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Everyone knows that the teenage years are some of life's most difficult. Whether it's coming to terms with your sexuality, dealing with starting periods, or even becoming familiar with that tube of Clearasil, let's be honest it's a pretty awkward and embarrassing time.
It's also a time of self acceptance and self exploration. And often, the very things that we hated about ourselves are, in hindsight, the very things that make us unique, special, and original.
Now, people have been taking to Twitter to share the things that they used to hate about themselves, and why they now really love them.
Taking to the social media site, @iSmashFizzle, aka writer Ashley Ford, asked:
What's something you hated about yourself as a kid or teenager that you now consider a strength?
What's something you hated about yourself as a kid or teenager that you now consider a strength?— Ashley C. Ford (@Ashley C. Ford) 1538318422
People shared some amazing responses.
Eyebrow situations.
@iSmashFizzle My eyebrows. https://t.co/p4umsAPdlH— pfpicardi (@pfpicardi) 1538322928
Less privileged backgrounds.
@iSmashFizzle That our family was poor. I now know how to fix things around the house, stretch a dollar, cook delic… https://t.co/EiKWXDyWLA— Stephanie Daily (@Stephanie Daily) 1538319034
Eczema issues.
@iSmashFizzle My skin! I have eczema (not the seasonal kind, but the everlasting one) and I remember being singled-… https://t.co/2RaofPpmMq— Linda (@Linda) 1538320607
Impulsivity.
@iSmashFizzle How I’d impulsively strike out and physically hit the boys who bullied and assaulted me instead of be… https://t.co/RAvOvOJeZw— Mags Storey (@Mags Storey) 1538319650
Being sensitive.
@iSmashFizzle My sensitivity and how I cry every day. I always wished for thicker skin. Now I know that my being se… https://t.co/8P97xCusZR— 𝕸𝖊𝖌𝖆𝖓 𝕹𝖆𝖙𝖆𝖘𝖍𝖆🥛🥀 (@𝕸𝖊𝖌𝖆𝖓 𝕹𝖆𝖙𝖆𝖘𝖍𝖆🥛🥀) 1538318568
Having a 'loud laugh'.
@iSmashFizzle My loud laugh and everything about my voice.— Michelle Peterson (@Michelle Peterson) 1538318719
Or being 'too tall'.
@iSmashFizzle My height. Now I love being 5’10. My daughter is going to be tall too and I’m going to make sure she… https://t.co/qSG52Wl4DA— J'adore De’ja🌹 (@J'adore De’ja🌹) 1538320445
Or having an 'extensive nose'.
@iSmashFizzle My extensive nose, tbh https://t.co/Z7dDpELJLw— Anne Thériault (@Anne Thériault) 1538357177
Being fastidious about name pronunciation.
@iSmashFizzle Making people pronounce my name right. I used to hate doing it but now I’m that diddy meme staring pe… https://t.co/0QHEBB8pnQ— Jamuel L. Jackson (Jamela Zarha) (@Jamuel L. Jackson (Jamela Zarha)) 1538318922
Skin tone.
@iSmashFizzle Being dark-skinned. I used to avoid going outside in the summer or would cover up so I wouldn’t get d… https://t.co/cWTSFDUyLM— Cmoenay (@Cmoenay) 1538321375
Sexuality.
@iSmashFizzle My gayness. I used to hate how unapologetically, vocally, & physically gay I was. Everyone knew I wa… https://t.co/K5hVMrKuE6— CODY (@CODY) 1538326145
This thread is giving us all the feels.
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