Male model. I never wanted to be one of those, and I don’t think I am one. But I’m here to admit something that I’m not very proud of: I am a male, and I modeled one time. And this is hard for me to say out loud, but it’s true. I can try to tell you all my story, but it was very traumatic for me and I’ve tried to erase it from my memory. Here’s what I do remember though.

It was the first week of August, and I was hanging out with my girlfriend, Katie, when I got a text from my mom. She informed me that a friend of hers was opening a business, and they needed a boy to take some pictures of. This was a really last minute thing (which is why they contacted me), and I told Katie about it because she was sitting right there. Now, had she not have been there, I would’ve instantly said no. She was there though, and she tried convincing me to agree to it… Long story short, I eventually said yes. The shoot was the very next day, and I was not looking forward to it at all. Let’s jump to the shoot, okay?

I showed up to this building in Minneapolis with a lot of 10th grade girls being photographed and I immediately thought, “I’ve made a mistake, yes I have.” There was no turning back at this point though, so I just had to swallow my pride and do this thing. Yes, they put makeup on me. No, I didn’t like it. And yes, I wore a shirt that wasn’t mine. The worst part of it all was being in front of the camera. I hated that so much I could’ve just ripped my shirt off and ran away into traffic. I didn’t do that. Instead, I stood very uncomfortably in front of the camera, halfheartedly did some poses, and just prayed that the whole thing would be over quickly. After about twenty minutes, my time was up and I was extremely relieved. This whole thing had been such a nightmare, and I couldn’t get out of there fast enough. All I can say about it is this: never again.

I made $50 doing this. It was an easy yet uncomfortable $50, but money is money I guess. I feel like I should’ve gotten more though. Whatever. And I do think it’s funny in all honesty. Just to be clear though, I do not enjoy modeling, I am not a model, and I never will be a model. This was just a #crazy adventure that sort of made my summer a little different for a day. I’m just enjoying life as a non-model, and I intend to keep it that way. #fabulous