Reflection

Look at the advertisement picture again and plan an imaginative response which involves the girl as a character and which challenges the representation of growing up constructed in the advertisement. Your choice of genre and your choice of point of view. You could write as the girl or as one of her friends or as her parent.  You could narrate an event, write a letter, write a journal entry or a news report.

As a parent, it is always hard to see your child grow up. I want to be by her side for as long as possible, however I know that I have to trust her and let her be her own person. It was hard for me at first, however, we made rules together and she has stuck to those. When I finally agreed to let her go out to a party and I believe I had made a good choice. So what if she came home at 11? So I didn’t know her friends … should I have been more concerned?

I asked my daughter about it the next day. She told me the story about how at the party, she and her friends decided not to have alcohol.

What!? When did my daughter become so grown up?

Anyway … she explained how they had bouncers at the entry of their friends place, to ensure the people entering the party didn't bring any illegal materials to the party.

I was extremely pleased with how she is growing up and the choices she is making. I now feel she will be able to look after herself when she finishes this league of her journey. I believe that she will be able to make the right choices for herself, and I will be there to help her should she ever fail,

I know that my time of helping her is almost over, however I am sure that she will continue to make good choices and get the most out of life.