Do you remember the feeling of going back to school? A mix of excitement and dread, mandatory shopping trips and uncertainty about what stuff we would actually need. Were denim-patch pencil cases still in? These things mattered when you simply wanted to blend in.
Some kids have quietly started back. Some going next week. The university and college students are moving into residences and the student areas this weekend in a massive mishmash of packed family vans, blocked streets and forgotten essentials. I imagine that those who graduate this year will also one day look back at their high school graduation photos and wonder, what was I thinking?
It could always be worse. I attempted to tame my grown-out perm by holding my hair back with combs. I still like to use hair combs! But never in public. Happy school year, kids! Now go take lots of duck-faced selfies that will embarrass you one day.