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This is a little different than the other thread titled Childhood . Anyways, on with a story:

Everytime I go to the children section of a clothing store, I've always gotten that hint of nostaglia every time because of the little girls' Sunday dresses my eyes catch. I remember when I was little, I used to be girly and had A LOT of those poofy Sunday dresses I wore on special occasions. And then I became a tomboy through most of my childhood until my high school years (I'm 16 now) when I discovered lolita fashion when I was 14. I'm still a little tomboyish, but definitely more feminine than I have been in years. And when I gaze at those little girls' dresses, it makes me wish I had them in my size and body shape (well proportions are different when we get older, vrai?).

That's my story, but feel free to tell your own and post pictures. I don't want to get in trouble with the mods, so I think it's best just to post links or thumbnnails. Here are mine:

I think I was four <---Oh my God! I had a hime-cut!
I think I was 2
My first birthday! My brother and I
Maman et Moi! I think I was...5. My God, I miss that coat and mom misses her hair

Same story with me ^o^'' isnt that funny, I used to have the bangs Ihave now but I used to really hate them because my mom would make me get them cut like that.

. . . .Oh. My. Gawd.

*squee's*

You were such an adorable kid! I'm sure you're still quite as cute. whee

(I don't have any kid pics of me scanned, or I'd post 'em.)

[quote="LynJah"][quote="Captain Fagbox"][align=center][size=9] Hello, my name is Hannah, also known as Captain Fagbox here on Gaia. I've been in a LDR for the past 10 1/2 months now (Met March 11th, 2008 on Deviant Art; Started dating on March 27th, 2008 ) with a boy named Nick. (He's in Wisconsin, I'm in Tennessee. He's turning 17 in about a week, I'm turning 16 in about a month or 2) When we first met, he was into the whole Cybergoth phase and I was into the whole emo thing. I was very mentally unstable at the time due to past events and a emotionally and mentally abusive relationship with a past person before Nick. After about a month, Nick left me out of fear of a past LDR he had with someone who ended up cheating on him after a year and a half. He later left me twice after this, but I have never held them against him. He's made my world so complete.. so perfect.. and he's helped me through some pretty major struggles from cutting to eating disorders. In July, Nick will be coming to see me for a few weeks. I'm proud to say that we have an entire future planned ahead of us, and we've both never been happier. :heart::heart::heart: [img]http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s283/philpot914/Smiles.jpg[/img][img]http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s283/philpot914/HannahAndRemag.jpg[/img][img]http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s283/philpot914/HannahAndRemag1.jpg[/img] [/size][/align][/quote] OMG, the pictures are just adorable. :cute::cute::cute: I love LDRs with happy endings, makes me feel hopeful about my own. Thanks for sharing your lovely story.[/quote] [align=center][color=indigo]i like happy ending too. wish it would for me.[/color][/align]

Thank you.

Thank you. I guess you could still say that. My face isn't as round as it used to be and I look a little Eurasian since I'm a little taller than the average Asian and my eyes are round instead of the usual slant. I wish I had more recent pictures of me, but I don't have many uploaded. I'm really no camera-whore.

If you ask me, I've found that a lot of Lolitas started out a bit tomboyish before they discover their love of the Lifestyle and Fashion. When i was little, my mom dressed me up in some cutesy outfits, then I went semi-tomboyish and refused to wear pink in Gradeschool, then when i got into Middleschool, I became a bit more feminine, and now I'm cutesy and feminine all the way. I, too used to hate bangs because i had them until 3rd or 2nd grade, then i grew them out. Now I love 'em because they look so good on me. I'll see if i can scan some of my pictures. I have my most recent school picture, then I have one from Kindergarten, but it's framed. I'll look through my photo albums and see what I can find.

I was an avid manga and anime fan before I discovered Lolita. When I found out about it, I was instantly in love with how cute everything was. My mom had bought me the manga because I saw it advertised, and my birthday was soon. So, I had to have the movie and novel as well. After I watched the movie, I subconsciously decided that I wanted to be a Lolita. Now, I look back on it, and I'm so glad everything happened the way it did. Now, i wear Lolita more freely, because when my mom and dad were still living together and married, I didn't want to wear it so much, because my dad had made fun of my the first time I made a headdress. I admit that my first headdress was a disaster, so I'm glad I perfected it. And, so, now i make them a lot better and wear it more because my best friend's family loves it and says I look cute in it. They don't consider me weird because Neal, Danielle's stepdad, is a pirate, so what "normal" people think is weird, he considers normal. So, I share a lot of my thoughts and dreams with them. Such as, I showed them my dream dress, and they said they hope I can reach my goal because I would look cute in it.
/rant

So, with that said, in many ways, us Lolitas are extremely similar, and we need to stick together, and when one of us strays a bit, others need to guide her/him back to the right path. (I hope that didn't sounds rude...)