Expressing one self

As much as I would like to believe times change at the same time as I look at the high school kids and hear things my daughter tells me, the more I believe they stay the same. Okay times have changed as far as technology, but as far as the kids No. You have your jocks and your rah rah's that hasn't changed and other groupings pretty much is the same. In every decade there is a different fashion, different hair style, different groupings. So you have kids that color their hair pink and purple or orange or this really bright fushia color. I have seen girls who are ratting their hair AGAIN! I know they have said that keep the fashion because someday it will come back.

My youngest son is just coming to find himself so to speck. He is at that in between age where who you are and what you wear is a big thing. He is a skate boarder so he really likes to wear skate shoes. Not just any skate shoes he has to have vans. They are pretty pricey too! I only buy them when on sale because otherewise they are anywhere from 65 to 85 dollars. He is also into style. So his newest thing is wearing his usual jeans or black pants and his t-shirts and now it is wearing his suit jacket. He has longs hair and it's curly which he hates, but I tell him he has beautiful hair which he doesn't like to hear. He wants straight hair and he wants to dye it black. He also wears those biker gloves you know the ones without the whole fingers. He also painted his nails black. His dad thinks it looks crazy, but I say he is just expressing himself and trying to find his own niche.

I remember when the big bell bottoms hip huggers we called them and the peace sign and smiley face was the thing! Long straight hair. I also remember my dad getting after me for my hair being in my face or my pants dragging on the floor so as much as times have changed they really have stayed the same in a way. The music we play. My dad hated my rock and roll music until I brought home a fleetwood mac album. He liked it. I was in shock. This is a man that listened to the big bands! If we had this saying back than I would have said wheres my dad and what did you do with him!

My youngest son also wants his ear pierced and I think it is because his friends all have them pierced. So the other day my oldest son came over to visit and he had dyed his hair black and had on some skater shoes which I was surprised, he said he got them for 20 bucks at ross. Than he said look up a little higher he got his ear pierced! Well after all he had got a tattoo it was just a matter of time before the ear piercing! I told him not to show his brother. So than my youngest did see it and he was can I get mine pierced. I said NO can I get my nose pierced NO WAY what about my tongue HECK NO!!

So let them express themselves to a degree and let them have their own style but always know where they are and who their friends are!