While adults might take the cake when it comes to full-blown narcissism, there's truly no group on earth better at being self-centered than kids and teenagers. When you're growing up, it's hard enough figuring out who you are without everything else that's going on at the same time.
As a result, it's no wonder that so many young people take to keeping diaries. We all need an outlet for our feelings, and this is especially true when we've got a lot of maturing to do. This was a realization that @heyitsbayy was reminded of when she decided to go through her diary from 5th grade and stumbled across a precocious existential crisis.
The hilarious excerpt prompted others to share the strange thoughts they had put into their own youthful diaries. With inner voices like this, it's no wonder so many millennials and zoomers are kind of messed up.
"WTF was wrong with me."
"I really was insane in middle school."
"Me at 11 — directly addressing my future self, fake deep sh*t, and dandruff."
"Some gold from second grade."
"This was my eighth grade self b*tching about one of my IRL."
"In between sixth and seventh grade."
"I wrote in symbol language about my crush some days, because I didn't want my mom to find out. It looks like a worse version of hieroglyphics. "Toodles"? Bye, I'm leaving earth."
"This one from sixth grade is super relatable."
"My favorite piece of writing from third grade."
"Fourth grade: international travel and trophies were all well and good, but sh*t got real in swim class."
"This is what my fourth grade diary's front cover looks like."
"I was 1000% funnier as a child than I am now."
"I'm scared to read what's in my "Life and other problems" diary."
"2014 me was in their corpse_husband arc apparently."
"Me calling my entire personality before I'd even hit double digits. Eighteen plus years later… running, being woken up and vegetables still suck."
"Why yes, this WAS a Secret Garden themed diary."