be. Maybe your parents think
you should be well educated, get a great job and
raise 2.5 KIDS. And maybe your girlfriend or
boyfriend thinks a few less pounds would put you
into the ‘SUPER-HOTNESS’ category. Or maybe your
friends think you wearing THE LATEST GEAR will
get them all into the ‘popular’ crowd, or worse, the
wrong gear will keep them all out! Whatever the
reason, you’ve got all these people pulling you in
every direction — except the one you really want to
head towards. But how do you PLEASE THEM ALL?
You can’t. But you still try your best to make everyone
happy, and the pressure builds. When you fail one of
them, you try harder, and the pressure builds SOME
MORE. Until…who knows? You find yourself a MISERABLE WRECK? You don’t want to live
another day?
You’ll NEVER be able to fulfill everyone’s dreams.
So whose do you choose? It has to be your own.
Good
reading!
Always keep a quality bunch of pals around you. Faze friends from
our photoshoot, from
left: Stephanie Colliver (model), Me, Maya Chendke (editorial assistant),
Jayne Rae (assistant publisher), Alicia Cox (stylist) and Joy Olimpo
(model and host of GirlzTV).
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