I remember it like it was yesterday: my sixth-grade orientation. There was talk about how it was going to be harder, how we needed to be more responsible, blah blah blah, get to the good stuff. Where I grew up, we didn't get lockers until middle school. THAT is why everyone was there; we wanted to be cool and find out where our lockers were. And how to actually use them, though nobody admitted it because, who doesn't know how to use a locker? (Hint: everyone).
Our principal warned us not to give our locker combination to anyone. "Your best friend now may not be your best friend in June." That stuck with me, and the recent picture leaks of Jennifer Lawrence and other celebrities takes me back to that. These are pictures that were supposed to be private, but they're not anymore and never will be again. Now with smartphones we take pictures of ourselves and send them to those we trust. And it's fine . . . until it's not.
Our principal warned us not to give our locker combination to anyone. "Your best friend now may not be your best friend in June." That stuck with me, and the recent picture leaks of Jennifer Lawrence and other celebrities takes me back to that. These are pictures that were supposed to be private, but they're not anymore and never will be again. Now with smartphones we take pictures of ourselves and send them to those we trust. And it's fine . . . until it's not.
RSS Feed