16 At War!

Do you remember your school years?? Don't you think as young girls we spent our time trying to conform to what was regarded as cool by certain individuals around us. No matter how hard you tried not to conform to what was considered as "cool", you were always pulled back in, through one way or another.

Once we reached puberty, it reached a time where you couldn’t wear anything without a guy hollering at you. They could have been 16 or 60 but we heard the same thing. If you tried to ignore these chants from your so called "fellow brothers", then rumors would ensue just because you couldn't give them a minute of your time. You felt if your clothes weren't that tight then those boys would not have liked you. Of course now that we are a little older we have become a lot wiser, it is now our chance to teach young girls that it is okay to be who you are and conforming to what others want you to be is not the way forward. Just because he smokes or she smokes doesn't mean you have to smoke too.

At such a young age like 16, you shouldn't have to feel like you need to be or act a certain way to be accepted by your peers. At 16 you already have the pressures of school, family and then the pressures of life itself. Sex is also a major issue at this age; you're just starting to really know your body and what it can do. However, mentally, no matter how grown you think you are, you’re still unaware about the consequences of sex. It seems as if everywhere you turned; there was always a boy trying to take your virginity. But what we have to tell these young women is that, they are not anyone’s transaction and it’s up to them to decide when they want to give this precious jewel away. At 16 we were at war with ourselves and everything around us. Therefore, in our twenties it is up to us to protect the young women being pushed to be 25.


Elle
Writer and Editor

Childish "Men"!

It’s a sure fact that the average man thinks about sex five times more than the average woman. A man might think about it 24/7 whilst a woman might talk about a bit more often that a man. When discussing the topic of sex, men tend to refer to it in a much more vulgar way, "I banged her last night" "I was killing her last night". When we were really thinking, "Umm you weren’t killing anyone darling other than yourself". I am not saying that when discussing sex with your male counterparts you need to keep it rosy by saying "we were making love". However, plain and simple having sex will do. At least you’re not making her sound as if she was the lead girl in a porn movie.

However, us women tend to use the much more intimate word of making love or having sex. For a woman the sex element is less important than the feelings that we felt whilst performing this act. The way he looked into our eyes would be much more important than the actual act itself. So what I’m saying to you men is that you need to tone down the use of tools in your lingo, we already know what they can do.

Another thing that really erks me about men, is the way they tend to shudder each time you mention the P word. Yes you got it right, PERIOD. We are going to have it for most of our lives so it’s about time you got used to the fact that five days out of the month we will be out-of-bounds. So please do not try to humor us and yourselves by telling us that this must mean 30 minutes of unlimited foreplay on you (we think not). We don’t want you breathing or even being near us during this time. Unless you came equipped with a galaxy chocolate bar, if not then we suggest you take up a hobby for the next five or so days.

Also sometimes we are just not in the mood for sex, please don’t huff and puff at us like a 3 year old missing he's favorite toy. Don’t start humping us with the assumption that we will give into your demands. If I say I don’t want it, I mean those exact words. You prodding me with your tools will not be arousing in anyway.

In time your member will be back to doing what it does best, I'm sure it needs a rest once in a while too.

Elle
Writer and Editor