While Twitter has a penchant for being a black hole where time and happiness go to perish, it’s sometimes really, really good. This week it’s been at its best, with many users sharing stories about their very on-brand childhood moments.
If you’re not clear what on brand is, here’s the best example we can give you: Mariah Carey wearing glitter is wholly on brand. If you’re still lost, we can’t help you past this point.
The storytelling in this Twitter phenomenon began after a July 7 tweet asked people to share their tales. That user wrote of an act of defiance that turned ... uh ... bad:
What's the most On Brand™️ story you have from your early childhood.
— mu✨ (@prinxeMu) July 8, 2018
Mine is when my mom told me not to touch the electric stove when it was red, because that meant it was hot, so I made direct eye contact with her and slapped my hand down on the stove top.
The responses to the initial tweet have been quite the treat. They’ve been funny, sometimes poignant and mostly weird. Who among us was not at least a little bit weird as a child?
Here are some of our favorites:
disqualified in the final round of an elementary school spelling bee for doing the d-generation x crotch chop after correctly spelling "birthday" https://t.co/l65dyopWk5
— rob whisman (@robwhisman) July 9, 2018
5 or so yrs old, in a roomful of extended family, all talking over me so i clambered onto the table and yelled, 'EVERYONE SHUT UP.' dad gently admonished me. 'but i have so much to say,' i replied. https://t.co/HQsIJFotBm
— Bim Adewunmi (@bimadew) July 10, 2018
One time in 6th grade, I was trying to unicycle all the way around the parking lot of the Mormon church near my house. My friend Brian found a porn magazine in the bushes and showed me. I knew I wasn't supposed to be looking at that stuff & started crying/slowly unicycled home https://t.co/ADMscl46ui
— Avery Monsen (@averymonsen) July 10, 2018
When I was in 5th grade I tried to give my friend homework where we'd each go home and write a paragraph about a character from Friends.
— A.B. soon to be at SDCC (@AlannaBennett) July 9, 2018
Not fanfic. Analysis. I was 11. I have always needed to calm down. https://t.co/QKZn7zqcxt
when I was 8, I prank called the local police station to tell them my grandma's boobs had fallen off https://t.co/KiDYkZNwqJ
— Tamara Yajia (@DancesWithTamis) July 9, 2018
I've literally NEVER TOLD A SOUL this story: When I was 10 or 11 at sleepaway camp, I folded my dirty clothes in my laundry bag before sending them to the wash.
— Jolie Kerr (@joliekerr) July 10, 2018
That week, my bunk got scolded for sending clean clothes to the laundry. They weren't clean! Just ... folded. https://t.co/J8DWtCXzrU
Telling the other kids at school not to tell me secrets if they were uncomfortable with me telling my mom about them. https://t.co/XxY8K5EDtZ
— Tessa Violet (@TessaViolet) July 10, 2018
When I was 8, my 3rd grade teacher left all the Black girls except for me off the program for our class play. I asked her if she had left all the people with two Black parents off because she was a racist. She threw me out of the class. I promptly went to the library to read. https://t.co/sUZfTWH3s7
— Dr. T’Chanda Prescod-Weinstein🙅🏽♀️ 🇧🇧 (@IBJIYONGI) July 10, 2018
When I was 9, my parents babysat for a friend, and rather than try and get along with these two random kids I made them watch my 'One-Woman Show' and then participate in a follow-up Q&A. https://t.co/qXVqsMx9OB
— Chloe Dungate (@ScarfDemon) July 9, 2018
i grew up reading the narnia books and was desperate to find a portal to another world so i would walk through any door or closet in sight
— Anelien (@cupcakelogic) July 9, 2018
this included neighbors' front doors and lemme tell ya were they surprised to see this random kid walking into their livin rooms https://t.co/C7GRPJLhKE
I accidentally wore my Spiderman pajama top to school in kindergarten, and was mortified upon realizing. Another kid was all, "hey, cool shirt," and I burst in to tears yelling, "it's my pajamas!" Still can't take a compliment. https://t.co/uMPLlmT1l2
— Michael Bourret (@MichaelBourret) July 9, 2018
I somehow convinced my fourth grade teacher to let me tell the entire greek myth of Perseus to the class. The entire myth takes like 40 minutes to tell. I memorized and performed the whole thing. This was not for any sort of class project or assignment. https://t.co/7Gf5v6qqSy
— Joseph Fink (@PlanetofFinks) July 9, 2018
Ah, bless all their little hearts.
Support HuffPost
Our 2024 Coverage Needs You
Your Loyalty Means The World To Us
At HuffPost, we believe that everyone needs high-quality journalism, but we understand that not everyone can afford to pay for expensive news subscriptions. That is why we are committed to providing deeply reported, carefully fact-checked news that is freely accessible to everyone.
Whether you come to HuffPost for updates on the 2024 presidential race, hard-hitting investigations into critical issues facing our country today, or trending stories that make you laugh, we appreciate you. The truth is, news costs money to produce, and we are proud that we have never put our stories behind an expensive paywall.
Would you join us to help keep our stories free for all? Your contribution of as little as $2 will go a long way.
Can't afford to donate? Support HuffPost by creating a free account and log in while you read.
As Americans head to the polls in 2024, the very future of our country is at stake. At HuffPost, we believe that a free press is critical to creating well-informed voters. That's why our journalism is free for everyone, even though other newsrooms retreat behind expensive paywalls.
Our journalists will continue to cover the twists and turns during this historic presidential election. With your help, we'll bring you hard-hitting investigations, well-researched analysis and timely takes you can't find elsewhere. Reporting in this current political climate is a responsibility we do not take lightly, and we thank you for your support.
Contribute as little as $2 to keep our news free for all.
Can't afford to donate? Support HuffPost by creating a free account and log in while you read.
Dear HuffPost Reader
Thank you for your past contribution to HuffPost. We are sincerely grateful for readers like you who help us ensure that we can keep our journalism free for everyone.
The stakes are high this year, and our 2024 coverage could use continued support. Would you consider becoming a regular HuffPost contributor?
Dear HuffPost Reader
Thank you for your past contribution to HuffPost. We are sincerely grateful for readers like you who help us ensure that we can keep our journalism free for everyone.
The stakes are high this year, and our 2024 coverage could use continued support. If circumstances have changed since you last contributed, we hope you’ll consider contributing to HuffPost once more.
Already contributed? Log in to hide these messages.
Related
Before You Go
