Miss Upsetter - MU330 - San Francisco (by bg81) Once upon a time...

MU330 - San Francisco (by bg81)

Once upon a time when I was 16 I dated a dude a lot older than me. I was super into him, but looking back, he was very manipulative and mean. He was in a well-known ska punk band and used to talk sooo much shit about ska punk and would make fun of me so much for liking it. I was at a really, really shitty time in my life and just took his shit no questions asked.

He made fun of my friends, my taste, how I dressed…pretty much anything that was positive in my life.

He soured me on a lot of my favorite bands at the time. He made me feel stupid for liking them. I haven’t listened to a lot of these bands in a long time, but I’m loving them all over again. They really help with the dreary Minnesota winter.

A few good things resulted out of that relationship - he got me really, really into rocksteady and soul. He bought me a few good records. He taught me what I DON’T want in a relationship.

I was so torn up after he moved out of state, but I’m thankful he did. I don’t even want to imagine how that relationship would’ve ended up if it kept going on.