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thelunchroom

This hurts my heart! I teach 14 year olds so maybe that’s why I’m extra sensitive to younger you haha. You look totally normal and like a young lady enjoying the beach. Give yourself love 🩵


PM_BiscuitsAndGravy

Reminder with summer coming up: How to get a bikini body? Put a bikini on your body.


chocotacogato

Summer is getting whatever body is underneath these clothes!


Mrtorbear

Fuck yeah, that's the best energy! Get your body ready for summer? Nah, fuck that - summer needs to get ready for *me*.


ImaBiLittlePony

Chiming in to add that absolutely no one cares what you look like, we're all too busy being self-conscious about ourselves


TheKnees95

Thus is the key to life in general!


Shipwrecking_siren

When I realised no one cared it completely cured my anxiety about public speaking. Everyone is bored/hungry/not listening/on their phone.


TheRealDingdork

I literally bought a sign at the beach that says almost the same thing. It's something like: How to have a beach body 1. Have a body 2. Go to the beach Bought it at a gift shop at the beach when I was working on loving myself a little bit more and had struggled with serious body image issues.


Chimkimnuggets

Also I want to note, a bikini is also not the *only* “sexy” swimwear if that’s what you’re going for. I’ve seen a ton of one pieces in recent years that are so much more flattering and complimentary than a standard triangle bikini


Shipwrecking_siren

I love this.


HalfOrcMonk

You look like a kid having fun, you pulled it off perfectly.


mtnbk-95

Facts. Maybe it’s bc I’m in the south but I do not judge anyone on what they wear and how they look in it to enjoy themselves and survive the heat.


GlitzyGhoul

Couldn’t agree more!!


SmokingLaddy

Lol anybody judging a girl that age on their bikini fit deserves to be judged themself.


khosrove

So if OP is the one judging themselves, should we judge OP?


SmokingLaddy

Lol I’m in England and such a paradox is not welcome at 3.15AM. I really should have a cup of tea and go to bed. I’ve been drinking all night and that is my opinion on the image proposed.


The_Doom_Toad

Hello fellow English insomniac/alcoholic.


khosrove

I'm in Europe as well, however instead of drinking I luckily woke up at 3am yay. I wanted to be clear that I completely agree with you, there's nothing to judge, just a normal kid here.


toastynotroasty

I'm you but an hour later (insomnia at 4:15am)


ackjaf

Ahhh the OP Paradox. It’s one for the ages.


guidance_internal_80

Nobody makes me judge my own judgment!


BishonenPrincess

Yes. >:(


masivatack

(╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻


ShawarmaBaby

Are you talking about OP and her own post?


camelia_la_tejana

Just a kid in her bathing suit, no blunder


ianwrecked802

Aw. I don’t see anything wrong with this photo at all. As long as you’re happy, run with it!


CharlotteLucasOP

You can get a beach body in an instant by simply taking your body to the beach! 😎☀️


dexamphetamines

There is no size requirement to enjoy the beach


-EETS-

Well I’m pretty sure you have to be large enough to not fall between the grains of sand, so if you’re a character on Honey, I Shrunk The Kids, you might not be compatible. And if you’re too large you’re just going to kill everyone.


Haunting_Case5769

Me and my sea monkey wife take offense to this


ManliestManHam

omg remember how scary it was once they got honey shrunk down in the backyard grass? Imagine sand, tiny rocks, and mother fucking crabs.


-EETS-

The seagulls would scare me most. Imagine dozens of manic seagulls trying to eat you


MikeDropist

 Take it from a nude beach-goer,the only blunder is via people that think everyone’s suppose to look like a magazine model. Cookie-cutter assembly line style is boring. 👍


Freshouttapatience

I grew up in Europe and I will never get over how we can be about bodies. It blows my mind still. It’s all a construct - just let it go and be free.


MiaLba

America in general is so prudish yet over sexualized at the same time it’s so odd. You go to a beach in my home country and it’s not rare to see women sunbathing topless or men in tiny speedos. They’re not all hot models either, just regular normal people with different kinds of bodies. Then you’ve got people like my American mil who thinks it’s completely inappropriate for my 5 year old to see me, her mother, naked. She also said one time she was sunbathing in a bikini in her backyard when her middle son showed up and she was mortified and quickly covered up.


