Growing up is hard. I hated my body changes. Who can understand?
Hot Days
Chicken My Body Is Ready GIF by GIPHY Studios OriginalsGiphy"You are simultaneously the horniest you've ever been in your life, while having the least amount of game you'll ever have."
MrButtermancer
Skin Issues
"Acne for sure. I never had it too bad but I remember being very self concious about it. I can't imagine how some people I knew who had horrendous acne felt."
Thorst
"Adult acne is wild. puberty isn't just from age 12-18, it continues well through your 20s. Feels like most people dont realize that. I had an average amount of acne as a teen but when i hit 20 it went insane and cystic and awful. 28 now and on a new medication for it, hopefully iโll have clear skin someday."
klausmckinley801
Bloomers
"Honestly, the worst part for me was some dudes literally went through puberty overnight. Say bye to your short friend Timmy on Friday and on Monday he walk in like 6 foot 1 with a full grown beard. Some dudes literally take their entire teen years to reach a level that feels like 'manhood' and when you're a slow bloomer, it can be difficult to watch everyone around you grow up while you feel like you aren't."
gamesireallylike
Gross
"The smell. I remember the exact day in which my sweat started to stink. Of course it was at school, and of course I was the last one to notice it."
V02D
"Ever get to school and realize you forgot to put on deodorant? That public bathroom liquid soap rub on the pits was something else."
KryptonicxJesus
Mirror, Mirror
Season 20 Laughing GIF by The SimpsonsGiphy"All of these answers, and nobody has mentioned that kids in puberty just-plain look freaking terrible. Some parts of your body are adult, some parts are still child-like, and itโs all mixed awkwardly together."
SwitcherooU
What awkward years. Good for all of you willing to share.
No Jeans
jeans GIFGiphy"Being made fun of every time your voice cracks, and having to learn to hide all the boners that constantly start happening. That's when the switch from sweats to jeans happens."
ur_a_donut
bad advice
"Being constantly desperately horny all the time while simultaneously your voice is breaking and you have painful acne and perhaps most importantly adults dismiss your problems or give you horrible advice."
ActiveOppressor
Shave
"Hair in places where razors are not ideal."
pranay-007
"Also as long as you buy a half decent razor and slap some shaving cream on there (though I like to use coconut conditioner), you can shave your scrotum without too much fuss. Hairy scrotums may be the grossest thing on a human body."
LetterkennyGinger
2X
"It happens twice. Your teen years and then โฆ your 30s happen."
Magicallyjazzedup
"Happens twice for women too. Menopause is basically puberty with hot flushes and night sweats. And it can last 12 years for some women. But the symptoms are just like puberty: hormone changes, acne, mood swings, aches and pains, sh**ty menstrual cycles."
Welshgirlie2
All of it!
Snl Queen GIF by Saturday Night LiveGiphy"Where is the 'all of the above' button on this post?"
Wrong-Ad1907
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The measure never made it beyond the committee in the Senate despite unanimous bipartisan support, so Brostoff is letting down his hair to make an important statement.
So far what he admitted to as a "spur of the moment" decision has turned into a year-long standoff with shears.
"I'm making a commitment, and it's kind of a visual indicator to the community," he told the Huffington Post.
Aware of his unkempt appearance, he is hoping he can take shears to scalp in the not-too-distant future but is willing to hold off for as long as necessary.
"My looks are important to me, but this is a priority and I'm not stopping this until we get it done. And we will get it done. For my sake, we have to get it done because I look ridiculous."
His mission is a personal one, according to Journal Sentinel. While he worked in Washington as an intern for Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), the Democrat, then sporting a buzz-cut, became close friends with two other interns who happened to be deaf, and he even took up sign language.
He is using his growing locks as a visual reminder to fulfill his promise to crack down on illegal interpretive services and to strengthen protections for deaf citizens with high-quality sign language services in medical and legal situations.
"I said, look, I'm not cutting my hair until we get this done. Every time you see me, it's a visual indicator that we're going to keep working on this. And for myself, it's a daily reminder that I'm not going to forget this."
The Facebook photo of the state Assembly Rep. below is from three years ago, before his decision to grow out his locks.
His wife Diana Vang-Brostoff used to trim his hair on a monthly basis, but as far as she is concerned, his new look has grown on her.
