To think teen girls get "nana" old before their time?

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I follow a few accounts on You Tube and Instagram- mainly for their foodie posts etc - but these girls are 18-21 mainly (the big bloggers) and act so differently to my and my friends at that age.

When I was that age, Saturday's were about shopping, maybe grabbing a McDonald's or something similarly unhealthy in town and most importantly getting dressed up and going out for a good dance and to be honest, drinks and snogging!

Most of these girls do video logs where their day is either the gym and then tea and cake followed by a night in watching a box set or reading with a green tea and some peanut butter before meditation before bed at ten.

Now before you flame me, I know this is healthier and great habits for later in life but I can't help but feel your young days are for letting your hair down a bit...but then I think social
Media is their social life so that's probably something to do with it...

So rather than McDonald’s and binge drinking teens are choosing the gym and green tea and this is a problem for you? Studies show current teens are drinking less than previous generations. This is a good thing. The NHS is buckling. Finally the message is getting through that drinking like we in the U.K. do is a problem. Do you feel like they are judging you for your youth? Is that the issue?

I assumed they just don't film the pissups tbh!

Not at all. I said it was healthier. But I think they are not mutually exclusive and your teens can be fun without binge drinking, I just think it's okay to let your hair down sometimes at that age.

I definitely don't feel judged, I loved my uni experience.

My 20 year old sister is teetotal and doesn't plan on drinking ever.

I think it's great. It means I don't have to worry about her as much.

She has loads of friends by the way and is having a flipping amazing time at uni.

My 21 year old neice doesn't go anywhere without her knitting bag. She was making a lovely cardigan in the pub recently.

Different ways of letting their hair down, that cost less money - staying in watching Netflix etc. It's good that if they'd rather watch films or read, they don't feel they have to go out and get pissed and listen to people talk crap, which they can hardly hear over the music anyway. Also may not apply to your kids but whilst drinking is less common, weed is more normal now.

Pub prices are shocking in some places: www.theguardian.com/money/2018/aug/06/camra-more-than-half-of-uk-adults-struggle-to-afford-to-drink-in-pubs-price-of-pint

What makes you think they aren’t having fun? You do realise lots of these bloggers will be getting money for promoting products aimed at certain type of customer, there is big money in the health industry. This is, if you like, their job and they’re paid to promote a certain lifestyle and image. They don’t blog about getting pissed because it isnt alcohol companies or nightclubs that are paying them.

@Lisbonella I didn't mean to imply there was anything wrong with it...your sister sounds like she is happy and has her head screwed on and drinking to excess is not a good thing.

Sorry vloggers! I’m so old!

I read a really interesting article the other day that basically said that sales of alcohol-free beer and wine have soared amongst young people because they don't want to risk having their drunkenness documented on social media and coming back to haunt them or embarrassing them in some way. I agree that it's nice to see young people living healthier, safer lifestyles but also I do think it's a bit sad that they don't get to enjoy the same freedom we did.

My DS has just done his first year at Uni. The whole flat would dash home in time to watch Bake Off on the TV when that was on.

You will find that the gym and green tea routine is regularly interupted by getting shit faced while covered in glitter. The glitter is not optional. Don't bekuevr everything you read on the Internet.

I was thinking this about nights out. So many girls in their late teens out dressed up immaculately with perfect makeup sipping gin in nice wine bars. When I was 18 it was all about tiny ax Paris dresses, the tallest heels, terrible spider mascara and downing blue WKDs whilst dancing in cheesey clubs😂

Is probably better now though

Maybe I'm just an old has been hankering for her uni days and wishing the youth of today realised there was a long old life of green tea waiting for them, don't rush 

@peachgreen exactly

When I was that that age I was out partying every spare minute.
I'm praying hoping and doing everything in my power that my dd will be far more sensible and much like the girls op mentioned.

@nellierose I don't think it is! It's like even that is a photo opportunity- are they even having fun?

because they don't want to risk having their drunkenness documented on social media and coming back to haunt them or embarrassing them in some way.

You can’t blame them in that respect tbh.

At twenty, I was having my first child and far preferred nights in, days out to castles and reading books to drinking all night and acting like a fool.

It’s not “sad” to choose to not get drunk all the time.

I didn't say it was sad. I wish I had drank a little less at times!

I was talking about the whole uni experience as a whole really....

It’s harder for the kids who aren’t yet 18 than it was in our day as they have to have ID to get into most places.

They have to appear healthy and wholesome so they make money.

I see plenty of teens drinking and smoking weed in real life but nobody wants to see the local Weatherspoons on Instagram.

Why is the uni experience to get drunk and not to learn something, make friends and explore new things?

Well done to them. It’s sad that getting shitfaced and going on the pull is such a cornerstone of youth culture. Hopefully we’re seeing a bit of a change.

Jesus love do you really believe this shite!

Of course it’s utter bollocks.

Seriously you can’t actuakiy believe these blogs? Of course they don’t live like this.