Comments on: Sick. Sick. Sicker, even. http://www.meganlindholm.com/2009/10/09/sick-sick-sicker-even/ Authoritative Archive Thu, 24 Jun 2010 19:53:42 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: cthulhia http://www.meganlindholm.com/2009/10/09/sick-sick-sicker-even/comment-page-1/#comment-73 cthulhia Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:08:44 +0000 http://www.meganlindholm.com/2009/10/09/sick-sick-sicker-even/#comment-73 <p>always</p> <p>the media ALWAYS wants you to think sex is the most important thing in the world. Hello? Viagra is not marketed to teens. </p> <p>To the point that, when you realize it's not, you won't accept it, because clearly it' the wrong way to feel, you're missing something, and you're friends treat you like you're broken, and try to fix you, and fix you up. </p> <p>You are not a fraction of a person, you do not need to be paired off to be whole. (And, if you do get paired off, the pairing will suffer if you are unable to be a whole person on your own.)</p> always

the media ALWAYS wants you to think sex is the most important thing in the world. Hello? Viagra is not marketed to teens.

To the point that, when you realize it’s not, you won’t accept it, because clearly it’ the wrong way to feel, you’re missing something, and you’re friends treat you like you’re broken, and try to fix you, and fix you up.

You are not a fraction of a person, you do not need to be paired off to be whole. (And, if you do get paired off, the pairing will suffer if you are unable to be a whole person on your own.)

]]> By: 2eclipse http://www.meganlindholm.com/2009/10/09/sick-sick-sicker-even/comment-page-1/#comment-72 2eclipse Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:42:48 +0000 http://www.meganlindholm.com/2009/10/09/sick-sick-sicker-even/#comment-72 <p>i think this makes a lot of sense. which means you are either more in your right mind than you imagine, or says something about the state of my mind when i'm NOT sick.<br /> i think people ARE saying this to young girls. it was said to me. the problem was i didn't believe it. this was partly due to the media telling me my parents were wrong and the proclivity of young people to disregard anything their parents say, but it was also partly due to hormones.<br /> when they kick into overdrive, your body is TELLING you that sex (and therefore love, that sticky-sweet substitute that takes its place when you're too young to be ALLOWED to have sex) is the most important thing in the world and will ALWAYS be the most important thing in the world. it's no wonder stuff sells that confirms what your body (as a teenager) is telling you.<br /> how to combat it? not rightly sure. but i think the message would have to come from the whole society for it to work, not just one's parents.</p> i think this makes a lot of sense. which means you are either more in your right mind than you imagine, or says something about the state of my mind when i’m NOT sick.
i think people ARE saying this to young girls. it was said to me. the problem was i didn’t believe it. this was partly due to the media telling me my parents were wrong and the proclivity of young people to disregard anything their parents say, but it was also partly due to hormones.
when they kick into overdrive, your body is TELLING you that sex (and therefore love, that sticky-sweet substitute that takes its place when you’re too young to be ALLOWED to have sex) is the most important thing in the world and will ALWAYS be the most important thing in the world. it’s no wonder stuff sells that confirms what your body (as a teenager) is telling you.
how to combat it? not rightly sure. but i think the message would have to come from the whole society for it to work, not just one’s parents.

]]> By: nekooflove http://www.meganlindholm.com/2009/10/09/sick-sick-sicker-even/comment-page-1/#comment-71 nekooflove Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:38:40 +0000 http://www.meganlindholm.com/2009/10/09/sick-sick-sicker-even/#comment-71 <p>THIS.</p> <p>Plus, I think you hit the age vs. beauty thing on the head with Ronica Vestrit. It definitely gave a high school girl (me ten years ago) the idea that you could be successful, dignified, and intelligent without being flawlessly attractive. </p> THIS.

Plus, I think you hit the age vs. beauty thing on the head with Ronica Vestrit. It definitely gave a high school girl (me ten years ago) the idea that you could be successful, dignified, and intelligent without being flawlessly attractive.

]]> By: nerwende http://www.meganlindholm.com/2009/10/09/sick-sick-sicker-even/comment-page-1/#comment-70 nerwende Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:39:12 +0000 http://www.meganlindholm.com/2009/10/09/sick-sick-sicker-even/#comment-70 <p>Don't delete it! It's funny and important and smart and very... <i>you</i>. :)</p> Don’t delete it! It’s funny and important and smart and very… you. :)

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