Yesterday, I shared some old pictures of when I went to Washington D.C. in the 8th grade with my students. Among the images of famous landmarks and monuments, were a couple pictures of me. I was not prepared for their responses to my awkward 13-year-old self. I mean, I knew I had some serious Mom jean action going on, but damn, kids can be brutally…honest.
Some of their responses/reactions:
1. Open-mouthed shock
2. “Why are your jeans so tight at the bottom, but baggy?”
3. Snickering
4. Why is your hair so pouffy?
5. Which one is you?
6. “Your face isn’t red like that anymore. Good job, Ms. P.!”
7. Why are you matching?
8. Whispering
9. “Why do your eyebrows look so different?”
10. “Are you missing teeth?”
Jerks. Wow. Payback will be in the form of zit-covered-too-big-for-their-face-teeth-adolescence. Don’t say you weren’t warned, little darlings.
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That was the style back then. Wait until they get older and look back. Styles change. ☺️
Hahaha no kidding!
Ah youth… The thing is we actually were trendy! There was a time when I thought huge shoulder pads and permed hair that made me look like I’d stuck my finger in a socket were cool. Those kids will realize one day that fashions come and go but, alas, being judged never goes out of style…
Haha SO true! My flipped out hair and caterpillar eyebrows were so hawt 😉😂
Absolutely! They’re just jealous – you know how haters gonna hate. 😃
BUAHAHAHAHAHA! I’m going with that 👍👌
I think you looked great – why was your friend so sad?
Hahaha she was (and is) a crabby pants.
I think she’s sad because she got a generic sweatshirt, not the one all the cool kids were wearing.
This legit made me LOL!!! That HAS to be it. She’s jealous of my USA sweatshirt 😂😭😂😭😂😭😂😭😭
I called it quick. 🙂
👍👍👍👍
Why did we ALL have that same USA sweatshirt? I can’t remember but I know I owned one.
LOLOLOL!!! It was so the stylish thing to wear, of course! 😂
Meanwhile, no one bothered to comment on the shady guy in the background, who is clearly up to no good, since he appears to be wearing a Members Only jacket and everyone knows those guys couldn’t be trusted…
I didn’t even notice him!!! BUAHAHAHAHA!! I have to go look! 😂
Just bide your time. They don’t even know what the mullet of their teenage years will be yet. They will rue the day they mocked your 13 year old fashion trapped in amber like the Jurassic Park dinosaurs.
That said, “Why are your jeans so tight at the bottom, but baggy?” is pretty funny.
I know. I laughed at their comments, because they legit were funny, but also because I know what adolescent gorgeousness is in store for them 😂😈
Why am I not smiling?! I am not a “crabby pants,” maybe I thought it was a place you didn’t smile? Also, please warn me next time you decide to put up pictures like this! I liked “which one is you?” The best.
BUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! We look HAWT. Why the need for a warning?!?!? 😂😭😂😭😂😭😂😭😂😭
Now I am sad. I did not own that USA sweatshirt. (My father would have had a fit if we bought designer anything–paying for marketing being a mortal sin, I believe.) Insert frowned face here.
Actually, funny you should mention your dad. The sweatshirt was actually my Dad’s! I stole all of his good shit. His socks, his plain t shirts, the USA sweatshirt 😈😂
Ah! From the mouths of babes! The little bastards
HAHAHA!!! I know, right?! At least it was funny…kinda 😜😂
Kids!
Little Bas@*±ds….
Hahahahaha, but their observations were pretty spot on 😂😭😭😭😭
That’s even worse!!
Love it!! Them jeans!! Ha Ha Ha