#4. “I must say, being an ‘ugly duckling’ — both self-described and by the perception of others — made me a much better person than I might have been had I always been ‘pretty’.”
#5. “Me, age 15, and again at age 21.”
#6. To be fair, no one looks good with a mullet.
#7. “Here’s freshman year of college (age 17) versus now (25).”
#8. “So, this is me in 8th grade and this is me now as a senior…”
#9. “A freshman at 20 and now, 3 years later.”
#10. Puberty didn’t hit this guy so much as it sprinkled him with handsome dust.
#11. “My before-and-after. I feel like I’ve improved a bit.”
#12. “My sister, before and after.”
#13. “Bowl cut + no eyelashes + lipstick on a first grader?!”
#14. “Still don’t think I”m quite over the syndrome, but I do know I’m heaps better.”
#15. “Man, I was good looking back then…”
#16. “My prepubsecent, grandma-esque appearance is still the butt of many jokes from friends and family today.”