I was in 8th grade, right in the middle of the awkward years and my mom decided to cut my hair…and kept cutting…and cutting, until it looked good, to her. My boyfriend dumped me, I got called a boy and my friends never let me live it down. Though I cringe when I see this […]
At the time my ‘then’ photo was taken, my parents were in the middle of a very bitter divorce and subsequent custody battle. This photo was taken at my mother’s parent’s house at Easter while I was visiting her. I remember this time in my life because it was when I first became aware of […]
We are an Austin based salon, and became super inspired with this project. As many of us have been bullied in our past childhoods we saw this project as a way to impact the lives of children’s across the country. As a salon we work to inspire all of our clients to love what they […]
Middle school years were, by far, some of the most miserable years of my life; I thought they would never end. I even felt suicidal during that time period. Throughout my life, I’ve always been shy and a bit quirky—not a good combination when you are desperately trying to fit in with others. I was never […]
My name is Chelsea Bianca Goulet, I’m currently 16 years old. On the left, I’m roughly 8 years old. I definitely wasn’t the most popular kid in school, and to say the least, that hasn’t changed much. The kids at school used to call me a teacher’s pet, nerd, ugly, buck teeth, and the girls […]
Then 6th grade, now 52. Everyone goes through that awkward stage. We are all caterpillars that that turn into butterflies. Kids don’t realize that & only look at today….NOW. All kids from the beginning of time. Some are insecure & need to take the negative attention off themselves. Some just need to seem more cool […]
You define who you will become. NOT your past. NOT your mistakes. NOT your awkwardness. YOU. @JoshShipp
When I was 12 I had crazy curly hair, was a bit overweight and very pale (not in a cool vampire way). At this age I suffered from severe anemia and doctors told me I should avoid getting tired and I was excused from gym classes. This was what got my overweight and extremely pale […]