On a lighter note...

I can say I was honestly happily surprised while reading my roommates Seventeen Magazine. I was flipping through when I came across a section about their campaign called "Body Peace" and one of their vows were to 'stop comparing myself to girls on TV!' The actress Mae Whitman talked about her insecurities because her thighs touch and they shouldn't, but she now accepts herself as who she is and is much happier. I don't know how much it will help but I appreciate that they put that section in there even though they obviously support the other girls who are on TV. There was another section titled "is my vagina normal?" where a girl wrote in saying I'm worried mine is ugly. Seventeen responded by saying how each vagina is unique and perfectly healthy in every way, also that variation is normal and is expected. Another girl asked if she should shave or wax her vagina and they said "There's no 'standard' you need to be following. And despite what you've heard guys like or expect- relax." I was so happy to read this, an actual positive message to hear from a teen magazine?? Weird right! It's nice to see there's some hope in the world for teenage girls!