Common mistakes teen girls make

The stereotypical teenager is usually thought of as being a fashion and social minded, boy-crazy, materialistic, full of attitude young person that is in a world that revolves around him or herself. Social status is everything to teens; they spend hours a day trying to make themselves more attractive, so 'Ryan' will ask them. Are they really happy?
I think the problem with stereotypical teenage life is thinking too much about yourself, dating and outward appearances. The secret to happiness is: "So, chosen by God for this new life of love, dress in the wardrobe God picked out for you: compassion, kindness, humility, quiet strength, discipline. Be even-tempered, content with second place, quick to forgive an offense. Forgive as quickly and completely as the Master forgave you. And regardless of what else you put on, wear love. It's your basic, all-purpose garment. Never be without it. Let the peace of Christ keep you in tune with each other, in step with each other. None of this going off and doing your own thing. And cultivate thankfulness. Let the Word of Christ—the Message—have the run of the house. Give it plenty of room in your lives. Instruct and direct one another using good common sense. And sing, sing your hearts out to God! Let every detail in your lives—words, actions, whatever—be done in the name of the Master, Jesus, thanking God the Father every step of the way." Colossians 3:12-16
The Bible says that our bodies are His temples and to treat them as such. God wants us to look nice and be clean. "But if he does not wash his clothes and bathe himself, he will be held responsible." Levitcus 17:16 See. I'm not asking you to not care about how you look or to not treat yourself to something special. But He doesn't want us to be vain. Vain means: excessively proud of or concerned about one's own appearance, qualities, achievements, etc.; conceited or without real significance, value, or importance; baseless or worthless.As for thinking of others first, here is what the Bible says: "'Honor your father and mother' and 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'" Matt. 19:19 "Honor one another above yourselves." Romans 12:10b. "But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you." Matthew 5:44.Honoring your father and mother is something that is not expected nowadays. Parent have became more of a friend than a mentor in some cases. Discipline is considered abuse in today's world and it is showing in the behavior of children. Parent indulge their children far too much now and the result is rowdy children, uncontrollable teens and kidults. http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2005/09/kidults-part-1-adolescence-is-permanent/).Romans 10:12 and Matthew 5:44 boiled down means to treat everyone with kindness and put others above yourself. As for dating, I don't have much to say. Keep in mind that the purpose of dating/courtship is to find someone you want to spend the rest of your life with. If you wouldn't want to marry someone, don't date/court/whatever you call it them. I don't think that datingtoo young is a good thing. How young is too young? Discuss this with your parents. I know that this is a controversial article. I did not write this to offend anyone. I also know that there are lots of exceptions to this article too. I hope to live the rest of my teenage life in a Godly manner. ~Miss Savannah~P.S. Comments are welcome!