There are some things you can't cover up with lipstick and powder

2013-10-04 01:01

From blog The Secondhand Years

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There are some things you can't cover up with lipstick and powder

1979. What were you doing then? Me? I was 15, feeling insecure, in the grip of powerful hormones, and wondering how life was going to turn out. No change there then. I remember a profound sense of dislocation, of out-of-step-ness; a feeling that I never looked quite right, never had the right clothes, never thought or said the right thing... And that has changed. Now I know I don't look/dress like everyone else, and often seem to have different opinions. Thankfully, I no longer care. My mum always said to me You're you; you're unique. I didn't appreciate her wisdom at the time, so strong was my desire not to be me, but to...

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