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It’s hard being goth.
I was goth for all of six-ish years. I loved it. For a while I was one of those theatrical baby-bats you hear of often in the goth community, but personally I think every goth went through that phase, especially if they went goth in their teen years. Then I actually studied it and the more I did, the more I appreciated goth for more than just a creepy style. I honestly still love the music and of course the style.
But, sadly, I retired my gothiness because I couldn’t afford the wardrobe that I wanted. Also, the more I work towards my psychology degree, the more I start seeing that being goth and working corporate doesn’t always blend (unless I wore a suit everyday).
Also, people don’t seem to understand goth. It’s scary and freaky to everyone who doesn’t understand. When I was goth, my family and friends would ALWAYS try and sneak in some color here and there to make me look “normal”. I don’t know why. Maybe they thought my soul was being sucked away by satan and that some pink here and some yellow there would stop the process. I grew up in a Bible town full of morons (not that being christian is bad, but some christians become stupid when something makes them “uncomfortable”).
I’m in the process of reconverting my wardrobe back to the goth that I feel like on the inside, I just don’t want people to look down on me for quitting OR for changing back.
