Dear Avery,
Sadly, I don’t think Miley Cyrus will be popular when you are old enough to read this. Google her. You’ll see that she started off as a Disney show icon and then suddenly drifted into a lost, very lost, soul.
Idolizing celebrities/artists/athletes/etc is something that we all do at one point of our lives. For me, I loved the Spice Girls (yeah, you’ll have to Google them too) and I thought I was Sporty Spice. There was a time (middle school) I used to dress like her, and when my friends and I got together and sang their songs…that’s “who I was”.
It’s natural to see these people in the limelight and want what they have. But why? It’s not the real world…it’s a fake world made up of fake people and fake ideals.
Back to Miley Cyrus… she is a perfect example of why not to idolize pop stars.
She went from this:
To this (within in a couple years):
Now, with every picture, there is context. The top picture is of her “wholesome” image character she played on TV. Kids tend to believe these characters are who they really are. You’ll go through this phase. And then you are old enough, you’ll figure out they are just a person like you and me. With that, these images are telling. They tell us that this young girl got lost along the way. She now sings about using drugs, partying until daylight, and not caring about morals or values. All I ask… don’t be that.
You can be emo.
You can be grunge.
You can a tomboy.
You can be Gothic.
You can be artsy.
You can be nerdy.
You can be all of this or none of this, but all you have to be: is true to yourself. Do without the drugs, the underage drinking, the partying to fit in, the need to be center of attention. And if you do get lost, I hope you find your way back sooner than later.
“Whatever you are, be a good one.”
With love,
Aunt Megs
With Love, Aunt Megs 