- Tress Stress
My group of friends has straight shiny hair while mine is coarse and wavy. I bought the first hair-straightening cream I saw in a drug store and applied it the next day. I was horrified to discover that some strands clumped together and melted halfway throughout the day! My hairdresser decided to cut off my hair, and I had to live with my horrible short hair for several months. —Malou, 17 - Phone-y
Cell phones were becoming the latest and biggest trend when I was a freshman in high school. To try and catch up with everybody, I asked my parents for the latest Ericsson model for my birthday. I showed it off to my friends, but in truth I had no idea how to operate it. Thank God no one asked me how it worked or I would have been busted for sure! —John, 17 - No Pain, No Gain
I’ve always wanted to be a model so I was thrilled when I was picked to join the school fashion show. For weeks, I applied skin-whitening cream and dieted like crazy in order to fit the model stereotype. But because of my excessive dieting and anxiety, I fainted a couple of hours before the fashion show and had to be rushed to the hospital! So much for my modeling debut. —Anna, 17 - Exposed!
See-through jelly bags were the latest craze and I was not to miss out on this trend. One day I was running late for school so I stuffed everything I needed inside my bag. When the day was almost over, I was shocked to see that all my sanitary napkins were scattered and in plain view for everyone to see! —Patricia, 18 - Driving Force
Once, my dad brought me along for a game of golf with his buddies. Feeling all grown up and manly, I wanted to prove that I was part of the Big Boys’ club like them. When it was my turn to drive the ball, I hit it with all my might. I would’ve been proud if it was the ball instead of the golf club that sailed far! —Nico, 17 - Copycat
I loved the concept of Usher’s video for “Yeah” and got to the point where I idolized him. One night for a birthday party, I copied his style and wore a black suit, a white shirt underneath, paired with blue jeans. I thought I was being very cool until almost everybody at the party realized what I was doing. Many people came up to me and made jokes about copying Usher. I swore to never do it again. —Carlo, 19 - Peep Show
I’ve always wanted to be considered a fashionista by my peers so I wore low-rise jeans to school thinking that would grab the attention of the boys. I was shocked when a friend told me that the boys sitting behind me were laughing at me because my underwear was peeping out the whole time! —Mara, 18
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