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To hate the vacuousness of some young girls nowadays?

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CarryOnCharon · 13/05/2024 20:45

I find it so sad. 12 year olds obsessed by beauty brands, TikTok, doing their hair for school, fake tan, ridiculously short school skirts, it all seems so sad. And they are clones. Room in their heads only for brands

i know this is not all of them.

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CarryOnCharon · 13/05/2024 20:54

No. I was very into make up in the 80s. But it was about fun and experimenting, not brands and confirming

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FartingAgainstThunder · 13/05/2024 20:52

It doesn't sound all that different from when I was a teen in the 90's.
Thankfully social media wasn't a thing then but everything other than tik tok was going on with the girls at my school.
Every one of them that I'm still in touch with or have on Facebook seem to be doing just fine despite being somewhat vacuous as teens.

meganorks · 13/05/2024 20:52

I think you've got your rose tinted nostalgia glasses on if you think there wasn't this level of vacuousness 20/30 years ago. The pressures have changed with social media etc. But young girls were always pushing the limits of skirt length and trying all sorts of stupid stuff with hair and make up (sun-in anyone?!)

Youcannotbeseriousreally · 13/05/2024 20:52

CarryOnCharon · 13/05/2024 20:50

Yes. I wouldn’t have lots of these things. But that’s what they do.

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But is it actually their fault they are swept along or could their parent do better are creating appropriate boundaries ?

Screamingabdabz · 13/05/2024 20:51

Lots of grown adult men are endlessly obsessed with kicky ball and their dicks. But let’s pick on 12 year old girls eh?

Josette77 · 13/05/2024 20:51

I was into boys and fashion at 12. I never thought of myself as vacuous.

I don't think my generation was any different other than different beauty standards.

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CarryOnCharon · 13/05/2024 20:51

I should add that I love makeup etc. But the focus on brands etc by the yoof makes me look deep

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CarryOnCharon · 13/05/2024 20:50

minou123 · 13/05/2024 20:50

Mum, is that you?

It's been over 30 years, you need to start getting over it 😁

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CarryOnCharon · 13/05/2024 20:50

Youcannotbeseriousreally · 13/05/2024 20:48

Well my 12 year old isn’t allowed to fake tan etc .. parents can still parent 12 year olds!

Yes. I wouldn’t have lots of these things. But that’s what they do.

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minou123 · 13/05/2024 20:50

Mum, is that you?

It's been over 30 years, you need to start getting over it 😁

Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 13/05/2024 20:50

I sort of think YABU because girls (and boys) were always this way.

SM makes it much worse though. Teenagers are tempted by Brazilian Bum Bum cream and other stuff.

FourEyesGood · 13/05/2024 20:49

There have always been vacuous young girls (and boys, and men, and women). Perhaps they’re more visible these days due to social media, but they’re really nothing new.

Youcannotbeseriousreally · 13/05/2024 20:48

Well my 12 year old isn’t allowed to fake tan etc .. parents can still parent 12 year olds!

LoudSnoringDog · 13/05/2024 20:48

I agree. My TEN year old took me into boots the other day attempting to convince me to buy her some moisturiser that was about £25. I don’t even pay that for my own moisturiser. She said “everyone” is buying it.

GonnaBeYoniThisChristmas · 13/05/2024 20:47

YANBU. It seems a sad way to live. No substance. All stress.

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