August 28, 2009

  • I am Not Girly

    I am not girly. 

    This is a problem.  A major one, actually.  
    I have about 8 girls coming to my house tonight.  And I am vainly searching my brain for things I liked to do as a high school teenager.  Well, no, I remember some things I liked doing.  Here they are:
    • Writing notes to my friends in class.  (Thanks to texting, this is pretty much obsolete.)
    • Pretending to be cool.  
    • Uh... 
    Darn.  I can't think of any more things.  I tried, I really did, but it ended up taking too long.  I mean, I didn't like putting on makeup, doing my hair, doing my nails....  in fact, I can't remember liking to do ANYTHING in high school.  Except skipping classes (and school once in a while) and just grumbling at the world.  (FYI: I got the "Most Embarassing Award" in High School--aka "Perfect Attendance for 4 Years" so I was pretty smart about it.)  
    Is that sad?  Did my life as a completely miserable teenager rob me of my ability to minister to high school-aged girls?  What do they like to do?  I sound like a moronic male who suddenly came to be in charge of a handful of girls.  Was I even a completey miserable teenager?  I don't remember!  I don't think I was......
    I suppose we can sit around and talk about boys.  
    Nix that.  I can't do that either.  There'll be enough estrogen in the room.  
    Time is ticking.  I have a whiteboard.  Some boardgames.  I am at a loss as to what to do.  
    I really think I didn't like to do ANYTHING as a teen.  Could my teen years have been that rough?  Yeah.  I think they could've been.  I liked to write.  I liked to play stupid Korean games.  But in order for stupid Korean games to be fun you need to have at least two or three stupid Koreans who enjoy the game.  I have a bunch of white and hispanic girls.  
    Why am I flipping out?  I don't know.  
    I have icecream and cookies.  And sprinkles.  And Cool Whip.  And some Veggie Tales videos.  
    But I don't want things to be stupid.  And everything was stupid to me when I was in High School.  Darn.  Darn!  Darn.  I honestly don't think they're that complicated...  some of them just enjoy coloring.  
    I'd ask for help on ideas for some spiritual activity that could be fun for a small group of semi anti-social girls who might not all get along with each other splendidly.  Yet.  But they're coming in about 45 minutes, and I am completely at a loss.  I'll just roll with it and see what happens.  
    Darn. 
    But if there are ideas, I'm willing to hear them.  For next time, maybe.  I have a white board.  And please don't say Bible Pictionary because that would just be a clear, clear indication that you totally were not listening to me.  These girls may not be up for an exciting round of... anything.  
    And I am not doing nails.  
    *EDIT: Things didn't turn out to be so bad after all.  Prepared for the worst.  Got a pretty nice deal.  Tired but my body's in survival mode...  anxious for some reason...  

Comments (6)

  • This post is so funny to me, Jenny.  I'm laughing with you...WITH you....

  • It's hard to know what will be fun for today's teens.  Maybe next time you can  make your own pizzas if you have an oven handy.  That was always fun for my youth groups. They can make individual pizzas or share a larger one.  We also made sundaes, but not the same time as the pizzas.  :)   The lessons could be about spiritual gifts or stewardship or discipleship, or whatever relates to being an individual that needs to share God's love with the world by helping to preserve it or sharing with those who in need.

  • umm, play Scrabble?
    What did you end up doing?

    I remember hanging out in HS and not doing much of anything, just chitchatting and/or eating.  Or watch movies or TV.
    Hiking is always good, if you live in the boonies.
    Or have fun with crazy hairdos!  That's always a team-exercise thing. 

  • @peanutluey - thanks, lu, thanks a lot.  your laughter is so helpful to me. 

                          =)  I did survive, though.  whoo.  

  • @symbolreader - excellent!  thanks.  They actually talked about making pizza.  I told them I'd swing it and make it work.  I appreciate your ideas, and if you have more, let me at 'em!  =)

  • @gpspacey - ended up watching some Christian cartoon movies.  They love it.  We had a short devotional and we made these really delicious icecream cookie sandwiiches with homemade cookies.  They were YUM!  But yeah.  I think HS was one big hole for me.  I remembered being mad and sad a lot.  Depressing, eh?  And here I thought I'd be done with HS forever!  HA!  

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