Skater Girl Meets Emo

I like to think of myself as a cool and trendy thirty something, but getting down with the kids just isn’t working any more.

My niece left her skater girl Osiris shoes at mine last week and once I had sniffed out where the whiff was located I was not able to resist a quick try on as we are the same shoe size. My 5 year old daughter fell about laughing and said something about not lacing them up. Like I totally knew that of course, and chanelling Sharpay (getting down with 5 year old girls is slightly easier) gave my best “whadever” impression.

I remember the days when I had a pair of Vans but even then they weren’t really me. I am more a motorbike boot sort of chick. My daughter is a Lelli Kelly kinda gal. With the price of Lelli Kelly’s being up there with the price of gold, I may be encouraging her to embrace the skater look one day very soon. If I really had to, then I would probably choose either the pink Osaris Barrons or the gold Bronx skate shoes for something more bling.

My neice’s boyfriend is Emo. I am not sure what that is exactly except it’s something to do with a long fringe and wearing a lot of black (is there some punky thing going on there as well? Punk, I can just about remember). Oh and music and feelings. Which is just the perfect teenage formula really. I can’t for the life of me remember what his shoes were like but I must remember to check next time I see him so that I know what shoes Emos wear. Anyway, I think they make a lovely couple.

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