There was a time that being a mean girl was cute. She was popular, intimidating, a show stopper, and everybody wanted to be her friend.

In high school, all of the standards are set. You knew who to talk to, who not to talk to and who to fear. Ironically, I found myself watching the 2004 movie, “Mean Girls,” in order to reexamine life in high school. Despite the fabrication of the story lines and characters, one thing was for sure: The mean girl in charge could do whatever they wanted and no one could say anything. The funny thing is that people really expect to continue on through life with this attitude and don’t consider growing up an option. read more