Pressure
I love going to school. I've mentioned this so many times. And I thought it was perhaps because I had easy classes and nice teachers, but there's so much more to the fun of school than just those aspects. At school, I can wear whatever I feel comfortable in without feeling out of place or feeling like I'm being judged. I can be myself without feeling like I'm going too far or without worrying about being ridiculed by anyone. Literally nobody cares and everyone appreciates each other for their differences. It's nothing close to what I experience at my youth group gatherings. I always feel pressured to look nice at those meetings, just because everyone else is so hung up on commenting on each others' clothing. What makes it worse is that we're all girls, so commenting on clothing is basically part of our instinct. I don't feel free to act like myself at those meetings, because most of the girls put on that "mature/ladylike" appearance, so I fee...