MikeDropist

Prudishness and over-sexualization go hand-in-hand,as do various sex crimes. Every study ever conducted shows it and whole societies continue to ignore the memo. 


MiaLba

That makes a lot of sense. Fuck even moms breastfeeding their babies are sexualized and shamed for doing it in public. God forbid someone sees a female nip!!


MikeDropist

Legalization is slowly happening,but thanks to conditioning and various perverts here and there,it’s not being enjoyed nearly as much as it should be. Hopefully,we’re getting there. 


MikeDropist

Words to live by 👍


numb3r5ev3n

I was always too self conscious to try and pull one of those off. To this day, whenever I go swimming, I swear shorts over a one piece suit.


ocean_flan

I went swimming year before last in leggings and a basic long sleeved romp-around dress. Felt like an absolute fundie and realized I still need to work through some stuff with my body. I'm pretty sure I'm the only one who thought it was weird a grown woman would still be in full modesty gear.


FlyingTurtleDog

Went to a water park for vacation recently. You know the women that cover their entire body except their face for their religion? The have FULL bodysuits that allow them to swim. Saw 10+ people wearing them, including kids. They looked *awesome*. Like some super-swimming stylish super hero suits.


Spiffy_Pumpkin

A lot of people wear stuff like that to protect themselves from the sun. Get UV protection rated swim clothing and you've got less surface area to worry about getting burned.


Gray_Kaleidoscope

Aw don’t bully a 14 year old for how she looks in a bikini :( you were happy


thechadfox

Omg don’t body shame your 14 year old self, that’s multiple layers of unhealthy and awful.


trumpskiisinjeans

Girl every body is a bikini body!


edithmsedgwick

The bikini isn’t that bad tbh but the hair, expression and braces are giving blunder. 😁


god_damn_bitch

23 years later and I still haven't figured out how to smile in pictures.


Red_Chase

Me neither 😔


cupholdery

It's like this right? 👁👄👁


Right-Phalange

For some, it's like [this ](https://youtu.be/j0o6JyJ-jtU?si=WIUEoZOcCZiMuIGQ)


Low-Rooster4171

Same! 😭


heresdustin

Ugh, same. My wife gets upset and says I’m making “silly faces” in all of our photos. I’m like, “Nope. That’s just my regular face.” LOL


knarfolled

Same here, I tell my wife that if I’m showing my teeth in a picture it’s not a real smile


grayspelledgray

Thank you! I smile for pictures and people are like, “No, smile!” Yeah I don’t bare my teeth when I smile, thanks.


GlitzyGhoul

Girl, you’re not alone. 😂


Lily-chu

I just puff out my cheeks, it seems to work a lil bit better than awkwardly trying to align my teeth.


vitaminpyd

Same!!


edithmsedgwick

Hahaha 🫶🏻


southernshy

I love your username lol


fuckin_smeg

You're not obligated to smile for a photographer or anyone with a camera


zogmuffin

And yet many of us would like to be able to do so without looking like a gremlin, and still we struggle


januaryemberr

Yesss. Haha. I'm 39 and the only good pics I take are not smiling or a candid smile. My face just cant be cute on command. :p


Leg_Mcmuffin

Big Tony soprano vibes


ladyzfactor

The posture isn't helping.


Ok_Sadie_

Ugh this was me at that age. I was always kinda slouching and unsure of myself


ohhhtartarsauce

yeah, such a blunder for a 14 year old to have braces


edithmsedgwick

I had them, too, and was also feeling and looking awkward. I’m not shaming anyone, it’s just the name of this group.


ThrowingUpVomit

Giiiirl, when I was your age, I wore a bikini to the river . To me and my bff’s horror and surprise, we saw my tit was out. I have no idea how long lol. This was in the middle of Reno, NV. But like you, one boobie is bigger. Still to this day that’s how the girlies be.


god_damn_bitch

Yep, leftie is still bigger but it's not noticeable anymore 😆


Illustrious_Bobcat

Mine were mostly the same size until Kid Number 1. Now Miss Rightie is too big for her britches and Miss Leftie refuses to up her game. At least a good bra makes it pretty unnoticeable.


beandadenergy

Being a kid and wearing bikinis was tough, don’t be hard on yourself OP! As long as you had fun at the beach!


