I have always looked up to my mother. She is a strong, independent woman who is an amazing wife and mother of three. Ever since I started to realize that life comes at you in weird ways, I started to use my mother as a guide. When I look at myself and my two little sisters, I realize how well she raised us and realize that I want to be a wonderful mother to my children, just like she has been to us.
I realized lately that not every girl/woman has a mother to look up to, or even a womanly figure. I feel for these young women and what I am questioning today is who society gives these females to look up to when they are searching for that role model for their lives.
A few years ago there was Britney Spears, with her drinking, crazy ways and bad motherly skills. Now there is her 16-year-old pregnant sister Jamie Lynn. Are these good role models for young women? Britney was a pop star, but who is Jamie Lynn? Why is Jamie Lynn famous? O.K., she is a so-called actress, but why don’t we have more celebs or young celebs that are doing good deeds and being good role models?
Maybe our society needs to realize that young women need female role models, and instead of trying to teach girls to not look up to stars, maybe we should chose the stars that we show on T.V. or write about in magazines, more wisely.
