The girls had a 7th/8th grade ‘Theme’ dance. As you might be able to see, it was 80’s themed.
Shaun and I had more fun going to thrift stores looking for 80’s garb, then the girls had at the dance.
Kara insisted that her hair was TOO big. Marina’s hair wasn’t big enough. Somehow by the grace of Uppercase GOD I found blue eyeliner. I was in all my glory putting big curls into a feather that would wrap around and touch in the back. Since they didn’t have bangs, I couldn’t do the camaro bangs look, but I still managed to use a half a bottle of Aqua Net.
They didn’t get the ‘layered socks’ look. I tried to explain to them how important it was that you had to have on at least 2 pairs of socks that matched the outfit. They just laughed and let me giggle as I backcombed hair until it hurt.
Kara went with the Desperately Seeking Susan look and Marina went with the ‘totally for sure!’ Valley Girl look.
After Kara’s outfit was together and she was bitching that her hair was TOO big (which is proof she didn’t grow up in the 80’s because there was NO such thing as ‘too big’) she admired her look in the mirror and her and Shaun at the exact same time belted out, “DON’T YOU FORGET OUT ME! NO NO NO NO!!” (from Breakfast Club)
While I was doing her hair I kept looking at her saying, “Oh. MY GOD. YOU LOOK JUST LIKE ME!” Everyone says she looks just like me. I think she looks just like my sister. Tonight…she looked like me. I was certain I was going to have 2 joyful girls come home from the dance telling us stories about how much fun they had.
No such luck. 7th grade egos, destroyed BY BOYS!
Marina’s ‘boy’, told her that he would dance with her…and he didn’t. Kara’s ‘boy’ didn’t either. They danced with other girls. Hearts were broken tonight.
I tried to tell them that Bryce Mahon had done the same thing to me in 8th grade. In 7th grade Matt Chesnut had crushed my heart when he broke up with me to go out with my best friend. My stories of woe didn’t help.
Hopefully spending the night with Chelsea will make everything all better. I know when i’m depressed her mom, My Beautiful friend Lisa always makes me laugh and forget how mad I am.
Or they will probably spend the night leaving nasty messages on the ‘boys’ MySpace and trash talking the girls they danced with.
…13 sucks…and it’s all BOYS faults!
53 responses to “Boys Suck!”
oh…my…uppercase…GOD, I now have a clear view of how others saw me in the 80’s as I was JUST that age…lord save me, the only thing I wore that was worse was the zebra patterned spandex pants (with scrunched socks of COURSE) with the tassled and beaded bottomed and sleeved motley crue t-shirt. I was HOT I tell you. Please tell me those girls know how LUCKY they are?!?
You are a goddess of a mom to have done all that for them Kristine…I bow to you.
Thanks for the blast from the past. I wish I could dress like that everyday. So many options in the 80’s.
oh yeah, and…first bitches!
hmmm…somehow I don’t feel any cooler than before i typed that…Kami, you can pull it off, me? not so much.
As I was ‘scrunching’ socks…I almost cried.
“I miss the 80’s!”
did you click the link and see my hair in the 80’s?
It’s the “YOU LOOK JUST LIKE ME” link.
13 year old boys suck!
The girls look fabulous though and I loved your 80s photo.
Maria
Amen. 7th and 8th grade boys are the worst. But those girls looked gorgeous! And so completely 80’s it was a bit frightening. ;)
That looked great…but grown up. Big girls. Don’t let ’em dress like that anymore….toooo big…grown up….oohhh they’ll be leaving us all soon….then what are we gonna do?!!!?!?!?!?!
Boy’s Suck is right!
Their hair looks great, when it comes to the 80’s big is best!!
You ain’t kiddin’ how boys so totally suck, fer sure!!!
Big hair and scrunchy socks… neon pink and black lace…. Radical. Totally bitchin’ rad.
oh my gosh you are like, so TOTALLY right, like, the hair should have been like WAY bigger.
But the outfits are absolutely BITCHIN ya know? Fer shure. Exactly what I would have worn in the 80s.
Totally.
oh one more thing…they boys? Yeah, they are completely missing out on two very cool girls. Their loss.
Wow… that is an AMAZING job bringing back the 80’s. I swear she looks just like me – buttons on the jean jacket and all.
DAmn you beat me to it Kristine. I wanted to say it: She looks JUST LIKE YOU.
I agree, the hair is great!! Marina could have used a little more volume, but hey, the general effect is AWESOME!
Hair too big? She really didn’t understand, did she?
(Those boys were completely stupid not to want to dance with them. Idiots!)
Your daughters are so beautiful–I don’t envy you and Shaun the next few years.
Love it! Tell the girls they looked TOO GOOD for those boys anyway.
Kristine, you are right, Kara is wrong: there was no such thing as hair that was “too big” in the ’80s. It WAS, however, possible not to have enough Aqua Net. Only half a can? :)
They look FANTASTIC! And as the first picture was loading on my computer screen, I did a double take, because I was not sure at first if it was you or Kara. For real.
Beautiful 80’s girls! The hair is AWESOME, Kristine.
STupid boize. Tim Flaherty did the same thing to me in grade 8. Look whose dancin now, dude.
Boy suck, and so does 13, and so do men.
