I just read this at Ms. Whatsit.
Hey kids! Bummed out ’cause Daddy won’t let you pierce your bellybutton? Mad at Mom ’cause she won’t sign the consent for a tattoo? Not to worry. There are other ways to set yourself apart from the others. Take do-it-yourself branding, for example.
It was during a slumber party bash that a group of fourteen-year-old girls from my school decided that they would start a new, show-it-off-in your-bikini fashion trend. read more
So what dumbass things did you do between 12 and 15? Mine was all about the bad clothes and hair. Oh and stupid boy moves. Why can’t we just skip that part?
I was a giant nerd. Sometimes I wish I had been more wild.
I smoked cigarettes in the girl’s bathroom once or twice. Thank goodness I never became addicted!
The kids where I used to teach branded themselves by rubbing erasers so hard and fast on their skin that it would burn. It would take about three girls to hold one down, and then one to do the branding.
We never did stupid shit like that.
Well, we did plenty of stupid shit, but it didn’t involve BRANDING.
I was a girl geek. In fact, I never even considered running away from home. I guess I turned out ok, despite everything.
BTW: Nice to visit and post on your blog, Lady S!