First of all, I’d like to say that discovering this site and reading everyone’s stories has been really emotional. It’s heartwarming to see that you’re not the only one who went through the major ordeal high school can be. That being said, here’s my story :) Like many others here, I was a chubby, nerdy, […]
What has changed since then: higher self-confidence, improved social skills, lower BMI. What hasn’t changed since then: proud nerd, bad at sports, amateur reader and gamer, popular science fan, childish behavior. I chose that picture because it was then when harassment by boys who were one and two years older began. It was subtle at […]
Growing up I was extremely quiet and very shy. I had a few friends but we were all considered “nerds”. I was made fun of all through elementary school. Called “ugly”, had my head slammed against a wall by a boy I thought was a friend, had my hair cut by girls and even had […]
I was SO proud of my purple Saturn planet shirt! (you can’t really tell they are Saturns in this photo here.) I was a socially awkward, weird, nerd girl who was poor and from a recently divorced home. I felt bad and shy for a while- but ultimately decided to retreat into my art and […]
I’ll begin with a hesitant subject, me! Here I am holding a picture of myself from the 5th grade. It’s complete with the fancy & crooked 80’s blinds behind me. It’s hard to see from the picture but I made myself a friendship bracelet that I’m wearing on my left wrist. And let’s not forget to mention […]
Thank you for checking out my blog! I am starting a new project that highlights our awkward years. The idea all started with a conversation I had with a good friend that I’ve known a couple years now. She wasn’t convinced that I had any awkward years, but she didn’t know me back then! From […]