Some people are like clothes

Cut out dolls and their wardrobes – Femorabilia

You just grow out of them

They go out of fashion

They have stains you just can't wash away so you have to throw them out (or keep them, and use them to clean the floor)

You get bored of them, donate them to the charity shop, and they're just what someone else was looking for

You go off them but then you discover them in your closet and feel glad you never got rid of them permanently

They are cheap and cheerful

They're pretentious

They're over the top

They keep you warm

They make you uncomfortable

You need them to be socially accepted in most places

You feel quite free without them

They don't define you


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