The Breaking Down of the Ceiling

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This week was an amazing victory for women everywhere regardless of who you are and what you believe and that's what I'll dwell on today. This week Hillary Clinton became the presumptive nominee for The Democratic Party making her the first woman to do so from either party in America. It was a victory like no other signaling that women and girls can do anything they put their mind to, including becoming a president (yay!)
     
     It is a wake up call to us girls though,a call to change our believe system. To push the social envelope, to stop being molded by society's standards of what we can or cannot do; to stop being straight jacketed. It's something we all have to fight and it's something we need to start doing. Now it's not a fight that can be won in a day but it's a fight that can be won with a combination of determination, ability,faith and individuality. A fight that being female does not make me inferior or second best, that I am not just made for the kitchen, to satisfy a man but that I am an individual with strength and dreams and the ability to make them come true just as much as a man can, maybe even better. A fight that my emotional complexity does not make me inferior but strong enough to deal with life and all it's challenges. It's a fight that I must win regardless of how many times I lose.

      And Hillary Clinton and every female who refuses to be boxed in  a corner is fighting that fight;her recent win is a win not just for her but for each and every one of us. A win that shows us that if we also keep on fighting we can and will win. In her last race for the White House which she lost to President Obama, she got 18 million votes and in her speech, she said that those 18 million votes were cracks in the ceiling; Cracks in a ceiling of impossibilities, imposibilities that are now possible. That a woman, if she aspires to be, can do it too.
     
 Her claim this week as the presumptive nominee is not just a crack in the ceiling but a break down of that ceiling. It has opened doors we weren't sure could be opened, broke barriers that looked like strong walls and finally it has given a voice to girls and women, indeed to females everywhere that Yes We Can Do it!
#Historymade #proudlyfemale
                                                                                               Till next time.... It's 
                                                                                                                             Paxxy.

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Tinglingteen On Air

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That moment when tomatoes are now more expensive than apples in Nigeria.  
Good morning, it's 4am right now and I'm writing this on my bed while everyone else is asleep. This is tinglingteenonair and it's your girl Paxxy. 

Today I just want to talk about how this whole tomatoes debacle is affecting us teenagers, like it's not only the adults that are affected at all ( although technically I'm not a teenager but I sure get it). Firstly, there's the fact that there's no more rice and stew ( asin who knew I could  miss it?) and unfortunately it's not just rice and stew,it also includes anything pertaining to tomatoes( which is a lot) even jollof rice is taking the heat. It's like a whole new problem. Secondly, every other thing is also expensive: rice, pepper, tin tomatoes, beans, you name it which leads to the third problem no money in circulation; and when there's no money in circulation, you get cranky parents. 

Cranky parents is a whole new level on it's own. That means you can't do anything wrong else you'll get shouted at, insulted or even get hit ( depending on your parents level of irritation). So basically everything could go wrong just because of an increase in the price of tomatoes. And that's still different from the whole dollar problem with the naira falling everyday, which is also different from the fuel subsidy business ( Like seriously) it's like the list just goes on and on. 

My take on everything is that instead of getting angry and depressed, why not keep a positive attitude. That might not change things but it'll definitely keep you happy after all, that's all you really can do. That'll be all for now, I'll be signing off now ( because I really have got to sleep).  If you've got any contributions tweet me @marianne_sweet and I'll get back to you.
 #tinglingteenonair #justme #teenproblems

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R is for Relationships

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So this is Tinglingteenonair and it's your girl Paxxy coming to you all the way from IB city in Nigeria and I gotta say that it's a lovely evening and I'm  just happy I can be a part of it; counting my blessings right this minute. So..

"It's not everyday that you feel great or super excited and it's not everyday you feel like everything has come crashing down, some days are just in between and that's okay too"

Actually, that's something I just thought of right now. Well, what I really want to talk about is.. Wait for it... Relationships. Not your relationship with your friend or the one with your parents but the one everyone thinks of nowadays, the 'romantic' relationship.  As a teenager, you definitely become more aware of it and it sometimes feels like that's what everyone is talking about these days. I just thought I'll give my own take on it. I think that instead of looking everywhere for Mr Right, finding faults with every single potential marriage mate just because he or she isn't perfect, why not just be Mrs Right?    You know how relationships get sometimes now, it feels like everybody else has found someone but you, it can be heartbreaking too. I have been there but the one thing I've also learnt is that you have to learn to let go. To stop feeling so sorry for yourself, to become the best version of you and to have as much fun as you can.
 For me, I have totally enjoyed building a better me, a better, cooler, more fun and more intense Me! And believe it or not, I am loving every single moment of it. I am making friends, reaching goals I never thought I could, writing again and basically having the Best time of my life. So yes, that's my take on relationships, go for it when it's in front of you but even when it's not, don't spend all your time feeling sorry for yourself. You Are Complete!
#tinglingteenonair #keepingitreal #girlpower

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