We have this little joke in our house. Well, I guess it's just funny to me. Or to Dan. But rarely to the intended target, my beautiful daughter, Aidan. See, she's 12, and she spends a lot of time in her room, in the dark, chatting with her friends on the internet. (And no, she's not chatting with the predators on Dateline NBC.) So my standard line, when I pop into her room to see what she's doing is: are you going goth on me? To which she always assures me, with exasperation, "No Mom, I'm not going goth. Please leave."
Whew. That's good. Because it'd be hard to tell by the color themes in your closet.
(And yes, the fact that there is both a pink and a polka dot item in the collection gives me hope! No one listens to Bela Lugosi's Dead in polka dots.)
And believe me sister, if you are going goth, I would KNOW. My Gothdar is finely honed from years of personal experience.
leigh ann says
that pic kinda reminds me of a darker version of Billy Idol–gotta love those flashback pics. My oldest went through a primarily black phase–it was a safe color, in her unsure world….thank goodness she out grew it.
Our statement is Your not doing drugs are you…
sue Treiber says
whoa! Flock of seagulls flashback there.
My daughter is 11 and doesn’t own anything black. I wonder what this means for the next year.
Theresa says
Love that 80’s hair! I had similar bangs. LOL
Houston says
Ya, I think the pink and polka dots assure safety!
kreativekate says
OMG, I had the same haircut. And eyeliner. And black wardrobe… Yeesh.
Shanon Gibson says
LOL! That put a huge smile on my face. We have a 12 year old boy who is a shoe collector…..much to my husbands dismay!
Lee says
I read this to my just-turned-13 year old daughter (home, sick) and she is convinced Aidan is a kindred spirit. And Louis, my husband (home, sick) is incredibly impressed with your choice in music – and always comments on it, so I thought I’d let you know 😉
I am, of course, impressed with the ’80s look. You rock.
Have a good one!
shimelle says
oh cathy z, how i love you. and your empty cans of aquanet.
Jennifer Stewart says
You need to show her a clip of SNL’s “Goth Talk.” 🙂 You can search for one at http://www.hulu.com. Hilarious. 🙂
Jen
rubberbandgirl says
That’s a picture of Daniel Ash, right? Not you…
Stephanie says
Love the Michael Jackson poster in the background.
You should have a contest to see who can guess what year this picture was taken.
sannika says
She could be going cosplay…
Heather B says
What a great look for you. Those eighties must have been some decade for you.
Jackie says
Holy Schnaps! I think I have a photo of me looking like that somewhere! PerfecT!
Deb Mundorff says
What in the world kind of 12 year old has a CLOSET that is that neat??? Oh the mom envy!
tara says
priceless.
are you going goth on me is going to be a new one in the whitney house.
Denise in AK says
I don’t think you should worry as long as there is one polka dot item in the closet. Goths are actually allergic to polka dots.
Jodee says
OMG! You are brave to show that picture! I would never post mine from that time! So funny!
Verbena says
I needed a good laugh in my day! Thanks!
Deb says
My daughter went through a phase with black clothes at about 11. We got to the point where we said “NO MORE black clothes for a year!” Now @ 26 she probably has 30 different white tops. Its a phase to be replaced by another phase…
Jennifer W. says
I must be feeding a long-under-expressed desire to be goth – purchased 3 items at Kohl’s last night – all black. Black is still slimming right?
Melissa (MilliD) says
OMG Cathy – that hair rocks!! But tell me, is it Goth or Flock of Seagulls??
Kim Strother says
Cathy- you were punk not goth, right??? Maybe the 80’s puck is todays goth! Who can keep up???
Shaunte says
Let’s talk about all those fancy wooden hangers in the closet?!!
I have always wanted wooden hangers.
We have an eclectic mix of plahhhh-steek and complimentary dry cleaner wire.
cindy b says
LOL! OMG…your posts always make me laugh. I love your sense of humor!!
sarah says
Like the T-shirt says:
I’m wearing only black until they come up with something darker.
Thanks for the laughs and the reminders of what a good haircut really is.
sarah
Olympia, WA
Rhomany says
“No one listens to Bela Lugosi’s Dead in polka dots.”
Hate to break it to you, but I’ve been Goth since 1981 and I wear both pink and polka dots. Sometimes both at the same time.
Not sure if I’#ve ever done it whilst listening to Bauhaus, but since I do all three quite regularly there’s probably been at least one cross-over at some point.
Kim says
What in the WORLD is up with the Michael Jackson poster in the background? It looks like you seriously defaced him – poor Michael.
Amy Sorensen says
I’m just seriously jealous.
My mom would NEVER take my picture during my goth stage. Not one. (hmmmm…let’s wonder why I was all dark and twisty, should we???)
I really wish I had a photo from those days.
Linda says
Sorry I missed those 80’s styles–for me 80’s fashions meant maternity clothes or things you could breast feed in. Back then all maternity clothes had puffed sleeves–hard to be goth with that!
Tricia Wilson says
As the suddenly crafty Paris Hilton would say, “That’s hot”!
Cynthia says
Oh Cathy!!!! Love this. Oh I remember my dark ages:) ripped fishnets and all:)
Devon says
Hey Cathy, did you happen to change the RSS feed or something? Because your posts aren’t showing up in my Bloglines anymore!! It’s a total bummer. I tried un- and re-subscribing but that just got me old posts. Any thoughts?? Thanks so much!
Michelle Giaimo says
Your on your way— and in my family it did not cool down until age 21! Pick you battles wisely and know that for the “early years” values and belief systems are in place.
Kymberly says
Eh, my son is 11.5 and I just realized he owns more “hoodies” than he does underwear.
It’s a fine line between “cute kid with a wee hooded sweatshirt fetish” and “Unabomber.”
Ann says
Hey, just be thankful she said, “PLEASE leave my room” instead of “Get the f*#^ out!”