1. punkrockmermaid: OMG you’re in your 20’s now - why do you have blue hair? Shouldn’t you grow up? There seems to be a common theme in society to equate “being an adult” with “dressing corporate/normal”, which I have a problem with. Here is the difference; being an adult has nothing to do with how you dress, what colour your hair is or any kind of exterior example. Being an adult is taking care of yourself financially, emotionally and physically.  Being an adult is taking responsibility for your mistakes, your actions and yourself. At all times. However, society is going to assume that if you dress like you’re in a hair metal band at 26, you are NOT an adult. I know people who are in their mid-late 20’s who dress like this and don’t have their shit together. Everyone looks at them and says “grow up”. Whereas, I know mid-late 20-somethings who look corporate/normal and act like 18 year olds who DON’T get told to grow up. How do we fix this? How do we dress however we want and not get scrutinised by society (and our families) because they have assumed we aren’t “grown up”? Well, it’s simple isn’t it? You have to be a rock star. And, no. I don’t mean tour the world, get heaps of hot babes, walk red carpets with Slash and make millions from your band. I mean pick a field, and EXCEL in it. It might be music, it might be fashion, it might be medical, it might be science. It can be ANYTHING. The trick here is to back your shit up, get yourself a career you are proud of - do everything you can to find out what your passions are and use them to make yourself a rock star of your field. Russell Brand once said, “This haircut, without fame, just looks like mental illness”. Dress how you want, when you want, where you want. Have blue hair at 60. But, remember. Back. Your. Shit. Up. xx

    punkrockmermaid:

    OMG you’re in your 20’s now - why do you have blue hair? Shouldn’t you grow up?

    There seems to be a common theme in society to equate “being an adult” with “dressing corporate/normal”, which I have a problem with.

    Here is the difference; being an adult has nothing to do with how you dress, what colour your hair is or any kind of exterior example. Being an adult is taking care of yourself financially, emotionally and physically. 

    Being an adult is taking responsibility for your mistakes, your actions and yourself. At all times.

    However, society is going to assume that if you dress like you’re in a hair metal band at 26, you are NOT an adult. I know people who are in their mid-late 20’s who dress like this and don’t have their shit together. Everyone looks at them and says “grow up”. Whereas, I know mid-late 20-somethings who look corporate/normal and act like 18 year olds who DON’T get told to grow up.

    How do we fix this? How do we dress however we want and not get scrutinised by society (and our families) because they have assumed we aren’t “grown up”?

    Well, it’s simple isn’t it? You have to be a rock star. And, no. I don’t mean tour the world, get heaps of hot babes, walk red carpets with Slash and make millions from your band.

    I mean pick a field, and EXCEL in it. It might be music, it might be fashion, it might be medical, it might be science. It can be ANYTHING.

    The trick here is to back your shit up, get yourself a career you are proud of - do everything you can to find out what your passions are and use them to make yourself a rock star of your field.

    Russell Brand once said, “This haircut, without fame, just looks like mental illness”.

    Dress how you want, when you want, where you want. Have blue hair at 60.

    But, remember. Back. Your. Shit. Up. xx

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    see today! Felicity knows...it’s at, go follow her if
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    couldn’t agree more! I’m so happy...find it strange when
  7. thediamondmanifesto said: I find this fascinating and absolutely true. It’s funny though ‘cause my great aunt is 60 and she’s had green hair haha
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    perfect human being.
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    love when people figure out...despite being fairly heavily tattooed, I’m
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    absolutely perfect. I want...years with crazy colours in my hair. I’m barely even
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