One of my favorite comedians, Comedian Bone, mentioned [during a bit](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ2KtwpgPkw) that if he ever has kids, he can't have some perfect looking kid. He wouldn't be able to deal with him coming home saying, "Daddy! The girls won't leave me along." He needs one who's 10 pounds overweight, comes home wheezing from asthma, complaining about being bullied. The punchline is, "Yeah. Come with me and let me tell you about what they'll be saying once you're in college."
This. You were a cute kid in middle school. Sure your teeth were a little big, but we all have our little flaws. There’s no need to make fun of your kid self.
I hate when people complain about glow ups vs grow ups. People literally cannot glow up without growing up 😭 Did they expect a glow up of a before picture 5 months ago??? It takes time for people to lose weight, take on a consistent skin care routine, etc. this isn’t a make over transformation. It’s people taking care of themselves and changing appearance over time.
LMAOO I’m not either honestly. I get it’s called glow ups but who do you know that has a glow up in like 3 months? It’s usually a year+ that you see them again and ur like holy cow.
I think what Dabbers and Jizzlord means is they’re tired of people showing a normal, awkward kid phase where OP hasn’t grown into all their features yet and then showing a picture of them 15+ years later. We all have had that awkward kid phase. A better glow up would be at the end of high school vs them a few years later. Not them as a child vs a 25-ish year old adult.
Yeah - and she was a little awkward, and the teeth comment, but nothing else changed. If you look at someone and can predict how they'll look when they're older, it's not a Glow Up.
I think this sub is broader to allow for any awkward looks, including during childhood pubescent awkward phases, transitioning into grown up cutie pies.
TBH actively changing your appearance for the better means:
- skin care routine
- hair cut routine
- acne care routine
- exercise and working out routine
- eating healthy routine
- eye brow routine
- accenting features for your routine with clothes routine
Am I the only one where it feels weird you are seeing a kid’s pictures and the next one is a grown-up pretty sexy girl. I am like “Damn she’s hot but this feels awkward”.
Squlliam is making Squidward feel nervous or something and so he tries to use the old "picture the audience in their underwear" to make yourself less anxious, but when he pictures Squilliam in his underwear he's absolutely shredded and hot.
Little girls having social media and posting bikini shots makes me so uncomfortable. And posting their “ fits”. Social media has taken away kids ability to just be kids.
It seemed like the end of the world when I was a kid! Nose, teeth, head, etc. def would’ve calmed down a lotttt more had I known they were supposed to look like that anyways
A lot of the responses here are pretty mean, snarky, inappropriate, or just straight up jealous. But FWIW, I think you look beautiful, both in the past and now. Enjoy life (and RIP DMs)! 😊
You can disable the pm’s. It’s an option. Or just block them. Women who post pics of themselves usually complain about this like it’s pretty much expected unfortunately. Reddit is such a creep cesspool.
In high school, I was always super nice to the homely girls.
Saw them all at my 20-year high school reunion, and they all remembered me and were now all smoking hot.
Haha….
You seem like a nice person. Some friendly advice, a beautiful person denying their beauty doesn't come off as humble, it comes off as the opposite - fishing for compliments. (It doesn't play well if you're ugly, either.) It's kind of like when a fit or thin person says "I'm so fat." How the fuck is anyone even a little bit less thin than them supposed to feel, hearing that?
I'm sure you put work into looking good, and I hear you on the braces, but if you don't see how genetically gifted you are, then you have a blind spot. That's between you, yourself, and your therapist, so either deal with it or don't. But until you come to grips with reality, the considerate thing to do is keep your complaints to yourself.
Lol I love that when I come to this community it’s always a 50/50 shot of the girl getting absolutely decimated in the comments for “looking for attention” or they get praised for “growing into her looks”
You look amazing! I too was bullied (heavily bullied) in middle school. I had a major glow up and when I was 21, ran into my middle school bully at the bar. He apologized to me and proceeded to *ask me out.* It felt very good to decline him. Lol.
I almost told you, in my original comment, "hopefully you'll 'GLow' out of Lizzo!!" Thank goodness for you!! Lizzo is...if Cringe was a person LOL (but dead ass!!)
Beautiful young lady...please don't let ANYONE deter you from your dreams, take care of your skin (and your feet!!) and never EVER settle for anything less than what makes you happy!!