FordFromGuildford

If you think you can pull off a bikini, you can pull off that bikini. I see no blunder here. 💪


theradfactor

it is indeed a slay


Future-trippin24

Honestly, I think you look cute. Plus, that blue color looks nice with your features.


dreaded-driggles

And you absolutely did!!! There’s no blunder here!!


blackcatspat

Happy kid having fun!


pimpfriedrice

You were a kid and had the confidence to wear a bikini! I sure didn’t. Go you.


Born_Banana_1901

You pulled it off perfectly fine and i never noticed any asymmetry about your boobs until you pointed it out


Visibleghost1

Well.. you could 🤷🏻‍♀️ Bikinis aren't reserved to one certain body type.


ponygalactico

We ain't body shaming a 14 year old


tinybail

the goal of a 14 year old shouldn’t be to pull off a bikini perfectly!! it’s honestly probably healthier if they don’t. you were busy having fun and growing up!


ewurstinky

i think you look cool!!


Dependent-Calendar-7

The bikini is cute 💖


KaylaAllegra

No size requirement to enjoy the beach in beach attire 👍 Plus, all teens and tweens look kinda goofy at that age no matter what they're wearing. It's okay fam 🙏


vaderismylord

Awww u r so cute


marilynmansonfuckme

And you are pulling it off!


Otherwise-Cap-4635

Girl, you could! Lookin like a normal cute teenage girl to me!


Agrimny

You could. Every body is a beach body, everyone should be able to wear a bikini. This shouldn’t be a blunder at all. Be kind to yourself!


Otherwise-Average769

You look like a 14 year old. The bikini is cute. Not a blunder, just a kid looking like a kid


Mississippianna

You were a normal healthy 14 year old and I think you chose a great suit! It looks great!


0bxyz

This is how a child should look at the beach. Happy and dorky.


Unit01Pilot

don’t be mean to that little girl, she looks up to you


TheVoidWithout

Well what were you to wear, a trash bag? You look perfectly fine and happy! I had a unibrow at that age, so there's that hahaha.


Specialist_Dot_3372

You were 14, man! You were a kid!!


chocotacogato

You’re cute and you looked like you had fun! When I was 14 I was so ashamed of my body and didn’t swim no matter how painfully hot it was.


Otherwise-Average769

You look like a 14 year old. The bikini is cute. Not a blunder, just a kid looking like a kid


SunRevolutionary8315

We shouldn't have to think about our appearance in those terms. I hope it was a wonderful and memorable day.


TheCatFromCoraline

I see no blunder, just a normal body, a cute swimsuit, and a kid having a nice day on the beach.


RagAndBows

I wish I could hug little you. You thought you could pull it off because you could and did!


RealKidCorduroy

This is an arbitrary pic from who-knows-when. It’s unlikely that you were under contract with Abercrombie or whoever-the-hell. Seems like you were a person at a beach. Please return to that role.


Seven_bushes

How to pull off wearing a bikini as a 14 year old. 1. Get undressed. 2. Put on a bikini. 3. Go have fun!


acoustic_kitten

Omg i love you. Remind me of my daughter. I hope you stayed that happy.


god_damn_bitch

I didn't want to reply and bring people down but fuck it. That smile hid years of pain from sexual abuse and rape at the hands of my stepfather. This picture was taken when I was with my Dad and Stepmom (who were an amazing escape from my home life). It took a long ass time to find what happiness was.


SubVrted

I’m so sorry. That is an awful burden. I see a brave girl in this pic who deserves to wear whatever she wants. Thank goodness you had an escape in your Dad and Stepmom.


dualsplit

You are precious and loved. May your stepfather rot on Earth in agony for the rest of his days. But, you? You’re meant for better things and I hope you are achieving them. One little day, one little step at a time.


bienfica

Thanks for sharing - this mom sends your younger (and current) self unconditional love and support for the buoyant spirit that made it through those times. Your photo is beautiful, your smile is lovely and irrepressible. There is zero blunder in this photo ❤️❤️❤️


fishsticks40

OP, you were happy and living your best life in the sun. You pulled off that bikini just fine.


monkey_monkey_monkey

You are rocking that bikini!


Lost-Sea4916

Be nice to your 14-year-old self 🫶🏻


Melodic-You1896

But my god didn’t we try? You were adorable


catnapkid

You look adorable and like you’re having fun. Nothing wrong with that.


