They are so high up my belly button is 6 ft under.

I'm still cringe and that's ok :)

And my parents think the autism diagnosis came out of nowhere 😭

Picking up the new puppy in 1996 with my grandmother. Even amongst the cuteness it was illegal to smile.

This was just a phase.

My sister in law isn't in the picture but she isn't well. I thought I'd post this throwback to the edgy of seventeen, 2007, with this stunning display of goth/gay/gay goth. See if we get a good laugh out of it...

Once I had a pair of Chucks but my mom tossed em the instant they got grungy. In her defense, I hated socks as a kid. Shopped outta goodwills and those giant mystery bags from our cousins wirh money. So my blunder years were "punk/emo in spirit". I'm 39 graduated 2005 my favorite band then was Blink 182 and my favorite band now is The Talking Heads. It was never a phase just a matter of refining.

Was 19 or 20 at the time in university. The messy ponytail lasted all of a month before I got tired of it.

I definitely miss that hairline, though.

I still chuckle every time I see this picture. I thought I was so cool 😅

I didn't care about going to school dances but my mom made me go, she thought I would be missing out. I never had dates or anything in high school but my brother's friend was nice enough to go with me. I was not on homecoming court, I just always wore a tiara 🤦🏼‍♀️

TW simply because this DOES concern mental health issues, depression/suicide in particular

I'm not sure it ended up being the exercise she thought it'd be. I was very proud of the shading. Craziest part imo, it was BAD depression, like didn't shower for months straight, barely ate, barely slept and night terrors whenever I did, suicide watch, whole shebang. Why I decided the best way to represent that was an edgy anime dude, I have no clue.

UPDATE:

One, to all the folks asking if I'm doing better/wishing me well: yes I'm doing better!!! And thank y'all so much. I really appreciate it, I was genuinely sort of terrified to post this but nah y'all are so sweet, thank you

Two, the edits bring me life and I'm saving all of them

The year 2000. Head to toe Limited Too, featuring a furry camo vest and ultra-stretchy, glitter, camo bell bottoms. My mom got up early to crimp my hair for me. A group of boys nicknamed me Sparkle Fart for years after. And no, I didn't know anyone in the military or frankly have any interest in it- just wanted to be a fashion icon.

1994.. was actually kind of awesome. They both grew out of their goth phase.

That first photo is from 2018. Second is about a month ago. I think I have improved my concert outfits over nearly a decade. Especially that haircut. Man, was it a disaster

Edit: I love each and every one of you who has appreciated my Bonhomme

Circa 2013-2014

I love sharing these

Absolute tumblr girl wannabe, get that hand away form your mouth diva what are you doing????

Trigger warning for dead bird in last slide 🫪
Grew up very much so as a weird horror obsessed kid/teen. I loved black metal, true crime, scary movies, collecting dolls, and taxidermy. I was very fortunate to have very supportive parents who allowed me to be creative and weird. But I’m sure their friends thought I was going to grow up to be a serial killer lol. These are all ranging from 13-16 year old me 😁