Teenage Girlhood
To be a teenage girl is to be constantly embarrassed, hurt, tired, ashamed, and confused. Embarrassed for what I believe, what I think to be true. Regardless of what that is, it feels wrong for me to hold and cherish an opinion.
Position
Columnist
Graduation
Class of 2024
Violet McAuliffe (she/they) is writer, lover of crochet, and plant enthusiast. She is known for writing a column on plants for the Berkeley High Jacket, and has a blog where she publishes her columns and other works!
To be a teenage girl is to be constantly embarrassed, hurt, tired, ashamed, and confused. Embarrassed for what I believe, what I think to be true. Regardless of what that is, it feels wrong for me to hold and cherish an opinion.
The other day I stopped by my dad’s to re-pot a couple of recently sprouted seedlings, seeing as they were ready for a size up. The task was over, and I had the absolutely brilliant idea to carry all three pots up to my car, at once.
The other day I stopped by my dad’s to re-pot a couple of recently sprouted seedlings, seeing as they were ready for a size up. The task was over, and I had the absolutely brilliant idea to carry all three pots up to my car, at once.