Reply #84: We chose to.

[Ariana Celeste]

My mother didn't approve at first, as I was young when I started to do that. She had a lot of trouble accepting that I suffered depression, and I think I made it harder for her by making it so visible.
My brother got it from me. I was dealing with depression due to numerous circumstances throughout all my teen years, and dressed in black to make a statement.

I think I may have unintentionally implied that our style of dress was the only thing that set us apart from the crowd. It wasn't. I shaved my head and was attracted to other girls, my brother had long pretty black hair and an attitude problem. Both of us suffered depression. Therefore, officials watched us constantly, we were harrassed by the mainstream kids, and a group of teachers liked to give us shit as well.