St. Patrick's Day!

Here's what I'm wearing today.  Can't beat St. Pat's!  And warning:  I'll be talking a lot about JoJo Siwa in this post.
A lot of my bow are either gifts and/or Etsy finds, but this one is a JoJo bow.  One can't really be a hair bow enthusiast without giving at least some grudging appreciation to JoJo Siwa.  I used to call her "Psycho JoJo" on my doll blog because I'd seen how she'd behaved on Dance Moms, but seeing as that was a reality show, no one knows exactly how real it is.  Anyway, JoJo is long past that now.  She is nineteen years old and hails from Nebraska, and for most of her short life JoJo has rocked a hair bow of some stripe.  Miss JoJo went on to say that for her bows were "more than just a hair accessory," but a "symbol of power, confidence, believing-ness."  I love the term "believing-ness," first and foremost, and I like the idea of a hair bow being a symbol of empowerment as well.  JoJo has also stated in the past that she'd always worn bows and "they just got bigger and better and sparklier."  After awhile she became known as JoJo with the bow bow.  The larger retailers started selling JoJo bows in widely varying colors, patterns, and themes, and they continue to do so now, even after JoJo has shorn her ponytail.

Interestingly, the huge bows became controversial, and if y'all read my doll blog then y'all know I love me some controversy.  In England, school uniforms are the norm, and some schools banned the bows.  Some banned them because they caused problems with bullying or with trading/stealing, some attested that the bows were too big, and for still other schools it was a match-the-uniform thing.  Claire's responded to that last one by making solid-colored bows in red, green, and black, but I don't know how well that worked out.  JoJo herself was saddened by the banning of bows from schools, but she gently advised her young followers to do as they were told by their teachers.

In addition to school admins, some mothers absolutely HATE these JoJo bows.  One English mother stated that she wanted to cut up her daughter's collection and "feign ignorance."  LOL, yeah, my dad threatened to do that to my Beanie Babies one time after I'd been particularly naughty.  Little did he know that I had my revenge silently planned if he ever pulled such a stunt (he didn't; I still have the damb things, all three hundred of them).  Other mamas are more indulgent; one said that she thought they looked ridiculous but reasoned that she wasn't the one wearing them.  Still other mamas like the bows, with one lady even saying that a hair bow made her child look "tidy."

Obviously I'm not a mother of school-aged kids, so I don't have to worry about violating dress codes...not yet, anyway.  If one of my higher ups tells me I have to ditch the bow I'll weep great tears of fury and sorrow, but as far as I know no one seems to mind.  Maybe the JoJo bows are a little childish, but then again I never grew up.  I have an axolotl at my workstation, for crying out loud.  A 3-D printed axolotl, no less.  His name is Alonzo.
One of my patrons saw him and correctly stated "You're just a big kid, aren't ya!"  Yep, I am!  

Happy St. Patrick's Day,
RagingMoon1987

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