I am not the demographic that Hot Topic is aiming towards. But, once in a while I have to venture in there to get my Hello Kitty fix. I was rifling through the bargain bin, trying to block out the noise of the music. There was a girl next to me with piercings and colored hair. (I am not the kind of old lady who is offended by the floppy haired punks.) I hear this girl say, “I can’t wait until Sunday.” I ignored her, and went on with my business of ransacking the sale items. She says it again, “I can’t wait until Sunday.” I dismiss her again, hoping I can avoid a conversation if I don’t look directly at her. She decided to try another route, “I like your shoes.” Dammit, she got me. I said, “Thank You.” Then like a broken record I hear, “I can’t wait until Sunday.” I take the bait. “What is on Sunday?” She proceeds to tell me it will be her 14th birthday, and she is getting her tongue pierced. My thought was, “Wow, your Mom is going to let you do that?” She said, “My Mom is paying for it.” I had to wait until I was 16 to get my ears pierced. Even then my Mom thought I wouldn’t take care of them, they would get infected, fill with pus and fall off. This was a little girls tongue we are talking about! Our little rap session continues with the 13 year old telling me her boyfriend was mad at her. I ask why. “Because I think I am pregnant and he wants me to keep the baby.” Ahhhhhhhh, I see. That could be a problem. Her friend from the dressing room yells, “You are keeping the f***ing baby!” To which my new little friend said, “Yeah, but you were older when you had your first one.” I soon found out that the 19 year old trying on the whore corset was on her 3rd kid.

Lesson is, never ask somebody why they can’t wait until Sunday.