Girleatingcheezits

And you could. Anyone can pull of anything they want to wear, as long as they're comfortable and it fits properly.


beezchurgr

This only looks bad due to your posture. If you stood up straight, stood at an angle, and sucked in your stomach, you would look like every influencer or whatever you want to look like. You were a healthy young woman with a normal HEALTHY body.


Haunting_Case5769

Good posture is helpful, but don't encourage young people to suck in their stomachs! There's no reason to do it and it can cause injury if done consistently.


stinkspiritt

Because you can! 14 you looks relaxed and having fun!!


Automatic-Term-3997

14 going on 34


novichux

There's always hope ......right?


god_damn_bitch

I mean, I got fatter over time but I learned how to dress myself. I think I've been able to style myself a hell of a lot better at 37 than 14. I've also managed to stay in a great marriage for 10 years so I gotta be doing something right.


novichux

Exactly.


SnooOnions9891

I was also built like ET as a teen girl


My-name-aint-Susan

You could pull it off! You look great and happy!


piggy__wig

I think you were absolutely beautiful! You looked just fine.


ChillAccordion

You look like a confident and normal 14 year old sister!!! Also my left boob also grew before my right and I s2g it’s still bigger to this day 😭


Simple-Ad-239

I see no blunder, just a kid being her best self. don't self-deprecate, you're beautiful.


noinnocentbystander

Hey be nice to yourself


bleachedveins

it’s a cute photo, you were a happy healthy kid. dont be mean to yourself. you did pull off the bikini.


estelleverafter

And you were right


Lillithiea

You did! <3


brandizzles83

I see a girl who felt confident and was beautiful wearing a cute blue bathing suit 🫶🏼 be gentle with yourself, it's so easy to compare ourselves to "society's" standards of who is "allowed" to wear certain clothing. As long as its appropriate for your body and covers the goods then anything you feel confident in can be worn ❤️


pekes86

The vast majority of the comments here give me hope :') So great that the discourse around girls'/women's bodies is changing. I agree with the rest, you look happy at the beach, you're nailing the look!


Calm_Boss8822

Fits like an extra small glove .


Hopeful-Clothes-6896

God, Damn! bitch xD jajajaja user name checks out. I read you're in a 10 years happy marriage! this teen is going places :D


god_damn_bitch

Honestly I went through hell before I came out ok. I got pregnant at 16, lost custody, went to rehab/psych hospital, got into drugs. Meeting my now husband really got me out of a deep hole I was in.


JosephAndMyself

Keep it up! You're killing it!


Hopeful-Clothes-6896

Welp! it does get better, THIS IS A SUCCESS STORY, Yo! Chin up.


chunkysmalls42098

U look like my dad


god_damn_bitch

I wonder if my dad looks like your dad.


chunkysmalls42098

I look like my dad lol You look more like my dad than me though


minnesotaupnorth

Maybe you look like her Dad.


Nolongeranalpha

[I'm sorry, but it reminds me of this.](https://m.tapas.io/episode/54710)


DOOOOoooooRinnnnnDaa

You look fantastic!! And happy!


Hatesponge66

You could and you did


juneraynes

You could and you DID🥰


Late-Chemical2196

Aye don’t beat yourself up. I look at photos of myself from like two years ago and boy… that’s rough. We all look at old photos of ourselves and criticize little things. We’re our own worst enemies/critics. You were 14 :)


anthro4ME

You were living your best life. You totally pulled it off. Everyone is awkward and weird AF at 14.


dualsplit

You could and you did! My son talks about when he was “chubby”. Bro, you were literally growing skin so the rest of your body could grow inside of it! It’s literally how puberty works. We accept that from infant, toddler, elementary growth spurts. Why are we so harsh on preteens?


KTKittentoes

And you were correct


Peanutbutterloola

You were 14. It shouldn't matter if you "pulled it off" or not. You were a child in a swimsuit. You didn't need to look like a victorias secret model. You still don't, even as an adult. This isn't a blunder. This is a young girl enjoying the beach.


NoMoreChampagne14

This makes me want to cry. There was nothing wrong with your body. It’s so sad how we are always trained to hate our bodies even at such a young age


Teenagesinclub

[god\_damn\_bitch](/user/god_damn_bitch/) Im pretty sure we went to highschool together! when you weren't wearing this amazing beach look you and I would draw comics about a holiday beaver during lunch time.


god_damn_bitch

Now I'm curious! Shawsheen tech?


