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People are sharing selfies from 2012 and now, because the glow up is too real

Thank you, second puberty.

Morgan Sung

on March 15, 2018

Oh, where were you in 2012?

The subreddit r/blunderyears is an homage to the pains of puberty. It's full of photos from people's worst ages, from cringey prom photos to terrible trends. (Remember frosted tips?)

The nostalgia for terrible photos of adolescence took over Twitter this past month with the six-year glow up challenge. People are comparing their selfies from 2012 to their selfies from 2018 and sharing them on Twitter to show just how much can change in six years.

Whether it was growing out their hair, getting their braces removed, or finally figuring out their angles, everyone's just glad they're past the awkward years of middle school and early high school.

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