{"id":13981,"date":"2019-10-03T10:36:04","date_gmt":"2019-10-03T15:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/update.midlandps.org\/?p=13981"},"modified":"2019-10-03T10:36:05","modified_gmt":"2019-10-03T15:36:05","slug":"dont-let-dances-destroy-your-self-esteem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/update.midlandps.org\/index.php\/2019\/10\/dont-let-dances-destroy-your-self-esteem\/","title":{"rendered":"Don’t let dances destroy your self-esteem"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It\u2019s that time of year again, people. Leaves are turning a burning orange and the smell of pumpkin-spice lattes fills the air. I am ready to throw open my closet doors and dig deep to uncover the sweaters that have been buried since the last frost. With the infamous spooky season comes another thing. It\u2019s officially sweater weather and I am here for it, but I am not ready for Homecoming.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While Homecoming can be a week to celebrate school spirit through the spirit days and the football game and to have fun at a dance, it can also be a time of major stress and anxiety for someone like me. To start, I am not the kind of person who goes shopping for a fancy dress. I would prefer to be in a pair of sneakers and jeans. I don\u2019t wear high heels. I don\u2019t wear makeup anymore.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The weeks leading up to Homecoming make me want to throw up. I search for the \u201cperfect dress\u201d tirelessly until I settle for something that isn\u2019t perfect and I don\u2019t really like. I agonize over whether or not to try heels this time or just wear my sneakers like I always have.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Furthermore, I always feel depressed when I don\u2019t have a date. I know, deep down, I don\u2019t need to go with a date to have fun. They say it\u2019s more fun to go with a group of friends, anyway. I don\u2019t have a boyfriend so I shouldn\u2019t be set on having a date, but I hope someone will ask me anyway. And heaven forbid that I ask someone out myself.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In a contradictory turn of events, I always have fun at the actual dance. I stress for weeks on end and for what? A good time dancing my heart out with my friends?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I propose a change to the mentality surrounding Homecoming. Wear what you want because it makes you feel good about yourself. Go with or without whoever because you want to have a good time. You aren\u2019t there to impress anyone. Bust down and dance your heart out. The four years you spend here are the only ones you\u2019ll get. Make some memories that will last into your 60s that you can tell your grandchildren about. Stop stressing about the small details.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":10249,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[2418,2201,2373,2419],"class_list":["post-13981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-opinion","tag-column","tag-homecoming","tag-molly-birch","tag-self-esteem"],"yoast_head":"\nDon't let dances destroy your self-esteem - UPDATE ONLINE<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/update.midlandps.org\/index.php\/2019\/10\/dont-let-dances-destroy-your-self-esteem\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Don't let dances destroy your self-esteem - UPDATE ONLINE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/update.midlandps.org\/index.php\/2019\/10\/dont-let-dances-destroy-your-self-esteem\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"UPDATE ONLINE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DHSUpdate\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-10-03T15:36:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-10-03T15:36:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Molly Birch\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@DowHighUpdate\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@DowHighUpdate\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Molly Birch\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/index.php\\\/2019\\\/10\\\/dont-let-dances-destroy-your-self-esteem\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/index.php\\\/2019\\\/10\\\/dont-let-dances-destroy-your-self-esteem\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Molly Birch\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/64b1eb1f15bf2c263b54b110f10bf714\"},\"headline\":\"Don’t let dances destroy your self-esteem\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-10-03T15:36:04+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-10-03T15:36:05+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/index.php\\\/2019\\\/10\\\/dont-let-dances-destroy-your-self-esteem\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":405,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"Column\",\"Homecoming\",\"Molly Birch\",\"Self-Esteem\"],\"articleSection\":[\"OPINION\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/index.php\\\/2019\\\/10\\\/dont-let-dances-destroy-your-self-esteem\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/index.php\\\/2019\\\/10\\\/dont-let-dances-destroy-your-self-esteem\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/index.php\\\/2019\\\/10\\\/dont-let-dances-destroy-your-self-esteem\\\/\",\"name\":\"Don't let dances destroy your self-esteem - UPDATE ONLINE\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2019-10-03T15:36:04+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-10-03T15:36:05+00:00\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/index.php\\\/2019\\\/10\\\/dont-let-dances-destroy-your-self-esteem\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/update.midlandps.org\\\/\",\"name\":\"UPDATE ONLINE\",\"description\":\"H.H. 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