The 17 yr old went to the mall this afternoon with her friends to do some prom shopping.... Which feels so 1990s preCovid and bizarre. She's expressed a desire for "tasteful glitter" in her dress this year on which I wished her luck. Oh, unless she could find a dress made of those "reversible" sequins and then she'd go all in on being tacky AF to be able to fidget with it all night. This left me imagining her going to the beanie boo stand at a toy store, gathering up all the glittery ones and making a dress of their pelts. I shared this vision and she responded "oooh yeah! but do I leave their eyes attached?" Yep. My kid, folks. Skinning beanie boos and dressing in their hides like some glittery evil Amazon muppet queen. #kidsToday #beaniebabyMurder