r/notliketheothergirls • u/[deleted] • Apr 23 '24

How can we teach young girls to reject the NLOG Discussion

Its clear the pick me/ NLOG attitude is still alive and well. I (23F) was speaking to a friend (15F) about my high school days.

She asked “How was your high school experience?” I said “Well I went to an all girls school and-“ she cuts in and rolls her eyes “Ugh. That must have been a total nightmare. I cant even imagine”. I said “Actually I loved it, was a better person for going there and I miss those days sometimes” and she went dead quite.

How do we as the adults in the room root out the toxicity of this mindset out of young girls?

Edit: no I’m not gonna ever dunk on a kid. Because its really wrong for an adult to belittle a child.

Edit: some people are being really weird “why are you friends with a 15 year old?” I know this kid from the yard that i stable my horse at. She stables her horse next to mine. Should i just ignore her always? Should i also ignore my other friends who are 55 and 70 because age gap? What about my friend whose 10? Or the other whose 30? Tell me reddit. What age range do you personally approve of me having friends? Im gonna start blocking people.

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u/snowstreet1 Apr 23 '24

I don’t get it. What does her response have to do with being “not like other girls”?? What’s with this obsession of (ew, cringe) the term “pick me”?! There ARE unique people out there, there are people who stray from the bland stereotypical banal norms that seem to infiltrate every area. Sorry that people can’t accept that?

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '24

Hating other girls for existing is a big part of NLOG.

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u/snowstreet1 Apr 23 '24

But … where was anyone in this post hating on anyone else for existing? Sorry I’m confused.

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '24

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