Whether it’s dodgy hair, bad taste in music or generally regrettable fashion choices, everyone has been through at least one phase that they would prefer not to relive.
It’s always a joy when you go round to a friend’s house and their mum starts showing you pictures of the time Jimmy refused to wear anything except Hawaiian shirts.
Now, you’ve been invited over to a whole bunch of metaphorical friends’ houses as Redditors have started sharing a phase they went through that they are particularly embarrassed about now.
“When I was younger I would ride my bike with a snorkeling mask because it was the closest thing I had to a motorcycle helmet and I wanted to look cool.”
– C3-RIO
“I played bass in a ska band, grew mutton chop sideburns, and wore a fedora. Not my proudest moment.”
– Blackfoot_Bass
“For about 2 years in college every day I wore jeans and a t-shirt from the Warner Brothers store (Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, etc).
“The amazing thing about this is that I somehow had a girlfriend throughout this period.”
– abunchofsquirrels
“Black pants, black shirt, black cowboy hat, black cowboy boots. I wasn’t goth, I called it my Black Johnny Cash phase.”
– yippy_tor
“I went through a phase of eating mayonnaise-only sandwiches. Needless to say, I try not to talk about that anymore.”
– awallock8
“Not showering for a week.”
– gabarooch86
“There was an unfortunate…let’s call it “MC Hammer pants” phase. There is no level on which I can excuse it…”
– well_uh_yeah
“When I was about 12, I tried to convince my friends at school I was a vampire… Of course, it didn’t work.”
– fa11enNathan
“Neopets.”
– NotSpicyEnough
“The ‘lets post EVERYTHING on Facebook’ phase. Timehop literally makes me cringe.”
– instaluck13
“Popped collars on BOTH of the polo shirts I was wearing.”
– lennybrucebruce
“A ‘gangsta gurl’ phase…I’m one of the whitest girls you will ever meet…”
– UtilityBlues72
“Typing lik dis wuz a phase I do not wanna g0 bak 2.”
– Thyilliantschtillion
“When I was really young, maybe first or second grade, I wore a digital watch around my ankle.”
– aprofessionalbed
“I had become obsessed with the idea of telekinetic powers, believing in videos I saw on YouTube (which I know now are obviously staged).
“So naturally wanting to develop my powers I would sit on the bus ride home with a spoon in my hand trying to bend it.”
– AlmostRoy
“In middle school I wore two fedoras at once. A black one and a white one, one on top of the other. I liked wearing fedoras and when I received a second one, I just thought ‘why not both?’ ”
– Ultron32
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