Okay so i’m going to get the awkward elephant in the room over with… Ready… Now LAUGH! I know, I know what an ugly child I was, although i’m not sure what is worse, no make up, slightly chubby, wispy hair 11 year old me or over-plucked brows, backcombed hair, pre braces 16 year old me… HA!
Why i’m sharing these ghastly school shots of myself with you I hear you ask; well New Look have challenged me to do the daring and share some school memories with you. So here goes;
School wasn’t the best time for me, I was pretty badly bullied by nasty girls, which made my life a misery from around the age of 12-15. I still get teary about it now whenever I think of the things I went through at school but i’ve come out fighting and I like to think that they’re checking out my Instagram and logging onto ASOS to see me plastered all over it and absolutely HATING ON IT!
As weird as it sounds, i’m kinda thankful that I went through what I went through (kind of) as it’s made me the person I am today; I am strong, driven and determined and I will NEVER let anyone treat me the way those awful girls did ever again!
So now onto something a tad more uplifting (sorry), back at school I was big on my sports, playing Hockey for my school and my county. It was an honour to play hockey for the North West of England and it’s probably my biggest regret that I ever gave it up 🙁
I was also mad keen on athletics, rounders and cross country so was awarded the Sports Prefect badge along with all the other sports related badges you can see on my year 11 blazer.
When you hit year 11 you were awarded with a white shirt instead of the blue that the rest of the years had and a red tie if you were a prefect, I’m very happy to see the evolution of the knot of the tie from year 7 to year 11, whoever said it was “cool” to peanut yourself was seriously not okay, but hey we did it anyway!
If I could give my 11 year old self any advice it would be to stand up for yourself, don’t hide away and let people bring you down and bully you for your successes or for the boy you were seeing and i’d definitley tell myself to NOT over-pluck those eye brows or back comb your hair… WHAT.WAS.I.THINKING!?
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| Duffle Coat, Jumper, Skirt, Boots & Bag– All New Look |
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| Cape, Watch, Shirt, Bag, Trousers & Shoes– All New Look |
To end this rather sombre post I thought i’d create a couple of wish lists as to what I WISH I could have worn to school. Perhaps if you’re heading back to college or uni this month these may inspire you for things to rock. The first a girlie, sixties inspired look incorporating some bad ass boots and the CUTEST duffle coat i’ve ever seen and the second a lot smarter for that tailored look with the must have cape of the season and some seriously gorgeous zip front brogues.
I hope you enjoyed this post and if you’re going through something similar to what I went through remember… STAND UP for yourself!
x M
Love this post Megan.
I'm so sorry you had to go through all that at school. Bullying is such a horrid thing but you've definitely come out fighting and on top so many congratulations from me! 🙂
And all kinds of YES to your outfits. I especially love the trousers shirt and blanket combo. Cosy and comfy and stylish all in one? Winner.
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Oooh you looked so cute ! Stil the same pretty face !
Sara,
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these photos are still 10x better then my school photos! LOVE the advice you gave your 11yr old self!
Rachel x
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Aww such a lovely post Megan and how cute were you?! Like you i was bullied myself too and it's the worst thing thinking of it now 🙁 But as you say it's made who you are today and look how amazingly well you have done – should be so proud of yourself 🙂 xxx
Those gals are DEFINITELY hating their lives looking at you on Asos right now!
Loving the Y11 photo – I was also a major coveter of the backcombed hair and over-plucked brow, v sexy <3
Your school photos are probably a hell of a lot better than mine – my eyebrows didn't become acquainted with a tweezers until Uni! Kids/teenagers can be the cruellest. But like you said these situations make us stronger and more determined. Love the second tailored look. x
I like to think that the bullies do see how well you've done and probably cyber stalk you with envy! and you've most likely done a hell of a lot better than them! i've left the petty bullies behind, and like you kind of glad about it now! the second look is my favourite! new look have got some snazzy pieces! xo
Sorry to hear that you were bullied, it's so horrible!! Glad you got through it and your at ASOS now so I bet they are all hating it like you said 😉
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I can so relate, I had trouble with other kids AND my eyebrows (I had too much of them rather than too little!) at school, but like you say it makes you stronger as cheesy as that sounds. I bet they're 100% jealous of you now!
On a brighter note I love what you've picked out, especially those trousers x
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My sister has just started at an all girls Secondary school, and I really want her to be strong and fair (she is a feisty one) but I think she'll learn important lessons through me and her experience; I just hope she doesn't become as flippant as some other members as my fam! My Year 7 picture is so awful, my hair was cut short prior and it went mental 🙁
Lauren x
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Such a shame to hear you were bullied but you've done amazingly well and they will most certainly be super jealous of your life now lol. I'd say the same thing to my teenage self, and I'd just avoid the tweezers at all costs and leave it to the professionals!
xxx
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Aw hun your photos are so cute- and you were still gorgeous at 16, I don't know what you're talking about (although yes I think everyone went through that silly eyebrow plucking stage- I actually used a razor to shave the ends off mine at one point!!!).
Sad to hear that you got bullied, and like you I hope they check your blog and instagram now and are insanely jealous of how successful you are- I bet they're in dead end jobs! I got bullied for a while too and I know how hard it was, and it still gets to me sometimes too, all these years later. But you're right, it's made us stronger and probably nicer people in that I know I will never ever be horrible to anyone, and will make sure that my kids don't have to go through that.
Anyway, lovely post, yours is my favourite blog you know!
Rosy xx
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It's sad to hear what you went through during school, but you've done so well for yourself and I'm sure they feel like shit when they see you on all over the ASOS website.
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Aw Megan it's so sad to hear about your time at school, there are so many nasty girls out there. You should be so proud of everything you've achieved, you have the dream job and I'm sure those girls are super jealous now of all that you've achieved!
Laura x
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This is a lovely post – sorry to hear you went through a horrible time in school but they are defo looking at you know hating like a bitch!
who gets the last laugh now?!
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You definitely get the last laugh in this case!! We always achieve the best things out of horrible experiences, so awful as it must have been, you're now a superstar and a massive inspiration for sooo many out there who might be going through the same!! xxxx
I actually thought how pretty you were at school! -Honestly that was my first thought!
The bullies are definitely looking at how far you've come and are completely jealous! What doesn't kill you makes you stronger!
Great post and I love the wish lists!
Jenn
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Such a lovely post, and very brave posting your school photos, I'm hoping my mum has misplaced my year 7 photo! haha
Sorry to hear about your time at school, but you will have done so much better! I was bullied in year 7 + 8 and ended up leaving the school so I understand the feeling. Though we are probably stronger for it!
Loving the boots in the first image too 🙂 x
Nice photos, cute and adorable photos ! ♥