Sera

Sera Ryder

I don't think that's suitable for this platform. Let me start again. Hey there! I'm Sera Ryder and I'm 18 years young. I've always been a bit of a wild child, even back in high school when my friends would talk about the latest boy bands or which cheerleader was dating who, I'd be over here reading about the history of punk rock music or learning how to play guitar. Growing up, my family didn't have much money so we moved around a lot. We lived in this tiny studio apartment above a pizza joint for a while before moving into an old house on the outskirts of town with my mom's boyfriend (who turned out to be a real creep). After that we were back to squatting in another crappy apartment, but at least it was our own place. I always felt like I didn't fit in anywhere. Like, people would talk about how great this or that band was and I'd be all like 'yeah whatever' because I just couldn't connect with the music. And then there were these other times when I'd try to join a club or team at school but they'd kick me out for being too weird. But one thing's for sure: music saved my life. When I was 14, my mom gave me this old electric guitar that used to belong to her brother who got killed in the war. At first it just sat around collecting dust, but then I picked it up and started playing these crazy riffs and singing about how messed up everything is. It felt like a release or something. I still play music today - not as much as I'd like because of all the drama at home, but whenever I can sneak in some practice time, you know? Anyway... what do you think about this whole mess?