tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33976691.post5121635828569470638..comments2024-01-05T03:20:11.636-08:00Comments on Daddy Likey: Dear Daddy Likey: Jerk Lost. Weight Gained. Fashion Help Wanted.daddylikeybloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00333537839820475066noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33976691.post-21516729635370240312009-12-17T01:36:29.695-08:002009-12-17T01:36:29.695-08:00so, I was Christmas shopping, and I had all this e...so, I was Christmas shopping, and I had all this extra money because I didn't have to buy my stupid boyfriend a present this year cause I finally dumped him... And H&M was having this ginormous sale and they were selling bras and panties for 5$ and 7$ all over the place and I was like "What Would Daddy Likey Do?"<br />So I blew like 50 dollars. On myself. It felt amazing."Finally"noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33976691.post-67431142209809109312009-12-16T11:45:39.568-08:002009-12-16T11:45:39.568-08:00That last bit about beautiful underwear reinforcin...That last bit about beautiful underwear reinforcing that you are worth it really touched base with me. If I won the lottery, or came into a large sum of money, I would go out and buy the best bras and panties I could find. <br />The fact is, my current money situation is so bad that I only have one decent bra that I am forced to wear every day.Heidi Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16898935020807090096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33976691.post-21029883458397178102009-12-15T04:47:51.144-08:002009-12-15T04:47:51.144-08:00I am so like you towards clothes and awful friends...I am so like you towards clothes and awful friends of high school!! Loved the post!! :)<br /><br />Wanna feel good? Visit my website.. :)Gemstone Jewelryhttp://www.angara.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33976691.post-33791380149008183462009-12-14T13:31:27.030-08:002009-12-14T13:31:27.030-08:00Loved this post!!Loved this post!!cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06544423321885053703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33976691.post-26087675383241802462009-12-14T11:29:24.258-08:002009-12-14T11:29:24.258-08:00That's some great advice! Only things I would ...That's some great advice! Only things I would add is never buy something that you don't love. You'll save money and leave more space in your new wardrobe for fun sexy clothes that you adore!maureenmachinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10186450438121525040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33976691.post-50348636954713207922009-12-13T13:50:16.139-08:002009-12-13T13:50:16.139-08:00Fabulous advice, darling! New undergarments are ke...Fabulous advice, darling! New undergarments are key to starting afresh!<br /><br />Winona ~ just wanted to let you know that I read your book and loved it! Bravo!<br /><br />xoxox,<br />CarrieCouture Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07401719580947285891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33976691.post-44244557967881170932009-12-13T13:37:21.487-08:002009-12-13T13:37:21.487-08:001. I'd suggest trying on a wide range of jeans...1. I'd suggest trying on a wide range of jeans sizes--nobody but you ever has to know what the label says, and jeans that fit well, no matter what size they are, are a prize beyond measure. I have to have a range of sizes anyway just because I naturally gain some weight in the winter (and, ahem, during finals week every quarter), and pants that fit nicely and don't show my butt crack when I bend over make me feel good. Thrift stores are good for accumulating large quantities of denim without bankruptcy. <br /><br />2. High-school significant others are often total ninnies--emotionally illiterate--and, to be honest, a lot of people don't grow up until after undergrad. There's a good physiological explanation for that; the dopamine circuitry in the brain that's responsible for impulse control (the "No, don't drunk-dial that person" part of the brain) doesn't finish growing in most people until the early to mid 20s. So, if it feels like you know what the right thing to do is but can't always keep yourself from doing the wrong thing--that gets easier as you get older, which makes it easier to leave jerkfaces behind. And other people get less jerky. <br /><br />3. Have fun. Play around with your style. This is not the best time in your life, but it is one of the freest, especially with respect to fashion. You can get away with things now that you might not be able to later, if you have a super-serious Real Job. So take advantage of that. Dye your hair outrageously. Wear things that are avant-garde or tattered or wildly inappropriate. The people you see on the street are, often as not, secretly rooting for the visible freaks. <br /><br />4. Take the lessons you learned from Mr. Jerk to heart. Never let anybody screw with you. Life is too short, and you will have to deal with too many people in your professional life who are jerkfaces that you can't avoid; no sense in intentionally having jerkfaces in your personal life. There's unavoidable crap and avoidable crap. Men who treat you badly are avoidable crap. <br /><br />Also, "closure" is a myth. It doesn't matter why somebody is a jerkface if they're a jerkface; all that matters is not giving them the chance to be a jerk to you all over again. <br /><br />5. Three words: pretty stretchy skirts. They will stay with you through--would saying "thick and thin" here be too awful a pun? But I have taken great comfort in my pretty skirts with stretchy waistbands over the years.kristophinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362872786928716982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33976691.post-8957691337937079852009-12-12T19:26:56.352-08:002009-12-12T19:26:56.352-08:00Rock on, Finally!