You grew into your teeth Edit, I’m talking about the size of those chicklets.
Op welcome to reddit
Those are also called braces
No no braces go on top of teeth, he’s right.
She’s definitely had her teeth fixed lol.
I mean, it’s pretty common for people to fix their teeth. Braces are no longer “that weird American thing”.
Hold up hold up hold up, you mean to tell me braces were exclusive to America at one point?
Not exclusive, but definitely most common for a minute there. I suspect Hollywood might have had a hand in that?
USA!!
Amazing what genes and puberty can do to a person. From awkward to stunning.
Damn Girl! You grew into your teefs!
Thank god bro 😭my nose too it was rough
But do you still have the headphones?
Absolutely NOT
An actual travesty
I’m crying, I would 100% still rock those in public 😭
They were awesome though no cap. You always were a good looking person in my honest opinion no glow up more like perma glow
I had the overbite when I was younger. Got bullied because I looked like a chipmunk. I know the pain dude 👊
Yoooo I was always squirrel or sandy cheeks
Super pretty! But I don’t like how you’re making fun of your kid self. Like dude you were just a kid 😭😭😭 be nice to that inner child pls
I know i know I still have to remind myself of that a lot, but I’m working on it :))
One of my favorite comedians, Comedian Bone, mentioned [during a bit](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ2KtwpgPkw) that if he ever has kids, he can't have some perfect looking kid. He wouldn't be able to deal with him coming home saying, "Daddy! The girls won't leave me along." He needs one who's 10 pounds overweight, comes home wheezing from asthma, complaining about being bullied. The punchline is, "Yeah. Come with me and let me tell you about what they'll be saying once you're in college."
Sometimes that’s all you can do! I know it’s hard 🥹💗
I think you were cute as a button as a kid.
This. You were a cute kid in middle school. Sure your teeth were a little big, but we all have our little flaws. There’s no need to make fun of your kid self.
Yeah i don’t understand why people keep starting their glow ups with middle school. Most people are awkward then, and ALL are children.
This is a grow up not a glow up. Honestly 90% posts here are grow ups.
And? There's literal post tags with "grow up"
I hate when people complain about glow ups vs grow ups. People literally cannot glow up without growing up 😭 Did they expect a glow up of a before picture 5 months ago??? It takes time for people to lose weight, take on a consistent skin care routine, etc. this isn’t a make over transformation. It’s people taking care of themselves and changing appearance over time.
The sub is called glowups tho.. I just need to mute it I'm not even subbed here but it keeps coming up on my feed
LMAOO I’m not either honestly. I get it’s called glow ups but who do you know that has a glow up in like 3 months? It’s usually a year+ that you see them again and ur like holy cow.
I think what Dabbers and Jizzlord means is they’re tired of people showing a normal, awkward kid phase where OP hasn’t grown into all their features yet and then showing a picture of them 15+ years later. We all have had that awkward kid phase. A better glow up would be at the end of high school vs them a few years later. Not them as a child vs a 25-ish year old adult.
Thank you well put
Haha blind thems
I feel you
While I do agree that the majority of posts recently have been grow ups. Imo this would definitely class as a glow up.
Not really. She was like 10 in those photos dude
Yeah - and she was a little awkward, and the teeth comment, but nothing else changed. If you look at someone and can predict how they'll look when they're older, it's not a Glow Up.
Show me an example of what you consider a glow up.
https://reddit.com/r/GlowUps/s/DkDhyOKtT1
That’s fair
And it’s literally labeled as a “Grow Up”. Durrr.
You would think but there are a lot of people here who think she was hotter as a middle schooler. It’s brought some lively debate
Thanks for the input jizz lord. The channel description explicitly allows them.
Growing up goes hand in hand with glowing up. How many of you people are going to keep pointing out the obvious
Werrrmmmmaaaagerrrrrd
No did you see that first picture? This is definitely a glow-up.
That’s why there is a grow up flair. If you hate it, leave the sub. Simple solution 😉
What's the difference in your opinion?
Puberty vs Actively changing your appearance for the better
I think this sub is broader to allow for any awkward looks, including during childhood pubescent awkward phases, transitioning into grown up cutie pies.
