Utterly Meaningless

Since I don’t quite have the funds for my 100 acre ranch in Montana…are you interested going in for 1/2 of it?

Sure. Or maybe we can all move in with Izzy.

Hey, isn’t the Homestead Act still in effect?

(Actually, it isn’t, but you’re only 30 years too late — repealed in 1976.)

Three houses over from mine, there’s a family with a little girl that just turned NINE. She wears makeup to school. Not play make up you see for little girls, but real honest to goodness black eyeliner, eyeshadow, blush, and lipstick.
That just boggles my mind.
My 12 year old doesn’t wear makeup other than nail polish, *I* don’t wear makeup except for special occaisions. I never wanted makeup till i was around 14, and then i was allowed to have mascara and a pale tinted lip balm. It’s insane.

This reminds me of trying to shop for clothes for my girls, there are things in the store that horrify me and they are aimed at the pre-teen group of girls. 🙁

I’m not going to say you’re wrong, for you are surely in a better position to know than I in this particular case. But I’ve found that 13-year olds can really surprise you with what they know and have ferreted out of books, conversations, movies, and sheer visual observation.

If I were a betting man, I’d probably bet against you on this one.

-Michael

This is sick, but hardly shocking. Kids grow up fast these days, a little faster with each passing year. In seeking to emulate / imitate the adults they see on TV and in movies, it’s safe to assume that kids will want to ‘push the envelope’ as much as possible – and in every way possible.

Lots of places to hide in West Texas … but would you want to??