Surviving and then Thriving as a 30 Year Old Teenage Girl in Seattle
I started an internship in my 30’s. This felt like a massive setback for me. My self image at the time had greatly improved from the shallow individual I was 10 years ago, nevertheless my self analysis when I started was incredibly low.
Why was I here? Don’t I deserve more than this.
The truth is, the economy is absolutely trash. It’s 2024 and every reddit thread is heaving with individual stories about people applying to 1000’s of jobs and receiving not one interview.
I was there myself, just three months ago, (and now again) and the only way I secured employment was accepting my situation and being incredibly strong to just accept something.
I am a mother.
Being able to provide three proper meals for my child, and maintain a clean safe home environment are all I really care about.
So finding work and accepting an internship in the end was actually just fine with me.
I did not need to belittle myself, or talk down to myself.
The truth is, I live in a high rise, I have a college degree, and a professional license in the beauty industry. I have a healthy beautiful child, and a self care routine that supports my mental health.
