My daughter is a few months away from 16, and she doesn’t seem to be all that anxious to wear lipstick or lots of makeup. I think she’s smart. She already has to get up way too early in the morning just to get to school. She stays up too late studying. Losing another half hour of sleep to make-up seems ridiculous.
But she’s wise enough to decide for herself, as far as I’m concerned. I’m glad she places education in front of a lot of other things that trip up a lot of girls these days. She’s trying to figure out overseas volunteer opportunities instead of worrying about boys or make-up. That’s just fine with me.