The slamming of lockers. Kissing your crush in someone’s basement closet during a spicy game of truth or dare. People laughing at diagrams in health class. The smell of body odor, bad cologne, and hormones. Getting your period all over your seat in Algebra 1. Taking a single sip of beer and acting like you were drunk. Getting a boner right as you go up to present in class. You’re gross and angry with everybody, including yourself, and looking back at it years later, you can’t help but feel a sense of nostalgia — coupled with an extreme amount of shame. Buckle up, kid. You’re about to hit puberty.
The slamming of lockers. Kissing your crush in someone’s basement closet during a spicy game of truth or dare. People laughing at diagrams in health class. The smell of body odor, bad cologne, and hormones. Getting your period all over your seat in Algebra 1. Taking a single sip of beer and acting like you were drunk. Getting a boner right as you go up to present in class. You’re gross and angry with everybody, including yourself and looking back at it years later, you can’t help but feel a sense of nostalgia — coupled with an extreme amount of shame. Buckle up, kid. You’re about to hit puberty.
