Eric Larson2013-04-05 19:41:26 UTCTrending topics hit Twitter every day. In this recurring series, "Behind the Hashtag," we take a look at the most intriguing ones — of any nature — being tweeted across the web.
One of today's most popular hashtags, #BackIn7thGrade, is all about nostalgia. For some, myself included, 7th grade was the time when kids from different schools from across the city merged into one, stress-inducing jail cell called "middle school." It was a nerve-wracking, make-the-wrong-move-and-you're-socially-dead kind of pressure that a full set of braces and paralyzing fear of the opposite sex only made worse.
The insecurity, the dances, the growth spurts and the hormones ... oh, God, the hormones.
Thankfully, the Twitterverse is as familiar with 7th grade-phobia as I am. The #BackIn7thGrade hashtag, first used early Friday by parody account SheRatchet, was retweeted more than 6,300 times.
#BackIn7thGrade boyfriends & girlfriends would barely talk to each other & their friends would force them to hug.
— She Ratchet ™ (@Ratchet2English) April 5, 2013
Tweeters across the board used it to reminisce, reflect and rehash the best and worst parts about being 13. Check out some of our favorites below. (And, if you're currently in 7th grade, keep your head up — it gets better.)
What topics did you see circulating on Friday?
#BackIn7thGrade yup. I had too much swag and too many mini donuts back then. twitter.com/noah_adamss/st…
— Finn The Human (@noah_adamss) April 5, 2013
#BackIn7thGrade "Check Yes or No" was my jam. @georgestrait
— CMT (@CMT) April 5, 2013
#BackIn7thGrade Myspace was popping
— Ricky W. (@iRespectWomenYa) April 5, 2013
#BackIn7thGrade I waited for my Hogwarts letter to come in the post.
— The Boy Who Lived™ (@TweetsOfAzkaban) April 5, 2013
#BackIn7thGrade I didn't like people. Today? I still don't.
— Becky Riley (@MyLife_Becky) April 5, 2013
#backin7thgrade nothing was scarier than twitter.com/hilaryduffelba…
— its yo girl isami (@hilaryduffelbag) April 5, 2013
#BackIn7thGrade you got your friend to ask someone out for you.
— Blacky bieber (@imsomilehigh) April 5, 2013
#BackIn7thGrade this was everyone's dream phone twitter.com/ZACHARYDUPUIS/…
— za?h (@ZACHARYDUPUIS) April 5, 2013
#backin7thgrade crushes mattered more than grades. Fights were over candy at lunch. Everybody were friends with everyone else.
— Evan Oesterle (@oestertoaster7) April 5, 2013
#backin7thgrade I thought it was cool to wear nothing but hollister and leggings under my shorts in 10 degree weather.
— Marissa Huffman (@Marissa_Dawnn26) April 5, 2013
I use to beg my friends for them to Bluetooth me a song.#BackIn7thGrade
— Quentine Lambert III (@LambertQuentine) April 5, 2013
#backin7thgrade Ms Woods gave us a speech on why we shouldn't hug
— Jonathan Ramirez (@jonmramirez) April 5, 2013
#BackIn7thGrade I thought I was cool, but when I look back, I was ratchet and had no swag
— Catchphrase Jones(@gentleman_03) April 5, 2013
Image via iStockphoto, elgol
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