My mom recently gave me the school album she created when I first started preschool a bajillion years ago. It chronicles the years from preschool all the way to awkward 8th, with pictures, report cards, letters, and some of my first writing pieces (I wanted to be a teacher, and I didn’t want to grow up because you “hav to do taxs”). I guess she doesn’t want all of those precious, priceless memories anymore. I’m kinda hurt by that, Ma.
Anyway, I really have no place for the thing at home, so I took it to school. My students were dying to see what I looked like at their age. So, I gave them, what they deem, the most amazing “I’m Done” activity in all the history of “I’m Done” activities. They freaking love it. They love laughing at the fact I got a D in math in 7th grade. They find it amusing I had a problem with pushing my friends in preschool. They think the haircut my mom gave me in 4th grade is just a real laugh riot. It’s too bad they don’t know who Sally Jesse Raphael is, because then the joke would be really funny.
I’ll quit rambling and get on with my two Throwback Thursday photos I’ve titled, “Why, Mom??”
This is adorable-albeit-awkward-toothed-fabulous-haired-me. I adored my long, thick, Princess Jasmine hair. It was my most prized possession.
This is my-mom-was-sick-of-brushing-the-hair-of-a-screaming-crying-8-year-old-who-should-have-grown-some-balls-and-had-her-shit-together-enough-to-brush-her-own-damn-hair-but-she-didn’t-so-instead-she-got-Sally-Jesse-Raphael-hair-fuck-you-too-mom me.
Can you see the pain and anguish in my eyes?
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Rants, Ramblings, and Regrets
Also, why was that dual portrait thing so popular? I have similar childhood photos, and it’s kind of creepy. Just a floating head, looking all like an evil twin! I do love how much you looked like Punky Brewster in that pic though!
Right?! That evil twin is watching over your shoulder!! Yes! Punky Brewster!
Are they still doing the weird ghost twin photo thing? Kimboxin’s comment hit points way better than whatever I had to say. Well done.
LOL. I really hope to God they aren’t!
“I guess she doesn’t want all of those precious, priceless memories anymore. I’m kinda hurt by that, Ma. ”
Mine’s doing the same thing, sending me shit as “Christmas gifts” when it’s really just her way of cleaning out her cupboards sans guilt.
Get over it. Burn the bad photos in effigy. It’s far easier to maintain a selective memory about one’s past if there is no evidence.
Lol!! As Christmas gifts, eh? That’s so, um, thoughtful 😑😂! My students are getting a real kick out of them, so I’ll let them live in my classroom.
That hair! No wonder the children were filled with glee at the sight of you as a young girl!!
Right?! I really am a saint, letting children laugh at me all for their sake 😜
Oh that you are! Go Miss Cupcake!!
LOL!!
🙂
Holy crap my mom had my long beautiful hair chopped off too! I got to find that picture lol
What’s up with that?! It’s like they WANTED to torture us!
me too… not quite that short though, just above the shoulders… but I had huge rats-nest knots in the back that I could never get out myself and it was made all the worse by having super thick hair… I was only allowed to have long hair again once I reached 6th grade or so when I could take care of it myself
😱😱😱
Oh dear – a pudding bowl haircut! I begged my mum to cut my hair short but she wouldn’t and continued torturing me…
You WANTED your hair short? I felt my life was over when she cut my hair 😭
I wanted it a pixie cut like my Avatar. She finally gave in when I was about 14 and it looked fantastic. 🙂
That’s awesome! Some people really rock the pixie look. I would just look like a huge head with a tiny hand towel for hair 😂
What a funny image! LOL! You do really suit your lovely, long dark hair.
😜☺️😂
Back in the day, Mom had stick-straight hair that was very fine. I was growing a Brillo pad. AND SHE DIDN’T BUY CONDITIONER. I’m with ya on the hair. just add some waves so it doesn’t lay in the same direction on any given day…. (shudder)
“I was growing a Brillo pad”. Every.time. You kill me. Every.damn.time. 😂😭😂😭😂😭😂😭👏
This is amazing… Thank you fattymccupcakes’ mom… 😛
LOL!!!!! She was not my favorite person for some time, thanks to her taste in hairstyles!
Oh I get you… My mom felt that mullets were easier to take care of while I was young… I HATED my hair from about 5-7 or 8 when she finally chopped it off to a regular shoulder length style… prior to that I had little sideburns and short-in-the front like my bangs extended too far back. I beeeegggged my mom to let me change my hair. It took way too long to get her to change it
OMG!!!!! I need pics!!! 😂👌
I’ll see if I can find any when I get home… I think my dad might have a couple posted on his FB lol
NIIICE!
Here it is 🙂 https://iwillnotliveinvain.wordpress.com/2016/10/06/party-in-the-back/ 🙂
OMGGGG I CANT WAIT TO READ THIS!!!
😂 haha …seems like a pretty popular post already… friends saying I should bring this hairstyle back haha
BUAHAHAHAHA! When I get home, I’ll be reading it! Can’t wait 😂
THAT HAIR. HOLY CRAP. How do you even….. style it other than THAT.
BUAHAHAHAHA! I’m convinced my mom got some sick, sadistic pleasure out of it 😂😩