03/10/20: Required Entry: Shopping for “we-ness”

I remember in high school everyone had Sanuks and I felt that I needed to own some in order to fit in. This conveyed me being part of high school I felt like all the cool kids at my school were wearing them and I felt that in order for me to fit in I had to buy some so I remember making my brother take me to the mall and I remember he was telling me to put the back of the shoe up and I remember telling him no one wore them like that . So not only did I buy the shoe to fit in but I also bought and wore it just like everyone else did so I could fit in and be part of the cool kids. The purchase satisfied me at the time considering me an my friend would match our saunas and wear them a certain way but now when I look back it’s crazy I did all that literally just to fit in and have a sense of belonging which is silly but being that young I didn’t even really realize until now when I look back.