Reasons why I get into trouble.

There comes a time in every persons life where they stop getting in trouble for things that they do. Unless it's something like drink-driving with an unrestrained child in a school zone going 40 over the limit on a double demerit weekend. Because that's not cool. You deserve to get in trouble if that's how you drive.
But there's a time that you realise that you have all this freedom. You can stay out until whatever time you like and it won't matter. You can go buy as many sweeties as you like, scoff them all down, and climb up trees with sparkler bombs while squirting people with water pistols. And you don't get into trouble.

So you become this invincible creature, running amok everywhere, because you are untouchable.
Or so you thought.

I've found there are a few ways they can still get you. And let me tell you, they'll get you.

The three things that get me into trouble these days...

1. Not washing my hair enough. So, you may find this slightly gross, but I only wash my hair about once a month.
'Eww, how can you do that? I have to wash mine, like, every second hour!'
'I just don't need to. I'm magic.' Which I may or may not be, that's not the point. I just prefer to day that rather than admit that 'I have a history of really bad skin so I'm on medication which prevents my glands from producing sebum, which then sticks to your hair follicles, darkening the roots, flattening the volume, and clumping strands together. Therefore, my hair simply does not need to be washed as often, because if I did, my hair would dry out to such an extreme that I would go bald. And no one wants to see that.'
'But don't you, like, feel the need to wash it?'
'No. Personally I find it quite a hassle. Hence only finding the strength to do it once a month.' That usually shuts them up. And stops them from touching my hair. I'm cool with that.
But when it comes to hairdressers (which I've only started going to because red hair suprisingly suits me) I get a barrage of scoldings.
'You need to wash your hair! It would get greasy, and you'd look terrible and you'd get a build up of product and dye and it would feel disgusting and I really don't want to touch your hair now'. And so on.
Then they tell me I should wash it at least three times a week. I shudder, nod and promise them I will.
I don't.

2. Buying books.
I recently came into a little bit of money. You know, a little more than twenty dollars and a little less than two million. I was looking for a certain paged and bound volume of a certain illustrator that seems to be quite impossible to find. I did not find it, but did find a few other pretty little volumes. Total involving two zeros. I called up my mother for advice.
'You can spend this money on books if you'd like, but you really do need to get a few essentials. It's up to you whether you get them or not. Decide for yourself!'
So I did.
'Oh Crystal, you can't keep buying all these books! You don't even have a place for them! You're getting too many books!'
Uh, did I just hear correctly? Too many books? No. That's not possible. I have barely any. (It's partially true. I don't exactly count paperbacks as real books. And if you look at it like that, I have only half of what you think).
'I'm banning you from buying any more books. No more! For a while you have to stop!'
'What about..."
'NO! Anyone who has more bought more books than there have been days of the year does not need anymore!'

Hmmph.


3. Being late. Everywhere.
Need I say more? I just get distracted, and I think my clocks may be wrong.


Oh, there are also things like not wearing P plates, forgetting to eat, etc, etc. Nothing major.
And that concludes the reasons why I get into trouble these days. Pretty weird, huh?

And with that I'm off.
Go get into trouble!