New Year Same Me
January 14th, 2025
Writer: Sophia Wohl
Editor: Olivia Martuscelli
How can an eight-year-old who could barely reach to see in the mirror want to be prettier. Who was echoing these thoughts? How could someone think about themselves in such a low regard? How could a third graders’ only resolution be to be better than who she already was.
We were born into a society that is shaped by the idea that change is good, change is a necessity. But what they don’t tell you is that change is not always good, helpful, or needed. We were taught to write a “New Years Resolution” in the third grade, and 11 years later I have yet to fulfill one.
Every year it’s the same end goal, but different versions: eat healthier, go to the gym, dress better. Why is it that all these so called “resolutions” are solely based on appearance? A resolution is a decision to do or not to do something over the course of time, and our society has made this list a dietitian’s dream.
I have had the same resolution for 11 years: to be prettier.
There is a stigma surrounding New Year’s. It is the time for a NEW you. But why do you have to change, why can’t you just revise? You are born a perfect blank canvas. You paint your picture as you grow, but why by the time the clock strikes twelve and the calendar resets the canvas must go blank. Where did your masterpiece go?
I challenge you, myself and all those who do not see themselves as adequate to society, to break the stigma. This year’s resolution is to continue to be you, and to be true to who you are. There is no one greater than your best self. My resolution is to have a very healthy and safe New Year. I urge you all to do the same.
