A Healthy Helping of Memes for Growing Boys and Girls

JR Atkinson • Writer and Editor

Apr 25, 2024 7:00 AM EDT

Something I like to say even though it's not true anymore is "I'm a growing girl." I say that to myself when I finish an ice cream cone in 5 minutes flat and feel a little bad about it. I say that when I want to go to sleep at 9 PM even though that's considered "lame" and "depressing" by my peers. It's true in a way.

No, I'm no longer gaining inches lengthwise (I'm officially giving up on that second growth spurt). But I'm still growing in emotional intelligence, maturity, and patience for the toast to come out of the toaster (Okay, I'm still working on that last one). And it's a good and healthy practice to aid and celebrate one's growth. And the perfect, guilt-free way to do that is with memes. Memes because you deserve it. Memes because you've been really good lately. Memes because you're a growing girl.