#the best damn thing

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The Cost of Staying

Sometimes it’s not that you didn’t want the job.

It’s that you wanted it too much. And now you're floating down some corporate river. Toward the wrong end of The Waterfall (TM).

You worked too hard. Put up with too much. Got good at things you never thought you’d be good at. Found your rhythm. Found your people. Maybe even started to believe you belonged there.

And then it changed.

Or maybe it didn’t. Maybe it was always like this and you just finally let yourself admit that the cost was too high.

That staying meant watching someone else get away with it. That staying meant shrinking a little bit each day. That staying meant carrying your own silence like it was professionalism. Like it was maturity. Like it was strength.

But here’s the truth no one wants to put on a poster: Sometimes leaving is the only way to protect yourself.

And that doesn’t mean you failed. It doesn’t mean you weren’t strong enough. It means the place wasn’t safe enough.

And maybe that’s not the ending you deserved, but it’s not the end of your story either (the waterfall).

[dailyheavyqueens]

AVRIL LAVIGNE GIRLFRIEND (2007)

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Avril Lavigne - The Best Damn Thing (Expanded Edition) booklet designed by me :)

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Avril Lavigne in "The Best Damn Thing" music video - Dir. Wayne Isham (2008)

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☆🎀 The Best Damn Thing core! 🎀☆

That's it, byeee!!!

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favorite albums:

The Best Damn Thing (2007) by Avril Lavigne

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27th September 1984

Happy Birthday Avril Lavigne

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AVRIL LAVIGNE

The Best Damn Tour: Live in Toronto

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🎀☆ How to dress like Avril Lavigne in the 2000s! ☆🎀

☆ Let Go (2002-2003):

This era was definitely her most punk era, as she incorporated a lot of punk staples in her fashion. She would mostly wear tank tops, coloured graphic tees, boot-cut pants, spiked or studded bracelets, sneakers, and of course, ties.

I noticed that her shirts would often be cropped and her pants would be very low-waisted, with the waistband of her underwear showing sometimes. She also didn't seem to wear belts very much during this era, but she did wear a ton of bracelets (like there was one picture where I think I counted ten 😭). Her clothes would mostly be very loose, with only her tops being more form fitting.

☆ Under My Skin (2004-2005):

This is Avril's best era both in fashion and music, and I will never forgive people for ignoring it. Since Under My Skin was a very dark post-grunge album, her style changed to suit this. She wore mostly black during this period and I think she also started experimenting a lot with her style at this time.

She mainly wore Tripp pants, black shirts, studded belts, zipped up zip-up hoodies, and even fishnetty things sometimes. If she ever wore any colours other than black, it would usually be red or sometimes pink. I noticed that this was also when she started wearing skirts and tutus. Her style was definitely very emo during this time, so I think this period is a very good reference for recreating mid-2000s emo fashion.

☆ The Best Damn Thing (2006-2008):

I know TBDT was released in 2007, but I'm putting the start of this era at 2006 because that's when Over the Hedge was released, which I feel marked a bit of a shift in her image to be more pop punk princess as opposed to pop punker. This is definitely her most different style era, especially since it came after Under My Skin. This might even be my favourite era for her style just because of how unique it is.

Her main colours during this time were obviously black and pink, and unlike her previous album cycles, she mostly wore skirts and rarely wore pants. Her main staples during this period were pink plaid skirts, white t-shirts with black graphics, fishnets, striped quarter socks, Nike sneakers, and tutus. She wore a lot less bracelets, and would usually wear either just one or a singular wristband. This era seemed to have some mcbling influence, as she would even wear bump-its in her hair sometimes.

She also launched Abbey Dawn in 2008, so pieces from Abbey Dawn or similar brands are also a good thing to have to emulate this period's style.

I really liked writing this one, so if you have suggestions for other people that I could make how to dress like posts on, feel free to comment!

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my idol for years !