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“Allyson! Shake what you got in them jeggingssss!!!!” -Kai

Every time I recall my cousin saying this, I smile, or am overcome by laughter. This is how I remember it: Allyson and I were leaving a party my cousin was having. Everyone was twerking and laughing and having fun. They followed us out yelling and dancing around the car before we got in. They didn’t want us to leave.

When they finally let us go, my cousin Kai yelled out to us “Ally-son! Shake what you got in them jeggingsss!!!” It was so animated and accompanied by a little dancing prompt. Instead of dancing back, Allyson yelled out “These are NOT jeggings!” Which of course made me cripple over in laughter because of how straight faced she was. She wouldn’t let me call them jeggings either.

Even though Allyson didn’t want her pants to be jeggings, they probably would have been helpful to me in high school when stretch jeans weren’t a thing, before the textiles industry began to incorporate a little spandex into most garments, and almost none of my pants fit properly. Unfortunately, that wasn’t a thing yet.

https://youtu.be/mPICTG6Ppbg

This post is dedicated to my cousin Kai. Hilarious and full of life and love.

Kai 11.7.91 – 3.10.17

Life as a little kid, with a big butt….

It is a widely accepted and even desired aesthetic to have a big butt these days. Maybe it was in the 90’s as well, but, as a little kid it wasn’t all fun. Questions that you don’t know how to answer from strangers or other kids like “hey, why does your butt sit up on your back like that?!!” “Huh? I don’t know…I’m a kid?…..” Or “Hey, when you look straight up, and hold your head all the way back, does it rest on your booty?” These are real questions that I was asked.

Instead of going on, I’ll just share this video with you. Today is a two for one. Part II is in the next blog post. Check it out.

https://youtu.be/5krj9I8-TkE?list=PLq_BjA0q55Mffmw3h2hNOKEQGngkkscLo