Middle school is a confusing time for everyone, and I can't think of anyone who remembers that time period in life fondly. It's just an awkward time, all around, and every time I think back to my middle school self, I cringe a little bit (more like A LOT), especially when I think back to my "wispy bangs" phase.

I remember being so eager to have them. I thought it was the latest fad. I printed out pictures of celebrities sporting the new style and showed them to my hairdresser. I wanted her to make me look just like the women in the pictures because I was thoroughly convinced that having "wispy bangs" would make me look like a thirty year old model. Too bad, I didn't realize that an awkward twelve year old with braces didn't quite fit the bill. My look definitely didn't scream "fashionable." I regretted the decision almost immediately after looking into the mirror but had to wait months for them to grow out. The process felt like second grade all over again when my mom made me put my bangs in a hair tie near the side of my face. I couldn't put my hair behind my air. My school pictures looked atrocious. My hair was always in my face, so I couldn't see. It was the worst during gym class. In other words, seventh grade was just not a good time. Never again.

As I sit back now and think about that time, I can't help but laugh because the truth is, middle school is just a weird time. You're not a little kid, you're just becoming a teenager, but you're nowhere near mature. It only makes sense that people, like myself, in this "middle" stage would make stupid choices, like getting wispy bangs. So, a word to the wise: don't get wispy bangs, but I mean, if you really want to, you do you. Just don't say I didn't warn you.