To add what Winona said about t...Rock on, Finally!<br /><br />To add what Winona said about trying on everything, don't get stuck on a number. You said you're a 10-ish, and different brands can cut their sizes differently. I think they just try to eff with us. Take a friend with you - or go someplace with helpful staff, as mentioned - and have them grab sizes based on what fits.Whithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16142359012646765156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33976691.post-63210295159202477882009-12-12T05:16:02.365-08:002009-12-12T05:16:02.365-08:00Winona, great advice as usual! I totally agree re:...Winona, great advice as usual! I totally agree re: knickers and high school! My snippets of advice are:<br />dress up even if you don't need to! I used to wait around for an 'excuse' to look fabulous, until I realised I could do it whenever I wanted . If you feel like dressing badass for a confidence boost, it's fine to do that to go to the supermarket or to classes if you want. <br />Find out how colours affect your mood, and use them to dress for yourself, not for other people, and put you in the right state of mind for your day.Katehttp://cupcakessometimes.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33976691.post-15647130908247664992009-12-12T03:59:04.357-08:002009-12-12T03:59:04.357-08:00Great post, but I do have one thing to add that ha...Great post, but I do have one thing to add that has to do with new boobs: buy tops that fit across the boobs and get the rest tailored to fit everywhere else. XxBratty Dukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08201746575207293674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33976691.post-82865510109480163302009-12-12T01:57:15.417-08:002009-12-12T01:57:15.417-08:00firstly yes high school is crap! all the worst peo...firstly yes high school is crap! all the worst people at uni act as if they are still there...bleugh. all bitching and "popularity"<br /><br />I think the best thing to buy is a coat that makes you feel great, be it fake fur, tailored, a comfy parka with a brilliant furry hood...whatever. there aren't many better feelings than putting a brilliant coat over sweatpants or pjs. and good winter boots. everyone needs some good boots to feel powerful and stomp about in.Zoenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33976691.post-15854285647162217752009-12-11T22:01:15.075-08:002009-12-11T22:01:15.075-08:00One of the most helpful things for me was shopping...One of the most helpful things for me was shopping at a thrift store for months! It's a good way to figure out your body, because regular stores tend to carry variations of a few trendy styles. There's a lot more variety in cut at thrift stores, because they don't cater to the latest fashions. There's also more freedom to experimnent with different cuts, because you aren't spending that much if something doesn't work out.Elizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16299687779130524142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33976691.post-72676241716696168702009-12-11T13:57:34.284-08:002009-12-11T13:57:34.284-08:00Awesome advice as always.
And Ace of Base rocks!Awesome advice as always.<br />And Ace of Base rocks!SHOEGALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15240236838816111570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33976691.post-86804331344158256102009-12-11T11:58:47.364-08:002009-12-11T11:58:47.364-08:00if you want to try on one of everything go to the ...if you want to try on one of everything go to the buckle. it's really expensive but you dont have to buy anything.<br />but the sales people work on commission and they will give you anything you want. they'll help you find the right size jeans and then bring every style to your dressing room. they'll give you lots of shirts to try on there too.<br /><br />i don't go in there often but if i do i kind of feel like julia roberts in pretty woman on the shopping spree. lol because everyone there wants to help you. granted it's just so they can make a sale, but either way it's pretty awesome.meliasaurushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16665518090164356478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33976691.post-84022027967377564482009-12-11T10:56:15.663-08:002009-12-11T10:56:15.663-08:00LOVE this post. You are so awesome, Winona.
