turns out blogging is a bit harder than it sounds. i've spent 30 minutes trying to think of what to write and realized something. no matter what i write, it's going to be awkward. i've never blogged before so my blogging hands (as opposed to my sea legs ...) haven't come in yet. these first few blogs are like the first dates between two people (or more people if you roll like that ...) they're always awkward but they make for fun memories. so don't break up with me quite yet. i promise the dates will eventually get better within the next year or two ;]
so now that i've informed you that by reading my blog, we're essentially dating, i'll move on to this post's topic: captivating. today i had a pretty sweet convo with a girl in one of my classes named lucy. our conversation started off with feminism and how we agree and disagree with some of its point and we went on to talk about chivalrous dudes and how they are super fantastic (hint hint, boys) and then we started talking about guys that treat girls crap and why girls might accept it. my reasoning was/is based on the book "captivating" by married couple john and stasi eldredge. a point they made is that every person that identifies as female is naturally born with a question: "am i captivating?" the answer these females are given shapes the kind of women they become. some girls ask their parents "am i captivating?" by dressing up in their mother's clothing or asking their father to play tea-time with her. sometimes the answer is a yes when the mother gasps in awe at how precious her daughter is or when the father eagerly pours his daughter some imaginary tea and they clink 
their cups in cheers. sometimes the answer is a no when the mother scolds her daughter for for getting into her stuff or when the father continues watching television or when he claims to be too busy. the question could also be answered by classmates, teachers, anyone, really. unfortunately, a single "no" can totally change a girls outcome; and there are a lot of no's in the world. ladies, i'll tell you this: you are beautiful, precious, captivating. there is a man out there who thinks you're to die for, who wants to protect you, who wants you for the rest of your life. you don't need to be blonde and blue eyed or a skinny-frakkin-minnie (nothing wrong with that) to be beautiful. beauty is so much more than that. beauty comes from the inside. cliche much? you bet your sweet life it's cliche! only because it's true, homeslice. beauty is found in every female -- physical, emotional, what have you. i dare you to go out for a day and find beauty in every woman, girl, lady, whatever you come across. we're all captivating.male readers, if there are any, sorry this post was so chick-y. i'll try to make the next one a bit more testosterone-y =]
*side note: the above pictures are not my own. courtesy of google images ^^
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