Bope

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​Was it just this old gal…

Or did other teens in the 70s…use the term…bope…kind of like a…so there…sc**w you…someone tick you off…pound the chest and say…bope…ever theatrical me…taking it one step farther with…bope…one fist thump…bopearama…super fast multiple fist thumps…

And now…that sister quiz Tik Tok trend let the cat out of the bag…those daughters of mine sharing…that when it comes to boping…one of us…did not grow up…that mama of theirs…whipping out the old bopearama…when it’s time to get down and dirty…those girls of hers…trying to survive those school age heartaches…

Kids call you fat…bope…make fun of your shoes…bope…snub you…mock you…dump you from the popular group…bope…bope…boparama…

Didn’t erase the pain…but felt good…broke the frame…brought laughter…and created solidarity…saying who needs to be in the popular group…bope…when we’ve got each other…

And so…dear friends…bope…to all those who hurt our feelings…make us sad…try to bring us down…bope…we got this…bope…
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And those daughters of mine…agree…