i used to be straight edge.
people always ask if i'm going to be straight edge forever. i guess i can't answer that. and i think thats okay. but i do know that i dont care about drinking a glass of wine at my wedding. so stop asking. IUTBSE is here for you to tell your story to anyone who wants to hear it.
if you want your story to be heard, send it , along with a picture of yourself, to iusedtobestraightedge@gmail.com
despite what it may seem, this site is not only for people who USED to be straight edge. its for anyone who has ever had something positive to say about the lifestyle.
-IUTBSE
Apr 16th, 2009 @ 12:51 pm
Heather MacKinnon . Ghost
I am not straight edge, or have i ever been. One of my first memories
regarding the topic was in high school. It was freshman year and this
boy with a black hoodie, glasses and chucks sat in front of me in math
class. He had “XXX STRAIGHT EDGE” scribbled in his notebook. I laughed
at it, but was completely ignorant. In the years to come after that i
would slowly learn about straight edge and its details, those are
which were always fun topics in conversations. “But what if you have
sex, that means you broke edge”, or “what if you kiss somebody who has
been drinking, does that make you straight edge still?” and other
ridiculous observations. My high school years were mostly consumed by
a close net of friends, my art, and discovering a scene of punk music
and shows. Sure, i experimented with drugs and alcohol but i always
found other things in life to direct my attention. Additionally, many
of the people i surrounded myself with were also ones who gave no
concern to drugs or alcohol. I went through a point in life where i
followed the straight edge lifestyle but never brought the title
“straight edge” to my life. It wasnt until i started college that i
learned about this huge underground community of “straight edge”. It
was my new group of straight edge friends that opened my eyes to this.
They taught me that you can still have fun without drugs or alcohol,
which was brand new to me. Straight edge tattoos, straight edge
tshirts, even straight edge bands? I was more knowledgeable about the
subject now, yet still wasn’t drawn to it. I was so impressed at the
devotion that straight edge people held for what they believed in.
Still to this day i swear off drugs for personal reasons, drink every
so often and have many straight edge friends (including my lovelly
boyfriend). Ive always felt it
was a lifestyle i couldn’t fit in to, or maybe it just wasnt for me. I
support my straight edge friends and tease them with a beer can in
their face from time to time, but quite honestly am significantly
proud of them. In my eyes I’ve always seen them as strong people for
the lifestyle they choose and stand by. And for that, my hats off to
them.
