Ah, middle school. For some it started at sixth grade, for others seventh. But no matter the age it started, I think we can all agree that we hate to look back into our Facebook memories and see the status we posted six years ago in grade seven stating that we were "going to see 'Kung Fu Panda' in the theater without any adults!" (I actually think I posted a status very similar to this). These years were rough for more reasons than one.
1. Fashion
The first thing I notice when I look back at 13-year-old me is how did my mother let me leave the house dressed like that? Nowadays, we don't seem to have this issue because younger kids seem to be growing up faster and faster and my bad middle school fashion is left in the dust.
2. Braces
Most of us had them, all of us hated them.
3. Puberty
I try and block this memory out because who wants to remember how late of a bloomer they were or how they grew six inches before anyone else grew one? Not me.
4. School Dances
Literally just a mosh pit of boys trying to dance as close to a girl as possible without getting noticed by the teachers walking around scoping out inappropriate gestures. Don't forget about the Cha-Cha Slide!
5. Physical Activity was a reason to hate any kind of exercise.
Having to change in a room full of 40 people's naked bodies when you aren't even okay with seeing your own naked body. Putting on a sweaty shirt and pair of shorts you have worn for the past three days and be forced to play kickball and other activities that won't help you in any way. It's the American dream.
No matter how much you think you have grown since middle school, every time we look back on photos and memories from these days it turn us back into that awkward 13-year- old.
