Changes from 1st to 7th Grade: 2nd Edition
By Jing Qu, Grade 7
Middle School South

The second edition of the “Changes” series back by (nonexistent) popular demand:

1st Grade: saying duh is, like, kwel.
7th Grade: saying OMG/Oh My God is totally...VITAL for survival.

1st Grade: that’s funny.
7th Grade: “I totally LOL’ed”.

1st Grade: rambles.
7th Grade: frequent AMoS (Awkward Moments of Silence)

1st Grade: when hurt, yell mom.
7th Grade: when “dissed”, (insert snappy comeback line).

1st Grade: summer wear consists of tiny bikinis.
7th Grade: summer wear consists of flimsy, over-priced, pieces of fabric they call tanks.

1st Grade: you memorized your BFFL’s number.
7th Grade: you know exactly which buttons (and not all are the number ones) to press to make a call from your “cellie” to your BFFL’s “cellie” in the most minimalist amount of time.

1st Grade: Played cheesy games (you know, the ones that are actually fun but you won’t admit it) during long car rides.
7th Grade: one word. iPod.

1st Grade: you talk (yeah, with your mouths and stuff) to get your point across.
7th Grade: whole conversations are conveyed in three-letter phrases by texting.

1st Grade: Your chocolate pudding is the MOST important thing EVER. Well, as least for that one day. Your gummies are the most important the next.
7th Grade: Your pride is more important than ANYTHING. More important than dessert; than butterflies; than sand castles; and even cheese. I know, sad.

1st Grade: You won’t get this comparison, but that’s why you get the point of this.
7th Grade: You will get this comparison, which means that you might not get the point at all. Its okay b/c if Abercrombie said breathing wasn’t cool, 97% of teens would die. Try to stay in the 3%.

P.S. BTW: 75% percent of statistics are made up on the spot (including when typing).

P.S.S. I hope you got that!