Like most parents of teenage girls, I have grown accustomed to the screams that often come from my daughter Jordan and her friends. I have even learned to tell the difference between their various types of screams and screeches.So when an especially high-pitched,This carbon fiber and stainless steel jewelry supplies works for both a fashion. prolonged scream emanated from Jordans room a couple of weeks ago, I knew it had more to do with her favorite band, One Direction, than with Freddy Krueger. Jordans friend, Emily Gonzales, had just told her that they had purchased tickets to the first showing of This is Us, the new One Direction movie, in Metairie. 

For those of you who do not spend much time with teenage girls, One Direction is the latest boy band phenomenon. This is the point where my daughter gives me that look and says, They are much more than that, Mom. Liam Payne, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles and Zayn Malik had each been eliminated from Britains "X-Factor" about three years ago, when Simon Cowell stepped in and put the five singers together to form a new group. The young men, then approximately 16 to 19 years old, then completed the competition. Although they finished fourth on the show, girls from around the world have been following and swooning over the boys ever since. 

As the excitement about their movie, which offers a glimpse into their lives before fame and focuses on their lives on tour, continued to grow among Jordan and her friends, so did my curiosity. What is it about this group that has girls of all ages screaming and parents taking their children as far away as Las Vegas for a One Direction concert? 

On Aug. 29, Jordan, Emily and a third friend, Ashley Gremillion, arrived at the movie theater almost three hours before the first showing of This is Us at 7 p.m. Although they were first in line, they were not alone. Soon nearly 200 teen and pre-teen girls, along with a few moms and at least one grandmother, were sitting on the lobby floor of the theater waiting to go in. 

Many in the awaiting crowd were dressed in One Direction shirts and jewelry. Some even carried boxes of tissues in anticipation of the emotional tears they would soon shed during the movie. 

They spent their time comparing their knowledge of One Direction trivia. Thanks to the Internet, the girls know unbelievable amounts of information about their favorite musical group. Abbey Bennet, a 19-year-old student at the University of New Orleans, knows that Harry Styles always wears two pairs of socks. Her 13-year-old sister Katie, a student at St. Mary Magdalen School in Metairie, knows the boys birthdays, middle names and everything about them. 

Kristen Ray, a junior at Cabrini High School, knows their blood types. Jordan, like many others, apparently knows all of this and more. She, along with several other girls I spoke with, has even seen the ultrasound pictures of each member of One Direction. Yes, the ones taken before they even born. 

The vast amount of knowledge available about this band, along with the video diaries that the members make themselves and post regularly on line, seems to have created a true bond between the group and their fans. Dana Bennett, mother of Abbey and Katie Bennet, said the group seems to truly appreciate their fans. Jordan agrees. They are always saying thank you to the fans for our support. 

A bond has also been created among the One Direction fans, or Directioners, as they are often called. It was cool how you did not even know the person next to you, but we are connected by the same obsession, Ashley Gremillion said.tungsten jewelry is making a revolution in the jewelry industry by introducing unique types of designs, 

You have this common interest with them (the other fans) which allows you to cry and laugh with these strangers, Emily Gonzales said. You can talk and make friends with these people and sing along with them. 

Before the movie began, the girls had a little jam session, singing not only a selection of One Direction songs, but also Happy Birthday to an absent Liam Payne, who turned 20 that day. 

Dana Bennett, who brought her daughters and her mother, Mel Guggenheim, to the movie, and had already traveled twice to Houston with her daughters for One Direction concerts, was expecting the noise. She had already planned on seeing the movie a second time because she knew the screaming was going to be overwhelming. Of course, the teenagers planned on seeing it numerous times also, but not for the same reason. 

Bennet appreciates that the members of One Direction seem like just normal kids that made a big break. Although she realizes they are making a load of money, she admits that she also feels sorry for the performers because their real normal life will never be the same. 

As a mom, Bennet is not concerned about her daughters being extreme One Direction fans. As long as they keep it clean and keep their fans close to their hearts, we will continue to ride their wave of fame. 

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