Everyone knows that the unspoken rule is to never ask a lady her age. I don’t mind telling you that I am 41 years old. I have paid my dues to get to adulthood! I remember my younger days and how important it was to fit in with the crowd. If you wanted to be part of the “cool” group you had to wear certain brands of clothes and wear your hair just right. But thankfully I survived middle school and high school with my self confidence still intact. Recently on Facebook I saw a contest for the Most Beautiful Teen. My understanding is that it is an online beauty pageant where other Facebookers, both friends and strangers, can vote on who they think is the most beautiful, having only one picture to judge by. Needless to say, one of my daughter’s friends entered the contest and my, oh, my. Let’s just say that not everyone on Face Book is a nice person! The derogatory remarks and cut downs they posted for this poor child to see were horrible! And just to clarify, this young lady is not ugly … [Read more...]