I remember being a young teenager. It was back in the ’90s, which is weird because I’m only 25.
I think we can all agree the hardest teenage years are the early ones, circa 13-14ish. Between 1996 and 1999, I went to Wellington Middle School; I had braces and short hair, and I wouldn’t be shocked if someone told me I had B.O.
The early teen years come with a lot of pressure, especially with social media. Back then, if someone wanted to call you ugly, they’d pass an intricately folded piece of paper, usually with the words written in bubble letters. Because it was the 90s and we were whimsical like that…