Grown-Ups Reveal The Most Cringeworthy Trends They Followed As Kids

The preteen and teen years are a time of angst, hormones, and trends that seemed so important at the time - however, with the help of a tasteful adult perspective, many of these trends lead to regret years later. The most embarrassing fads tend to involve fashion, and are often influenced by whatever band was in the Top 40 or alternative-music scene at the time. Jewelry and hair are also prone to ill-conceived trends, as anyone who overdid Dep gel could tell you. 

Adults took to Reddit to share, with shuddering shame, the trends they bought into as kids and adolescents but now want to ban from their memories, yearbooks, and defunct MySpace pages. Reddit provides a place to confess the sins of the past, from Miami Vice and Spice Girls fashion statements to '90s toys like Tamagotchis.

Your penance for succumbing to cringeworthy trend weakness is one full day of wearing a Livestrong bracelet.