Yeah, right. Like anybody can really understand teen girls. They're an enigma wrapped in a riddle topped off with a side of confusing and baffling.
But next week, we'll (meaning you and I if you decide to hang out) try to peek inside their brains and hearts for an hour. I'll be hosting a Webinar next Tuesday, August 25th from 12:00 p.m. to 1 p.m., Nashville time (that CST). It's free. Just log on a few minutes before it starts.
In preparation for this, we polled hundreds of girls who attended our You and Your Girl events this year. (I know, it's not a true random sampling, but I think the answers are pretty representative of a lot of the girls in our churches.)
To whet your appetite, here are some of the questions we asked and the answers they gave:
What's one thing you wish you could tell your parents?
"How I feel about my dead father." (that'll break your heart!)
"Grayson is a hog of everything." (I'm assuming that's a little brother.)
"Sometimes she [mom] acts a little crappy." (I love the honesty of teenagers.)
"That even though they were once teens, it's not the same as it was." (just go online!)
What's one thing you feel pressured to do or to be?
"My parents pressure me to be a dork, everyone else pressures me to be popular." (great insight!)
"To get a volleyball scholarship. My dad did this." (how many other parents are reliving their childhood years through their teenagers?)
"Jealousy...my friend always cmes to school with expensive clothes brands."
"Perfect." (This was said several times in several different ways.)
What scares you?
"Disappearing, not mattering, blending in, being forgotten." (wow.)
"That I'll get fat." (This was not an isolated answer, by the way.)
"Jellyfish." (If you have ever seen the movie Seven Pounds, you'd be scared of them too!)
"The dark or thinking someone could break into our house." (safety is a major issue for this generation.)
Intrigued? I've saved the most popular answers for the Web cast, so you'll have to wait 'til Tuesday to hear the rest. If you can't make it, don't worry. A few days after the event, we'll have the whole Webcast online. Feel free to pass along this information to the parents in your church. They might be a bit surprised (and you might be, too).
Hey Pam!
This sounds awesome!!! Go figure...My yearly physical is next Tuesday at 12:00...so glad you are putting it online after that!!!! You are doing a great job!!!!! Love ya!