My Life, My Lies, My Versions #3

Why Should Girls Have All the Fun?

Come along, ride the wave.

R.Sh🍁

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Why should girls have all the fun?

No, really.
Why should they be the only ones allowed to laugh loudly, take up space, change their minds, reinvent themselves, and still be called “confusing” like it’s a flaw and not a superpower?

Why should girls be the only ones who get to cry over a song, heal, glow, and then casually outgrow an entire version of themselves by Tuesday?

Unfair, honestly.

Girls get told “don’t do too much” and somehow turn that into a full-blown life philosophy of doing everything, with eyeliner sharp enough to cut expectations and playlists curated for every emotional breakdown. They fall apart gracefully, rebuild quietly, and then pretend it was “no big deal.”

And the rest of the world watches like:
Wow. Must be nice.

It is nice.
And maybe, that’s the point.

Girls were told for centuries to stay small. So now they’re expanding in every direction. Emotionally. Creatively. Spiritually. Sometimes even geographically, because why not move cities, change careers, start journaling, and become a new person after one mildly inconvenient heartbreak?

Meanwhile, society still acts surprised.

“Oh, you’re angry?”
“Oh, you’re ambitious?”
“Oh, you’re happy without permission?”

Yes. And hydrated. And thriving. Thank you for noticing. ﾒ૦ﾒ૦💋

Girls learned early that the world will judge them anyway. So they might as well enjoy the ride. Might as well dance in the kitchen at 2 a.m., romanticize their morning coffee, wear red lipstick on a random Tuesday, and call it self-care. Might as well choose softness without apologizing, strength without aggression, joy without justification.

Why should girls have all the fun?

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Because fun, for a long time, wasn’t allowed.
So now it’s being reclaimed.

And this fun? It’s not exclusive.

“It’s not a girls-only club with a secret password and glitter-covered entry passes.” It’s an open invitation. The kind that says: Come as you are. Stay curious. Feel deeply. Live loudly.

You can come too.

You can learn to sit with your emotions without calling them weakness. You can stop measuring life only in milestones and start noticing the magic in ordinary afternoons. You can let yourself be dramatic about sunsets and sentimental about old songs. You can choose growth over ego, softness over silence, joy over performance.

No one’s stopping you. (Umm, society? — Really…? They just like to use their mouths, duh.)

Girls just got tired of waiting.

They stopped asking, “Is this allowed?” and started asking, “Does this make me feel alive? happy?” And suddenly, life looked less like a chore and more like a wave.

Messy. Unpredictable. Beautiful.

So if it looks like girls are having all the fun, it’s only because they finally decided they deserve it.

Not someday. Not after proving anything. Now.

And if you’re standing on the shore, arms crossed, wondering when life starts feeling lighter, this is your sign. Just jump.

Come along.
Ride the wave.

The water’s fine.

Not all girls yet. But yes, I truly hope that one day, it will be all girls.
And boys, too.

Hi, I’m

R.Sh🍁

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This is a small piece of my thinking. If this resonated, you’re welcome to stay. Clap it out to your heart’s content, follow along, take care of yourself, and make someone smile today. ❤︎

Love ── .✦