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On Going Goth and Other Kids' Fashion

"I'm going goth," announced my 12-year-old son. "So I need all black clothes for school."
"Do you even know what goth means?" I asked.
"Yes, that I'll be wearing all black clothes," he said. "It's my new look."

Sigh. It wasn't so long ago that he was perfectly happy in preppy little khaki shorts and argyle sweater vests. Or maybe he was just waiting for the day to trade them in for T-shirts with flaming skulls. Read more...

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