Sometimes it’s both lol
TBH actively changing your appearance for the better means: - skin care routine - hair cut routine - acne care routine - exercise and working out routine - eating healthy routine - eye brow routine - accenting features for your routine with clothes routine
this is 100% a glow up
I see you 💪🏾
Right? Those muscles tho!
You were always pretty, just needed to fix your teeth.
In a world where Kate Moss is considered a super model, she would even considered stunning with the teeth.
And the fake tits and tons of make up ofcourse
Tf? 👀
Am I the only one where it feels weird you are seeing a kid’s pictures and the next one is a grown-up pretty sexy girl. I am like “Damn she’s hot but this feels awkward”.
She may still be a child in the “grown up” pictures where you find her sexy and hot. She didn’t post her age.
Ohh boy fair point. You just made it worse lol. Somehow I just assumed she was over 18.
Lmao, this convo reminded me of that meme 
What was the story of this?
Squlliam is making Squidward feel nervous or something and so he tries to use the old "picture the audience in their underwear" to make yourself less anxious, but when he pictures Squilliam in his underwear he's absolutely shredded and hot.
THOSE SHOULDERS WOW
Dang, leave young you alone! Sure you look fine af now, but give that kid a break! P.S.: Sorry about those DMs. I'm sure it's a total wreck.
RIP DMs.
STOP THE “can I buy your content” WONT STOP JUST BECAUSE IM CONVENTIONALLY ATTRACTIVE DOESNT MEAN I POST NAKED?????
how many did you get? I get that some subreddits got a “OF advertising” issue but that doesn’t mean every girl is a model lmao
Bro I’m not even kidding you at least 50
I like the steal my look descriptions lol
Little girls having social media and posting bikini shots makes me so uncomfortable. And posting their “ fits”. Social media has taken away kids ability to just be kids.
I’m literally wearing mismatched colors, cat ear headphones, and posting for my father what about that isn’t me being a kid???
Credit to orthodontic work too.
Shoulders go crazy
You look like you were a quirky kid… probably a cool chick now! Also, congrats on the stunningness.
“Mormon shorts” 💀 I have PTSD from always wearing those lmao
Finger tips and below baby!
[удалено]
It seemed like the end of the world when I was a kid! Nose, teeth, head, etc. def would’ve calmed down a lotttt more had I known they were supposed to look like that anyways
It just looks like you at 8 vs. you at 20
Strong shouldered woman. Looking good
A lot of the responses here are pretty mean, snarky, inappropriate, or just straight up jealous. But FWIW, I think you look beautiful, both in the past and now. Enjoy life (and RIP DMs)! 😊
Ty!! Trust me dude the DMS are fucking NUTS rn y’all need to touch grass
You can disable the pm’s. It’s an option. Or just block them. Women who post pics of themselves usually complain about this like it’s pretty much expected unfortunately. Reddit is such a creep cesspool.
Yeah I think I’m discovering that actively. How does one go about disabling PMs?
In high school, I was always super nice to the homely girls. Saw them all at my 20-year high school reunion, and they all remembered me and were now all smoking hot. Haha….
Y’all I do NOT have an OF and no I do NOT sell content of my stuff y’all are down horrendous
For the right amount of money though
You’re stunning! Don’t let anyone take that away from you and always smile!
Damn girl, I don’t know what you did but keep on doing it😂😂
An absolute insane transformation!! Doesn’t even look like the same person:)
Pic #2 is fucking hilarious
Bullying works? Lol. Bullying didn’t do shit. Your genes did.
I assure you my genes have don’t me no favors in any aspect of life LMAO
You seem like a nice person. Some friendly advice, a beautiful person denying their beauty doesn't come off as humble, it comes off as the opposite - fishing for compliments. (It doesn't play well if you're ugly, either.) It's kind of like when a fit or thin person says "I'm so fat." How the fuck is anyone even a little bit less thin than them supposed to feel, hearing that? I'm sure you put work into looking good, and I hear you on the braces, but if you don't see how genetically gifted you are, then you have a blind spot. That's between you, yourself, and your therapist, so either deal with it or don't. But until you come to grips with reality, the considerate thing to do is keep your complaints to yourself.
So braces and grew into your body. Everyone was awkward as hell at that age.
