Once upon a time middle school was awkward, boys were everything, and technology wasn't advanced. Well nowadays that time has ended and there is no more awkwardness. It's like the nation was gifted by the Fairy Godmother and bibity bobity boo! Children today don't even know what these eleven struggles are even about.
1. Phones had antennas and flipped/slid.
My first phone was before the razor. It had and antenna and I felt so cool to have one. It was also really satisfying to hang up a flip phone when your mom made you mad. Kids today don't appreciate what it meant to get a phone because now it's expected.
2. Text messaging limits.
250 texts was all I could send a month, which when you were in middle school it meant having to risk your life and nightmares and not forward those chain texts to ten people. And now kids only have to worry about their data limits.
3. Phones didn't have internet or wifi.
Internet used to be a luxury, smart phones didn't exist yet, but we had blackberries.
4. Blue Eyeshadow.
We had to figure out the hard way not to wear blue eyeshadow by itself. How did these girls figure it out?
5. Gaucho Pants.
I owned a pair in pretty much every color, I now cringed when I see them trying to come back to life.
6. Crocs.
Yes, Crocs were once considered cool.
7. Graphic Tees.
Yes, we thought we were cool with Aeropostle plastered across our chest.
8. Myspace.
Never having to worry about who your top eight friends are and how to remove Tom (I believe) is a blessing. Also designing your page was the most stressful thing a 13 year old had done.
9. Awkward Selfies and Mirror Pics.
Selfies weren't even a thing but we sure did take them from the highest angle along with peace signs. Mirror pics were usually done with a camera. and included a flash.
10. Pretty much every fashion trend.
It was a hard time even for celebrities.
11. Crushes.
Luckily those are still the same.
Life wasn't so bad, we had great movies, music, and TV. The Kardashians were just becoming a thing, and we were still kids.