"It's cute. I really want him to put it in a ponytail, but he won't do that."
Former Rep. Joel Kleefisch, a Republican who worked on the 2017 measure, commented that Brostoff's hair was "channeling the spirit of Bob Ross," referring to the famous Joy of Painting artist with similarly dark and curly locks.
A very self-aware Brostoff even dressed the part for Halloween. His wife Diane is pictured here as a gumball machine.
Despite commenting on the resemblance to the famed painter, Kleefisch wholeheartedly endorsed his former colleague's important mission.
"It's a commitment, is what it is. That hair is a commitment for him."
His friends expressed how proud they were. One even gave a hair tip.
Jonathan Brostoff/Facebook
Jonathan Brostoff/Facebook
Jonathan Brostoff/Facebook
Jonathan Brostoff/Facebook
Jonathan Brostoff/Facebook
Brostoff is hopeful the bill gets passed in the upcoming months, and he's planning ahead.
"In fact, we're going to have a party for it. I've told some of the stakeholders I've been working with, we're throwing down! And I'll let you guys cut it."
Let's get this bill passed soon, shall we? Chop chop!
The first thing Shannon Grimm's son told her after she traded in her waist length hair for a short pixie cut was, "You look like a boy mom."
Shannon says that was the point.
Shannon who teaches kindergarten at Meador Elementary School, in Willis, Texas, cut her hair to teach her students a lesson about being true to yourself.
For a while, the students in her class had been teasing 5-year-old Priscilla Perez for her close cropped hair and Grimm noticed that Perez had been depressed about it for some time.
"I don't want my students to worry about the way they look, because they're there to make friends and learn," Grimm said.
So over the winter break Grimm decided to cut her hair short to show support for Priscilla.
Now Shannon and Priscilla's heartwarming story is making headlines.
We don't deserve teachers ๐ญ Shannon Grimm cut her hair last month after her kindergarten student was apparently beiโฆ https://t.co/FPeHzXoMgjโ Good Morning America (@Good Morning America) 1550331000
Grimm talked about the the experience and why she decided to cut her hair in video posted to her Facebook.
"When my students come to school upset because of the way they look, that destroys me," said Grimm.
Shannon says her friends tried to discourage her from giving up her long locks, but Grimm was determined:
"Sometimes as a teacher you have to live through what your students are going through."
Grimm's touching act of support shows just how big an impact teachers can have on their students and many got a little choked up by the heartwarming story.
@GMA ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ so beautiful! I love stories like this!โ Cen (@Cen) 1550411925
@GMA So sweet! I have a knot in my throat. ๐ #heroteachersโ Shortee (@Shortee) 1550335510
@GMA We need teachers like this, Iโm crying tears of joy.โ Terrie (@Terrie) 1550333689
@ABC One act of kindness can change the course of someoneโs life. This is beautiful!โ Vivian Quevedo Arenado (@Vivian Quevedo Arenado) 1550590431
Image Willis Independent School District
When Grimm returned to school, she says her students were shocked by her new haircut.
"You can look any way and still be true to yourself and be whoever you want," she told her students.
Grimm told Today that since getting her new hairstyle she's noticed a a big change in Priscilla too:
"She was really excited. Her confidence went up."
To go with their new haircuts, Grimm also bought herself and Priscilla matching bows to wear which she keeps in the classroom.
Image Willis Independent School District
Image Willis Independent School District
It takes a special kind of teacher to go that far for a student, which is probably why so many are praising her example.
@GMA What a heartfelt story! I wish all people had the empathy of Shannon Grimm. It wasn't just a trim for Shannonโฆ https://t.co/O1swKOI2lLโ Tiara (@Tiara) 1550595786
@ABC https://t.co/pWUrNqjXl5โ Lisa.T (@Lisa.T) 1550589448
@ABC There are good people. We need to celebrate themโ chuck warner (@chuck warner) 1550589280
@ABC This is a great teacher.โ patricia W (@patricia W) 1550589234
"In life you're always going to have somebody who's not nice to you," Grimm says. "But it's all about what you do and how you react."
That's the lesson Grimm hopes her students take away from her example, having the confidence to be true to themselves:
"Giving them the confidence at school to get excited about going to school โ knowing that they have a teacher that supports them and loves them โ is something that I want to do."
