"Di it is so last season" B had a quick glance at my evening dress, she swiftly turned her focus to her fb page. Last season? I murmured to myself, 2 months before as I walked out of the trial room wearing the same dress, I couldn't help but pat on my back for my fashion sense and today a girl 7 years younger was telling me that I looked like an old women?.
On my recent trip to Delhi, me and my family stayed over at my uncles place. The week long tour was a peek into the life of a 16 year old teenage girl, with whom I shared the room .The week long tour brought back some memories and I couldn't resist the temptation of comparing her present life with my good old days. Every where I turned to, I saw young girls dressed way over their age. Most of them looked like a mirror image of each other, same loud music, dressing sense and even the same hair style. For, someone who had quite an uneventful teenage days I was baffled.During the mall days back at Cochin, me and my brother used to sit in one corner people watching, we would calculate the average age of mall throbbing youngsters and it would be around 16-17 year max. Most of them stylishly dressed, holding arms with a stud/drop dead gorgeous girl by their side and that lets me wonder " How much on an average does these kids spend?". When I was in 11th, I would have to beg a hundred million times in front of my dad so that he would give into my loud soabs and hand an extra 30 rupees as pocket money so that I could have my favorite shake that day. Things were different back then, there were no malls, having boyfriends were still a taboo in our society and most importantly consumerism wasn't a term heard quite much even in a communist state like ours. Things have changed! malls have sprouted up in every nook and corner of the city, kids actually love spending time bowling or playing video games in malls , and people prefer KFC and McD over real food.
And all these happened right in front of my eyes and I never knew!!!. I have a brother, 4 years younger but, he still has to beg like I used to , to get extra 10 bucks as pocket money. Okie, comming back to the point I try to melt in , fake in as the sheep, wear a sheep's coat and look cheap in it. Acting my age comes natural to me but, not faking the part of a 16 year old teenage girl. I have reasons to believe I live in an illusioned world cause at 23, I still can't wear my make up or still can't get the names of any boy bands right. I must have lived in some prehistoric times.
Does that mean I am completely against the teenage fun?NO!!! I mean, I don't have anything to look back to and gush, I don't have trazillion pics to choose from for my FB DP, I don't have heart breaks to boast off, I clearly didn't have fun. Times are chnaging and so should you and me. There are moments when I absolutely wish I were a teengae girl, reliving the teenage drama phase and then there are moments where I am thankful to my parents for keeping me grounded to the reality.
The trip did teach me few essential tips to tackle my own future generations:
listen to a teenager: They may have a valid point, you can have your way around after you are done with the hearing part
Understand: The times that we grew in is entirely different from the present scenarios. Don't judge.
Watch: Always be careful, adrenaline high teenager may not be the right judge of a situation but, as a grown up you can and should.
Look up: Never treat them like kids, they are individuals wanting to be heard so always give and take respect.
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