Aug 02, 2005 21:01
This is for
all of the girls who went to the prom with their best girl friend so she didn’t
have to go alone. This is for all of the
girls who went to the prom with their best guy friend so he didn’t have to tell
anyone he was gay. This for all of the
girls who went to the prom with their crush only to watch him dance every slow
dance with his ex-girlfriend.
For the
girls always stuck holding someone’s hair while they puke. And for the girls who get teased into consuming
too many jello shots. For the sober girl
who drives all the drunken idiots home - I’d like to apologize for everyone who
ever spilt beer on your shoes, myself included.
This is for
the night that your dog died, when you called your crush to talk and he ended
up unloading on you about some girl that didn’t deserve him. This is for all of you that would never have
the nerve to call your crush in the first place.
I’d like to
extend a hug and a big thank-you to every girl who talked to the cops and promised
to tell the band to keep the noise down because no one else was coherent enough
to do it. Also, I’m sorry that the lead
singer didn’t ask your name when you delivered the message. And I’m sorry his girlfriend threatened to
kick your ass and told everyone you have herpes.
This is to
announce that she really doesn’t have herpes.
For every
girl who stands in line outside of clubs she doesn’t really want to go to with
friends who make fun of her only to fend off creeps who “discretely” grab her
assets once she’s inside - please grow some balls and get some new friends.
Seriously.
No one is
making you the designated push-over except for you. Making other people happy is GREAT most of
the time, but sometimes, you need to look out for yourself. Take your gay friend to the prom - beautiful,
sweet, fine - but ask someone OTHER than a girl to dance!
You don’t
have to play police when your friends want to drink. If you want to drink, secure a taxi. If you don’t like to drink, go to a coffee
shop. Talk to people in your
Anthropology class. Not everyone in the
world is getting plastered and getting vertical on Friday night. If this is not your scene, then stop putting
yourself there.
Life is not
a dream that you must wander helplessly through - allowing things to happen to
you. If you’re tired of being a doormat
then STAND UP. Sure, you’ll have to
leave your comfort zone a little. Sure,
you may even make people mad. But so
fucking what? Life is too short to need
articles that say “hang in there, don’t quit being a sweetheart!” to justify
your actions.
In
conclusion, thank you for all of the little things you do that allow people
like me to live recklessly. But if
you’re going to bitch about it, quit doing it.
If the world falls to pieces in the absence of your altruism, I’ll take
the blame.