Six feet of the type of chain they attach the pens to the desk with at the bank. Wrapped around and around and around my neck with a bunch of random charms attached. Jnco Jeans, skate shoes, and oversized Tshirts with scantily clad anime characters on them. Those chokers that looked like black tattoos on your neck. Of…

Oh, and STIRRUP PANTS. Nothing says fashion forward then a crotch at your knees.

Junior high ought to be illegal. I don't know how, but they ought to criminalize it.

Black leather pants, a long-sleeved maroon shirt with a square collar that had tight black netting all over it, a shitty red home dye job, and a bad attitude.

Brit totally has the "I'm sucking in so hard right now" face on. I know this because I do it every time I have to wear something formfitting. Spanx, you are my sunshine.

Hey! i still have an affinity for shirts with stupid phrases!!

Pegged jeans — rolled up to expose the athletic socks peeking out of the top of my ankle boots.

Pleather pants, cargo pants, those pants that were so wide that I could literally hide in the leg of one comfortably. Oh, and those god-awful huge chunky heels.

Picture this... It was 1990 and for my senior pictures my three outfit choices were:

A t-shirt that was at least 3 sizes too big for me, ultra wide leg jeans, Vanns, 5 necklaces (including one choker), and really long hair with no bangs and a center part. Eesh.

My bad fashion habits have occupied all areas of the embarrassment spectrum. In middle school I wore glittery tees with things like "HOT STUFF" printed on them, puka shell chokers, etc. I still have parts of my eyebrows that haven't grown back since over-tweezing them. In high school I rebelled and wore these awful…

Junior high was the 3 worst years of life. *shudder*

There's a few reasons my mom never purchased my high school pictures (minus my senior portrait, which was totally nice) — and those reasons are: Chubby. Acne. Braces. Puka shell necklace. Roxy T shirts. Did I mention braces?

Feathered bangs and crotched vests are two of my worst.

It took me a second to translate DSL... at first I thought it was a reference to an internet connection. Then, BAM! I'm sorry. Junior high is the worst, and junior high boys can be the worstest.

I am the charter member of that club. On the bright side, I've got a good set of knockers so often my lips don't even come into consideration.

Always have felt like that was me. Sucks majorly. it's a major reason why I hate the bar scene.

Yeah, I'm usually the ugly friend. When I was in grade school, I would reassure myself that I was smarter than my more attractive friends. Once I started my doctorate, that source of comfort went down the toilet! It doesn't bother me much, especially now that I've been a happy relationship for several years. But I…

After the initial "wow, you're really tall for a girl" moment the novelty wears off pretty quickly. Also, most men are REALLY averse to dating someone taller than they are. I don't even register. I might as well be a hat rack. In fairness, I'm also REALLY bad at flirting, etc. Being super awkward just compounds…

Funny story: I had a friend who I always thought was just stunning, while I was a toad. A year or so ago, I showed someone her picture and said, "Isn't she beautiful?" His response was, "She's okay." That totally blew my mind. And it made me realize that maybe I'm not a toad.