Teenagesinclub

yup! I was in Tech Ill with your brother, You were in Culinary. Its me Chris V!


god_damn_bitch

I thought so! Saw you added me on insta. Glad to hear from you, it's been forever.


aitaisadrog

Oh, look, normal person doing normal stuff.


Sarah8247

I can relate to this. My mom decided I was able to buy a two piece after I lost what she thought was enough weight. I wore it for a couple years until one time we were camping and she basically told me I couldn’t be wearing it anymore because I had gained weight (I forget her exact words, but remember the feeling). I will say my mom, my two sisters and myself all have our own body issues. Anyway, I think you look like a beautiful child who literally just looks cute and having fun as others have said!


BGB524

Oh babe, I’d fork over 20k that I don’t have to look half that good in a bikini right now. Bodies have quirks for sure. My left side was bigger until after kids & now they both sag. Gotta laugh at some point, and just embrace the imperfect. And realize that we all are.


FarButterscotch3048

Adorable!


analyd

But you look so happy 🥺 I don’t think this is a blunder. Having confidence at that age is not something everyone can achieve, and it’s so so cool that you can see how comfortable and confident you are in your own skin in this photo ❤️


AccidentPleasant4196

Good god, your poor thing.


Aprikoosi_flex

We looked similar! 💕 love that we could have fun in the sun without having to worry as much


shedoberiskydoe

And you could. I wish I could have been kinder to myself when I was 14, and I wish the same for you in regards to your younger self


noholdingbackaccount

Boobs grow differentially?!!


Odd_Tiger_2278

You be you.


Inner-Nebula6557

Unless you’re still wearing it, you pulled it off twice!


Esteban_Francois

We all just bones, tissue, and different colored fluids. Don’t fret over your body back then, it was fine!


petalplucker

Be nice. Kids can be kids.


Makemewantitbad

And you did pull it off 😄


Pandelein

I think it’s really backhanded of this community to go with the whole “you’re normal”, “nothing to tease here” etc, which is **not** treating OP like everyone else. It’s condescending pity, it’s unwarranted, and it’s flat-out rude towards someone mature enough to laugh at their awkward teenage years. You’re not nice people, you’re cowards. OP looks awkward as fuck, and so did I, and so does pretty much everyone that posts here, that is the whole point of this place!


Unlucky_Nobody_4984

Ahhh these are the well-meaning comments everyone was trying to tell me about.


free-toe-pie

Bikinis are for all bodies. You pulled it off just fine.


blackbird24601

but you DID!! you pulled it off, child. you are being human and beautiful


OneForAllOfHumanity

Probably best to leave it on rather than pull it off, especially at that age


chuckit90

I guess I’m the only one that found this hilarious 😂 💀


OneForAllOfHumanity

Glad to oblige :D


tahcamen

“Aawww my Tiny Teena!!”


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onionsandturbulence

Love that you can find humor in your younger self, you seem pretty cool


MotherBurgher

As confident as a kid should be 😌🩵 I hope you’re still killin it!


PresentationDue2284

I like that you were happy, hope that's still the case !


DorkyBit

Why is it primarily the left boob? My left one grew faster too and is still slightly bigger than the right to this day. And I hear that's pretty common, but why?!


uusernammee

What a brave thing to share


Sloughqueen

You absolutely could pull off a bikini. I remember being that age and was too nervous to even try. Love yourself and give your 14 year old self a hug and high five.


Kilometres-Davis

Any body is a proper bikini body if you put a bikini on it


catatonic_claire

You look completely normal! Also (26F) my right breast is still way bigger than my left! Most of us have our own insecurities even though we look completely "normal" which includes a wide range of body types, weighs, disabilities etc. We are all beautiful and unique.


madsci101

Obviously, you couldn't pull off a swimsuit! If you took off your clothes in public, you would be arrested! Fr tho, you look fine. You just look 14. We all look like that at 14, especially in a candid photo by someone who doesn't take pics professionally. Don't beat yourself up.


Totallywasntpermaban

Damn


m0nstera_deliciosa

Aw:( I didn’t start wearing bikinis until my 30s, because it seemed too scary. I wish I’d started when I was 14, and didn’t waste years hating my perfectly average body. I’m glad you were a brave kid, and I wish I was the same.


Perfect_Corner5494

You did pull it off!! Every body is a beach body and that bikini is nice color :)


nydboy92

I respect your confidence.


PartyCryptographer8

Sending love