The girls look so FABULOUS!!!
Thanks everyone for your totally tubular words! The girls had a nice time at Chelsea’s and seem to be back to normal. Kara will sleep until noon and get up all bouncy and happy…if she doesn’t, I go over to that boys house and beat the living daylights out of him!
I think that might be the reason I never told my mom what was going on in my life…she carried a gun.
its so weird to come here and see two kids from the 80s when we just last week we decided that this halloween the theme would be “the 80s”
you guys rock!
Your girls are so BEAUTIFUL. What incredibly STUPID boyz. How could they not be as dazzled as us…., okay, well we all have good taste, but still….., I hope you show the girls all the comments about their fabulousness from some of the very coolest people on earth (those who read you, of course!)
Yeah, as pretty as her hair was, it was so totally not big enuff. I miss the eighties too…., I was beautiful then (breaks into “Memories” from Cats……,) Heavy Sigh!!!
O.M.G. Our generation time is old enough now to be a theme? Sigh. I loved the 80’s..the big hair, the leg warmers, Pop Rocks, Boy George, the Brat Pack. What great memories. In 7th and 8th grade, our boys sucked too. They just hang against the wall and talked and pointed. It was always up to the girls to get out there and dance.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane. How fun!
OMG she does not look just like you…I think she is you….Tell them both that boys suck even at 34! Big hair rules and its all about the Attitude!
I came back and showed my 13 year old daughter this post. She thought it was way cool and wants to an 80’s dance too! She did comment that the hair was too big, lol.
They look soooooo like totally awesome! Boys suck!!! Too bad they ruined the evening for them.
Gag me with a spoon :)
Can you really have an 80s themed dance when the world is in the midst of an 80s fashion revival?
Seriously, though, they look awesome! Rad!
As the mother of a 13 year old 8th grade boy I guess all I can really say is Wow! They looked soooooo 80’s…great costumes! Too bad they didn’t have a good time, I wish they had, the 80’s were so much fun..I really miss them! Stacie
WOW! She does look like you! Thanks for the flash back :)
watch out, woman – kara totally has the smoldering look
80’s night for the kids is awesome!
They look awesome!
Wow they look great! I didn’t look that good back then and I grew up then!
I seem to remember everyones last name from way back in the day. I thought I was crazy. Now I know I am. Thanks! ;)
They both looked incredible. I do agree. . .boys at 13 totally suck!!! At 45 thought they are quite enjoyable. ;)
Awww.. 13 is a big stinky pile. But they have myspace so….rock on.
Totally awesome!
As my daughter would say: Girls rule, and boys drool.
That looks so fun! Not just for them, but for you. It’s like having 80s dress-up Barbies! You’re like a totally tubular mom.
I hope the hairspray has washed out by now.
Boys are neo-maxie zoom dweebies!
OK, dammit. I’m sorry, but I’m old and cranky and I will NOT have an otherwise extraordinarily talented writer/photographer making a damn eighth grade mistake.
“Boy’s Suck” us grammatically incorrect, and you are NOT allowed to do that because it sets my teeth on edge, dammit. “‘s” is possessive. So unless you are talking about a specific suck that belongs to a specific boy (ie. that particular suck is HIS suck), then it’s just “BOYS SUCK” – a sentiment with which I – as the father of two girls – can wholeheartedly support.
See what you’ve done? Now I’m the cranky old Grammar Nazi. Well, dammit, I am.
Now, stop playing in my rose bushes or I’m keeping your soccer ball.
Holy smokes, they looked great. Stooopid know nothing boys!!!
First of all, LOVE the pic and LOVE the theme – too fun!
Oh, and big hair? These girls don’t know big hair! Hee/hee…
They look perfect. Like they’re going to a Madonna concert back in the day. And I hope they learned that dancing with other girls is ALWAYS a fine idea. Who hasn’t had a great time doing THAT?
Boys do totally suck.
Girl, it is like you pooped out a kid all by your lonesome. Does she look at ALL like her dad?
She clearly did NOT live in the 80s if the hair was thought to be too big. I almost did not clear most door ways with the size of my bangs.
I think it is sad that there is an 80’s theme night…I feel old.
Boys do suck. Sorry girls. But they do. However, you did look fabulous. And there is no way that your hair was too big!
That is fucking awesome.
They look so fabulous!
I MISS THE 80’s..
FUN FUN!!
On behalf of the useless boys, who will one day become Useless Men, I apologize for our behaviour.
We really are useless….
That is soooo cool! The teenage daughter always laughs at my 80’s style.
OH but last week at Wally World I found…..slouch socks! Yes, they are making a come back! and YES I bought some.
My girlfriends and I have decided we are going to have an 80’s party at some point this spring….now if can just find some Jellies!
Wow, the girls looked great! Loved the hair and outfit!
Sorry to hear about the boys, but yeah, boys suck.
My daughter isn’t there yet but getting close!
The things we wore in the 80s were scary! HA!!!
Those girls are fabulous and clearly the moron boys are just intimidated. And you are the most awesomest mom ever! Totally rad.
OMG they look fabulous!
The girls can pull off the 80’s look and still look so beautiful!
They have great 80s hair. Made me miss my high school days.
Everybody Wang Chung tonight.