2022 World Gymnastics Championships Event Finals Day 2 (Sunday 11/06)

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I work at a k-12 school, and my office is in our upper school building. I can’t say I’ve seen too many girls with ribbons in their hair. Maybe they’re more popular among the middle schoolers, but I never see them.

But this is the South: sticking ginormous bows on girls from the moment they are born until they’re around age 8 is a THING.
 
I just rewatched Watanabe’s routine and while she’s a perfectly fine elite gymnast, that is such a forgettable performance and I’ve never been more upset about hair ribbons in my life.
 
Crazy that Watanabe was originally the alternate for Japan and stepped in close to last minute.
Then she wasn’t even used in team finals.

Now she is World beam champion.

Talk about beginner’s luck.
 
All I know about current teenage fashion is what the 17-year old girl who shoveled my driveway last snowstorm told me and apparently what’s in fashion was what my generation wore at their age in 2003, which is fucking frightening.
I walked into Old Navy the other day and it was like the designers had raided my closet circa 1998-2002.
 
I walked into Old Navy the other day and it was like the designers had raided my closet circa 1998-2002.
The Torrid website is like looking at Delilah’s catalogue back in '98. Especially with the white t-shirt under a spaghetti-strap floral dress with Doc Marten’s.
Oh my God! Memories! The Memories! Guilting of doing that myself to my baby sisters.
I have a headache just remembering the times that happened to me.
 
We have similar traditions here.
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Reminds me of the kids first day of school
 

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