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Updated 9 months ago,July 27, 2024
Theres something so timelessly awesome about13 Going on 30.
Despite it coming out over 20 years ago, even new fans are loving Jennifer GarnersBig-esque storyline.
Maybe its the so-bad-its-good 80s fashion sprinkled throughout.
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Perhaps its the idea ofswapping bodieswith your future self.
Or its everyones Marvel crush Mark Ruffalo, pre-Hulk.
Dont forget who your real friends are.
These are not her friends, yet she invites them to her 13th birthday party.
It doesnt hurt that the Six Chicks are promising to bring Jennas crush.
And she just pushes her real friend Matt away.
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How fun can a birthday party really be if its filled with people who dont like you?
If someone does something big for you, theyre more than just a friend.
Speaking of Matt, he really goes all out for Jennas birthday.
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He brings her this decked-out dollhouse and a packet of Wishing Dust to make all her dreams come true.
Girl, no regular friend will do that.
Hes at least a ride-or-die bestie, but more likely has a gigantic crush.
This is the kind of clue you might be missing from the people around you right now.
Be careful what you wish for.
Better to just make the life you want for yourself than relying on spooky wish magic.
When in doubt, do the Thriller dance.
Everyone loves Michael Jacksons Thriller.
Learn the dance so it’s possible for you to liven up a party like Jenna.
It sounds silly, but itll probably work even if youre not the main character of a rom-com.
A youthful attitude is welcome no matter the age.
Everyone at work is loving her new youthful attitude.
Shes making friends everywhere she goes.
Sometimes we get caught up in acting our age, but who decides what that means?
Once a mean girl, always a mean girl.
It seems like Lucy has changed and is no longer a mean girl.
We learn in the end thats not the case and she sabotages Jennas career.
Its never too late to do the right thing.
Unfortunately, Lucys mean girl attitude rubbed off on pre-wish adult Jenna.
13-year-old Jenna realizes that shed stolen ideas from the magazine she works for and gave them to another mag.
Luckily, Jenna comes clean and does whats right.
it’s possible for you to, too.
It may seem like its too late, but it really isnt.
If you missed your chance, accept it.
It takes until nearly the end of the movie for Jenna to realize she loves childhood best friend-turned-hottie Matt.
By then hes moved on from her and is in a happy and committed relationship.
Heres where Jenna eventually does the right thing: She lets him go.
No breaking up a couple, no trying to get him to cheat.
She accepts that she missed her chance.
it’s possible for you to, too.
If you get a second chance, make it right this time.
If you have a second chance, dont waste it.
This goes for love, work, family, anything.
Savor those second chances.
Always choose Mark Ruffalo.
I mean, really.
