I know you all probably thought you were super cool back in middle school but I think we can all agree that, looking back, those weren't exactly our best times.

1. Silly Bandz

Let’s be honest, these were like the coolest things ever and you weren’t even a real middle schooler if you didn’t have them.

2. Terribly Awkard Yearbook Photos

Ok so your pictures probably weren’t nearly as bad as these but still, no one is proud of their yearbook pictures. And if you are, you are lying (or a super human who was somehow able to look good in middle school).

3. The Fights

Although you were probably out there cheering with everyone else, you have to admit that middle school fights were just the weirdest things ever especially since the reason for the fight was almost always instantly forgotten by everyone involved.

4. The Weird Lunch Table Cliques

If your school was anything like mine, there was a very clear social ladder in the dreaded lunch cafeteria. Now I know it was super awesome if you were one of the select few who got to sit at the “popular” table but aren’t you glad that you were able to make your own friends eventually and just not care at all what anybody else thought.

5. Being Too Cool for Parents

I know parents can be kind of annoying at times but let’s be honest, we were all absolutely terrible to our parents in middle school. It probably didn’t help that all moms thought it would be cool to volunteer for every possible event. Good thing we got past that phase so we can go shopping with our parents and let them buy things for us again (just kidding, that’s not all they’re good for).

6. Braces

I think we can all agree that braces are the absolute worst, no explanation required.

7. The Dances

Not that things got much better in high school, but middle school dances were the absolute worst. The beginnings were especially terrible because it took a while before some brave soul would move from the guys’ side of the dance floor to the girls’ to finally ask someone to dance. But even after that, it was still pretty weird since no one knew the first thing about dancing. All in all, middle school dances were just a weird time for everyone.

8. The Friends

Ok so this is one you probably don’t actually want to forget because your friendships are probably some of the only good memories you have from middle school. Middle school was a weird time for pretty much everyone but at least you had some great friends to get you through it (plus, no one can speak of these times since you were all equally awkward).