Awkward Years Project Puts Happy Spin on Youth Gawkiness

Unless you were one of those kids with perfect teeth and baby model hair, you probably experienced the dreaded awkward years. You know, that uncomfortable time between bright-eyed adorableness and adulthood.

The Awkward Years Project on Tumblr looks the zits, brace face and gangly limbs of youth in the face and says "no more."

The series features photos of adults holding their most awkward childhood snapshots, and aims to make "people to be proud of who they’ve become." The project also hopes to bring braces-filled smiles to the faces of kids currently in the trenches of awkwardness Read more...