Anonymous asked: Dear Twinkie Chan, I'm 13 years old and my mom won't let me buy any kawaii stuff!! Its so depressing. She doesn't understand "kawaii." She says its too "babyish" but uh that's the whole point!! I love kawaii, because it's so cute~ That's why I love your style Twinkie!! My question is how does your mom feel about your style?

Hmm, that is tough! I encourage people to dress how they like, but I don’t necessarily encourage people to rebel against their parents ;). When I was 13, I was super nerdy and just wanted to blend in and fade into the background. I didn’t care about clothes at all until college, where I wore the grossest clothes possible, haha :P. I am sure my mother has rolled her eyes at me MANY times throughout my life, but again, I didn’t really wear anything out of the ordinary until I left home. Maybe you could compromise with your mom and just wear like one super cute necklace or bracelet or hair piece, or have one or two super cute tshirts. You don’t have to go all out and freak your mom out at once. Maybe you can ease her into being ok with it :). Maybe let her know that you’d be showing less skin than other outfits that 13 year olds might wear out there! For me, I think it’s less about dressing like a baby…..but more like…. even as we grow older, I don’t see why bright colors are no longer acceptable. Everyone should be allowed to wear color and polka dots and ruffles and rainbows!