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There’s nothing quite like thinking back on the things that troubled you in the years before you hit your teens, right? As many of my fellow parents have observed, kids’ problems grow with age – so sit back and revel in the days when you were tiny and your troubles were only as big as you were.
#15. All the library books.
“All the library books I forgot to return and had hidden under my bed. I had constant anxiety my mom would find them and the police would come to arrest me and I’d owe the library 1000 dollars.
Edit: I called my mom to ask if she ever got a call about fees, and she said yes, but the library had a policy of capping the fee at $20 and we had moved since then. So she paid them $100 and kept the books. Supposedly we still even have a few!”
#14. They taught me to stress.
“Grades. I was raised in an “A’s or beating” household. Taught me to stress.”
#13. Lunch club.
“Isolation and merciless bullying. I was actually happy when the middle school counselor invited me to be part of her ‘lunch club’ with a few other students, not realizing that she did it because she pitied us and didn’t want us to go off the deep end.”
#12. Quite intimidating.
“Being nearly six foot and people thinking I was 15-16. Doesn’t sound to bad but when 15-16 year olds who think they’re hard start being funny with you, as an 11 year old it can be quite intimidating.
Also, hair. I had absolutely no idea what to do with my sort of curly, sort of wavy hair at 11, I just put water on it and tried to press it down, it turned into a bit of a box head, flat on top.
Edit: My highest upvoted comment and it’s about my awkward, lanky, pre-teen years, nice to know we were together, in spirit, during that weird time ??”
#11. A very quiet library.
“I sneezed and farted at the same time in a very quiet library and a kid that was passing by heard and yelled ‘EW, YOU’RE A SNEEZER-POOTER’ and everybody laughed at me.”
#10. Just a front for hackers.
“Trying to convince my mom that runescape isn’t a virus. She still thinks video games are just a front for hackers.”
#9. Would anyone ever think…
“Wondering if anyone would ever think I wasn’t weird for being quiet.”
#8. Too many viewings of The Princess Bride.
“I was pretty worried about running into quicksand.”
#7. Tough choices.
“Choosing between a Tweety Bird and a Sylvester fake tattoo for my ankle.”
#6. Check yes or no.
“Wether Stacey likes me back or not.”
#5. The only girl with a purse.
“I started my period when I was eleven. I was in the sixth grade and I was the only girl with a purse for my personal products. All the others would poke fun at it.”
#4. Tragic.
“Used the masterball too early and had to try to catch legendaries with regular pokeballs lol.”
#3. Taylor was there for me.
“asked out” my longtime crush and he didn’t like me back, cried for three days listening to Taylor Swift”
#2. True that.
“Not receiving my letter to go to Hogwarts.”
#1. A new house.
“Moved to a new house. Had absolutely nothing in common with the kids who lived in the area and was quickly informed that I was not an acceptable replacement for the cool guy who had previously lived in that house. Basically didn’t interact with anyone my age until I left for college.”
Oh, to be able to go back!
