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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 184078" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>easy child 2/difficult child 2 is basically a decent kid. She has dressed Goth for some years now, thankfully decided to not dye her hair black (it would have looked awful, she is a redhead). She is toning her look down a bit and is still very much an individual. Her choice of clothing has been primarily black (she's been anti-pink since her early teens; still is). She made a choice to stay out of the sun I think partly because Goth looks better with pale skin but mostly because she just can't get a tan, and risks sunburn even if she goes out in the sun wearing sunscreen.</p><p></p><p>However, in her quest to look more 'normal' (she recognises that there are times when this is important, such as job interviews) she has found that she still needs to go to Goth supply options to get makeup, for example. She uses a foundation that she got form a website that supplies theatrical makeup to people who want the pale vampire look. But on her, it looks normal. Her skin tends to flush so she looks like she's wearing far too much blusher (which she never wears) so good, pale coverage in a foundation actually looks more normal on her.</p><p></p><p>Mind you, she still looks like something from Edgar Allen Poe when she dresses up to go out - black satin skirt (a la Morticia Addams), black lacy blouse under a black velvet corset; black high-button boots (with red and white striped socks) and completes it with a black parasol that is unusually curved, it's not your standard umbrella shape. With white skin and waist-length red hair.</p><p></p><p>I just wish she would stop wearing vampire teeth with the outfit.</p><p></p><p>The teeth - they're not the usual plastic denture things, they are tiny moulded plastic bits that neatly fit over her own eye teeth and stay put even when eating and drinking. In our area police often stop cars for random checks - I dread the day when she gets pulled over for a random check and she's wearing vampire teeth.</p><p></p><p>In the days before the vampire teeth a former boss saw her on the way to work, in her Goth get-up, and told her that she needed to dress more conservatively so she wouldn't give his business a bad name. Even though I prefer it when she dresses less Goth, I was a bit annoyed by this since she never arrived at the workplace out of uniform, she would go change her clothes away from the business and there was nothing to connect her Goth appearance to the business in any way.</p><p></p><p>One thing that has definitely come out of this - easy child 2/difficult child 2 has her own very strong sense of style which, while it may be influenced by Goth, is very individual. More colour is now creeping back in especially green, which looks good with her hair.</p><p></p><p>So hang in there - the clothing style does not necessarily reflect a state of mind, although it can indicate an individual looking for interesting directions.</p><p></p><p>easy child 2/difficult child 2 has also been influenced (positively, I think) by the "Discworld" books by Terry Pratchett. I find them very mentally stimulating and they also encourage wider reading as well as good general knowledge (you get more of the jokes that way).</p><p></p><p>So if your daughter is morphing into a Goth, there are some books I can highly recommend to ensure she doesn't slide into Emo.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 184078, member: 1991"] easy child 2/difficult child 2 is basically a decent kid. She has dressed Goth for some years now, thankfully decided to not dye her hair black (it would have looked awful, she is a redhead). She is toning her look down a bit and is still very much an individual. Her choice of clothing has been primarily black (she's been anti-pink since her early teens; still is). She made a choice to stay out of the sun I think partly because Goth looks better with pale skin but mostly because she just can't get a tan, and risks sunburn even if she goes out in the sun wearing sunscreen. However, in her quest to look more 'normal' (she recognises that there are times when this is important, such as job interviews) she has found that she still needs to go to Goth supply options to get makeup, for example. She uses a foundation that she got form a website that supplies theatrical makeup to people who want the pale vampire look. But on her, it looks normal. Her skin tends to flush so she looks like she's wearing far too much blusher (which she never wears) so good, pale coverage in a foundation actually looks more normal on her. Mind you, she still looks like something from Edgar Allen Poe when she dresses up to go out - black satin skirt (a la Morticia Addams), black lacy blouse under a black velvet corset; black high-button boots (with red and white striped socks) and completes it with a black parasol that is unusually curved, it's not your standard umbrella shape. With white skin and waist-length red hair. I just wish she would stop wearing vampire teeth with the outfit. The teeth - they're not the usual plastic denture things, they are tiny moulded plastic bits that neatly fit over her own eye teeth and stay put even when eating and drinking. In our area police often stop cars for random checks - I dread the day when she gets pulled over for a random check and she's wearing vampire teeth. In the days before the vampire teeth a former boss saw her on the way to work, in her Goth get-up, and told her that she needed to dress more conservatively so she wouldn't give his business a bad name. Even though I prefer it when she dresses less Goth, I was a bit annoyed by this since she never arrived at the workplace out of uniform, she would go change her clothes away from the business and there was nothing to connect her Goth appearance to the business in any way. One thing that has definitely come out of this - easy child 2/difficult child 2 has her own very strong sense of style which, while it may be influenced by Goth, is very individual. More colour is now creeping back in especially green, which looks good with her hair. So hang in there - the clothing style does not necessarily reflect a state of mind, although it can indicate an individual looking for interesting directions. easy child 2/difficult child 2 has also been influenced (positively, I think) by the "Discworld" books by Terry Pratchett. I find them very mentally stimulating and they also encourage wider reading as well as good general knowledge (you get more of the jokes that way). So if your daughter is morphing into a Goth, there are some books I can highly recommend to ensure she doesn't slide into Emo. Marg [/QUOTE]
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