the cooliest: Bag Lunch

Henry uses a pacifier, a binky, a Nuk, whatever you want to call it. It helps sooth him and shut him up when he is crying. He enjoys spitting it out, and when he does, I promptly pick it up, suck it clean, and give it back, which reminded me of that insane fad of teenagers with pacifiers that happened in the 90's. What the hell was that!?! They sucked on real ones for babies and then they became a fashion statement. Here are some necklaces from the time:

I hate to admit that I had gold plastic pacifier earrings. And I thought they looked awesome. Interestingly enough, in looking for the fine jewelry photo above, I discovered that pacifiers were used by kids doing ecstasy to keep them from grinding their teeth, which is apparently a common issue with the drug. The jewelry was meant as a way to show that you were a raver. I was not. My research also found that ravers wear bright colors and dust masks rubbed with Vicks Vaporub to intensify the high.