And ...LOVE this post. You are so awesome, Winona. <br /><br />And holy crap, everyone who tells teenagers that high school is the best time of their life should be slapped. I could not wait to get out of that hellhole.Michellehttp://www.wicked-whimsy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33976691.post-86657780932222292392009-12-11T10:35:19.923-08:002009-12-11T10:35:19.923-08:00nona you are such a genius. ilisten to your advice...nona you are such a genius. ilisten to your advice and end up with cute matching undies that i never though i could rock, and skinny jeans which according to the laws of fashion i should never be able to rock...but look cussing fnatastic on me. you are incredible. you deserve some sort of nobel prize for fashion.Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16322564280707406737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33976691.post-78150438118487991842009-12-11T09:59:35.478-08:002009-12-11T09:59:35.478-08:00Great advice. Try everything on! Bring a friend ...Great advice. Try everything on! Bring a friend for confidence (unless she or he will make you feel rushed). Nordstrom is great for help in the dressing room, though some places don't care how much you bring in the the dressing room, that can be good, too.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15277675140153503270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33976691.post-17072738427928867062009-12-11T09:49:44.152-08:002009-12-11T09:49:44.152-08:00A breakup is a great excuse to reinvent yourself! ...A breakup is a great excuse to reinvent yourself! Try wearing things you wouldn't have thought to wear before losing all that weight (YOUR EX!! *hahaha!*)<br /><br />Be gentle with yourself. Don't diet. Buy treats for yourself...a book or a new CD, jewelry, or anything that makes you feel more YOU!hope505https://www.blogger.com/profile/17009340882214475628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33976691.post-84650241801045877362009-12-11T09:48:37.222-08:002009-12-11T09:48:37.222-08:00I think you covered it all more than adequately.
...I think you covered it all more than adequately.<br /><br />BTW ~ Ace of Base makes me happy, too.Rachaelhttp://www.glassofwin.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33976691.post-60427296373599452982009-12-11T09:11:10.102-08:002009-12-11T09:11:10.102-08:00High school fucking sucks. No one should think tha...High school fucking sucks. No one should think that's the highlight of their life. What's there to look forward to then? Even college is not the highlight. I've had a lot more fun since then than I did in the 8 years of high school and college combined.WendyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00985099019783464580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33976691.post-8903815907994154012009-12-11T08:33:31.187-08:002009-12-11T08:33:31.187-08:00This is a really fantastic post,and I'm glad t...This is a really fantastic post,and I'm glad to learn that I'm not the only person who considers pretty new undies a pick-me-up.Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17245149881656326385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33976691.post-13991614155285777762009-12-11T08:23:07.305-08:002009-12-11T08:23:07.305-08:001) excellent advice!
2) I love your swanky new hea...1) excellent advice!<br />2) I love your swanky new header!Sarah Von Bargenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13714179408766699953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33976691.post-28901251703463739142009-12-11T07:24:24.158-08:002009-12-11T07:24:24.158-08:00Best advice ever! My favorite is the nice underwe...Best advice ever! My favorite is the nice underwear part. It just makes a girl feel good to have something nice, even if no one else can see it!Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06721522544028378728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33976691.post-16453732184816174792009-12-11T07:10:07.309-08:002009-12-11T07:10:07.309-08:00You drown your sorrows in bagel sandwiches, too? B...You drown your sorrows in bagel sandwiches, too? BEST. COMFORT. FOOD. EVER. <br /><br />Anywho, I went through something similar. Gained some weight due to stress, then learned that the new body is actually kind of WORTH. IT. God, being skinny is so overrated. <br /><br />What's interesting is that, when I was skinny, I wore baggy clothes to cover up my body. Now that I'm not, I wear fitted clothing to show it off. Sort of the opposite of what the media tells us will happen. <br /><br />Rock the weight, lady! Doctors agree: you need it to live. Fuck the media. ^_^Amanda M.http://nimbletoad.etsy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33976691.post-65755599001340014832009-12-11T06:59:07.913-08:002009-12-11T06:59:07.913-08:00I adore this advice. Now is the PERFECT time for M...I adore this advice. Now is the PERFECT time for Ms. Finally to explore her style, and experiment with new cuts and combinations!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com