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The 80s continue to taint the innocent.

Okay, Alison’s 17. I’m assuming she’s still fairly innocent, but whatever. Let’s not examine that one too closely.

At this advanced age, she’s going through a nostalgic phase- I suppose it has to do with graduation being ever closer. She keeps talking about “her childhood,” while I try to hide the obvious- that I still consider her to be inside that childhood, while she believes she’s waaaaay beyond it.

This evening brought hand slappy games of the sort that little girls give up around 5th grade (apropos of nothing, “Hot Hands” has its own wiki page. Weird.), and waxing on about “when I was a kid.”

That led on to this Disney movie, Teen Witch, which I sort of remember, but not really. I’ve blocked a lot of really awful movies that she used to love. It was purely defensive, not even conscious, but if I’d actually let things like the Spice Girls’ movie into my brain, it would’ve exploded.

So, too, this gem. “Teen Witch” was made in 1989 (which I’m sure you’ve already figured out, based on the hair), and Ali says she hasn’t seen it in years, but damn if she didn’t know all the songs. When I found this for her on YouTube she shrieked- so did I, but for a different reason:

And, of course, when she begged, I ordered the damn thing on Amazon. I figured she’s not the only one with not a lot of high school time left in which to be nostalgic.

:::sigh:::

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