A new trend has taken over TikTok and it ties into the theme of thinking you were cool as a kid when you obviously were not. There have been many iterations of this over the past couple of years but the trend has finally reached meme status.
It all started a few days ago when TikTok user @mally_a posted a video of how she strongly believed she was off the charts on the cool meter.
@mally_a if I still had that confidence itβd be over for everyone πππ½
In the video, she’s incredibly prepared for those lessons, with a nearly full-length suit, swim cap and goggles. The picture is so incredible it earned the video 773.3K likes and 3.3 million views. Looks like @mally_a was on to something.
Her next upload included another glimpse into her fashion-forward past.
@mally_a not my mom dressing me on trends before they were even trends ππ
People were loving the childhood content, so it kept coming.
@mally_a ππ
A post of her modeling at a bowling alley did even better than the swim lessons video.
@mally_a itβs the confidence for me
But NOT as good as the video highlighting a professional photoshoot.
@mally_a yβall asked for more so here u go πππ½
And this is around the time the meme format took off on TikTok, with thousands of people joining in with their own “cool” photos.
@oheyitskiki my mom took us to this concert but you bet i had a plan to drop her if the opportunity arose #onedirection #fyp
@allyse.marie Still didnβt work #greenscreen #MyRecommendation #single#oopsie#embarrased
https://www.tiktok.com/@sierrabodnar/video/6894031643468680449
Every video proves it’s literally impossible to look back at photos from childhood β ESPECIALLY middle school β and say “Wow, I really killed those years with my fashion sense.”
@meg.oliviac donβt have words for this one #fyp #foryou #JDWonderland #funny #cool
@tessbump #greenscreen π€·πΌββοΈ
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