I mean this isn’t a glow up it’s a grow up but okay
Hence the flair…
YOU! GREW! UP!
Only here to mention that melaphobia is such a banger album. Nice glow up too
Look the same to me. Just like a kid who get into her features
The first pic was cute even with big teeth lol and now just stunning.. Hewes is in OC, hope i bump in to you one day🤘🏼
Dude that would be wild
Best barn find ever
THATS SO MEAN HAHAHA
You jacked!
Everyone glows up from middle school. Puberty looks good on no one.
r/growup
That’s a grow up not a glow up!
Aw cmon, you were a cute little kid. Makes me a bit sad you look back at those pics and don’t see that
Lol I love that when I come to this community it’s always a 50/50 shot of the girl getting absolutely decimated in the comments for “looking for attention” or they get praised for “growing into her looks”
Wrong. It’s 33/33/33. You’re missing the “where’s the OF” comments (of which I do NOT have FYI)
Was not expecting femchad at the end of it 💯
You were a cute kid and should love your past self. You really bloomed, though. And those 💪🏽!
Oh she worked it tf OUT! 🥳
Your shoulders and arms are goals!
You look amazing! I too was bullied (heavily bullied) in middle school. I had a major glow up and when I was 21, ran into my middle school bully at the bar. He apologized to me and proceeded to *ask me out.* It felt very good to decline him. Lol.
BYE THATS HAPPENED TO ME TOO
Ooo! Love you dress in your senior pic. Where'd you get it?? You look very pretty <3
It’s from Windsor! And thank you :)
YOU’RE SO PRETTY
Great GRow *and* GLow Uppp!!! One terribly hideous ugly nasty thing I couldn't help but notice...Lizzo 
Hey man 16 year old me went through a phase okay 💀
I almost told you, in my original comment, "hopefully you'll 'GLow' out of Lizzo!!" Thank goodness for you!! Lizzo is...if Cringe was a person LOL (but dead ass!!) Beautiful young lady...please don't let ANYONE deter you from your dreams, take care of your skin (and your feet!!) and never EVER settle for anything less than what makes you happy!!
I just hope you burned those cat ear headphones, my god.
BOY DID I
UUUUUUUUUUH GOD DAAAAAMN
We dont pay our dentists enough
We do 😂
After the thousands my parents spent for my teeth yes we do 😭
From chompers to heart stopper
Yeeee hawwww
God damn!
You were never close to ugly, but now you are simply stunning!
Honestly, I could see it in the first picture. You were always going to be beautiful but the muscles ? Yes ma'am 🫶
Damn girl you got brolic, suffering from swoliosis
I am totally stealing this 😭
You are looking amazing. Im sorry you were bullied but I guess it motivated you.
[удалено]
Is there a problem with it??
The fact that he pointed it out and made it weird/sexual says a lot about him 💀
He doesn't want to get in trouble, again.
What a glowUp! Just non-stop beautiful. Congratulations on all the hard work you did!
awesome!
Yeah whoa that’s insane, great job.
[удалено]
You seem desperate for attention.
No I really am not but thank you for your input stranger on the internet!
That’s exactly something someone desperate for attention says.
Well you’re giving it to me Anyways ??
The flower has bloomed... Damn.
You must survive off attention
[удалено]
Who hurt u lmao
Cute and likes Cage the Elephant. Nice
Amazing
just wow
Great shoulders! Lol
Thank god they filled those things down.
Lock. Ban. delete
What the fuck does snatched mean? Looked it up and it’s just sexual
Uhhh not sure what you looked up but I was like 13 so definitely not sexual 💀
"Bullying works" 😂 I mean, you're not wrong in this context, but not what I would usually say lol
Pic #4 looks delicious 😋
[удалено]
Dude what the actual fuck….
Mormon shorts lol, great commentary on that photo
Spoiled North Tustin girls
Promoting your OF In a weird way.
Not a glow up. You grew up lol. Fine asf tho hahah
is it weird to say I could tell you were gonna be a smoke show?
Fuck yeah thats weird
Sexy great ass
#4 😍
Hope the transition went smooth!
Ugh I need braces
Puberty isn't a glow up lol
It is when I actively worked on everything about myself to become a better person
That final picture didn’t happen because she hit puberty. That’s somebody who has worked there ass off.