I can feel the crumble of one that’s way too old because your parents never throw anything away and the elastic is past its limit 🤢
CU_Tiger_2004 on
I have three sisters, and we’re all in our 40s and 50s. I guarantee if I went to our childhood home and looked hard enough I could still find one of these in a closet, inside a drawer, or under a bed 😆
ManicalMoe on
I can feel the weight of these balls hitting my head when my mom or aunt did my hair and being told to shut up when I said ouch because I was tender headed 😭🤣 but I’d take these over the hot comb any day of the week omg .
SynthPrax on
Weapons. You could fuck yourself up with those things.
Nervous-Visit-791 on
I remember getting my knuckles popped with these when I put them in my hair myself. Those hurt when they hit!
No-Philosophy-8056 on
Bubbles. The bad good ole days.
jaguarsp0tted on
I was always so jealous of the black girls who would have their hair in these as a kid 😂 they were so pretty! and they made pretty clacking sounds, I felt the same about those pony beads people would put on their braids. all their hairstyles always looked so pretty and done up! meanwhile I was toeheaded and had hair as strong as tissue paper XD
RainieTuesday on
We called these “knockers” growing up. The feeling of these slipping out of my mom’s fingers and knocking me in the head is something I’m happy to never experience ever again.
Still_Tip7828 on
The worst was when you accidentally hit that front tooth! 🫨😵
ctmfg56 on
I always wanted my mom to use these in my hat but she refused.
United_Annual3475 on
It’s a rite of passage to have worn these hahaha
TheSpiralTap on
So uh, i put my nutsack through one of the loops as a kid. Metal part pinched something sensitve something terrible. 0/10 don’t recommend.
Alive-Foundation641 on
I can still hear the “stop moving” and feel the physical sting of that elastic snapping against my knuckles. This is foundational trauma in a bright orange package.
DragonMoor on
Growing up with 3 older sisters, these were perfect for making hand slingshots to shoot folded paper.
Sixpiercings on
I used to like the feeling of the plastic ba— never mind. Not even finishing that sentence. But that and the piece that went in the Barrett holes… 🦫🦫🦫🦫🦫🦫
well-adjusted-tater on
Trying to sleep in those bitches was a nightmare, no wonder I can sleep like the dead now.
Lima_Bean_Jean on
ballies.
bigjaymizzle on
Who put Sally Temple on the product?
Ok_Access_6784 on
Not discounting anyone else’s negative experience but I never had a problem with these so reading these comments are news to me
Secure_Basil8953 on
I had the big joints tho. Idk why once I was like 6 I felt like the tiny ball balls like these were for toddlers and I wanted something a lil more substantial 😂
kade_v01d on
it was so hard to sleep w these in my head💀
Joilt on
😮💨 I do not miss bobbles. My knuckles are still afraid of them.
Skittlebrau77 on
Omg I just got a headache looking at these.
jr_randolph on
lol my mama used to get so mad at me cause I’d fuck around and take these to play with and then she could never find em when she was doing my sisters hair haha
Azaroth1991 on
As a big brother im sorry for all the times I snapped these against my sister’s head
Bapril on
Immediately made me think of this exhibit I saw in 2024 at the Detroit Institute of Arts called Baby Bling by local artist, Tiff Massey.
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I can feel the crumble of one that’s way too old because your parents never throw anything away and the elastic is past its limit 🤢
I have three sisters, and we’re all in our 40s and 50s. I guarantee if I went to our childhood home and looked hard enough I could still find one of these in a closet, inside a drawer, or under a bed 😆
I can feel the weight of these balls hitting my head when my mom or aunt did my hair and being told to shut up when I said ouch because I was tender headed 😭🤣 but I’d take these over the hot comb any day of the week omg .
Weapons. You could fuck yourself up with those things.
I remember getting my knuckles popped with these when I put them in my hair myself. Those hurt when they hit!
Bubbles. The bad good ole days.
I was always so jealous of the black girls who would have their hair in these as a kid 😂 they were so pretty! and they made pretty clacking sounds, I felt the same about those pony beads people would put on their braids. all their hairstyles always looked so pretty and done up! meanwhile I was toeheaded and had hair as strong as tissue paper XD
We called these “knockers” growing up. The feeling of these slipping out of my mom’s fingers and knocking me in the head is something I’m happy to never experience ever again.
The worst was when you accidentally hit that front tooth! 🫨😵
I always wanted my mom to use these in my hat but she refused.
It’s a rite of passage to have worn these hahaha
So uh, i put my nutsack through one of the loops as a kid. Metal part pinched something sensitve something terrible. 0/10 don’t recommend.
I can still hear the “stop moving” and feel the physical sting of that elastic snapping against my knuckles. This is foundational trauma in a bright orange package.
Growing up with 3 older sisters, these were perfect for making hand slingshots to shoot folded paper.
I used to like the feeling of the plastic ba— never mind. Not even finishing that sentence. But that and the piece that went in the Barrett holes… 🦫🦫🦫🦫🦫🦫
Trying to sleep in those bitches was a nightmare, no wonder I can sleep like the dead now.
ballies.
Who put Sally Temple on the product?
Not discounting anyone else’s negative experience but I never had a problem with these so reading these comments are news to me
I had the big joints tho. Idk why once I was like 6 I felt like the tiny ball balls like these were for toddlers and I wanted something a lil more substantial 😂
it was so hard to sleep w these in my head💀
😮💨 I do not miss bobbles. My knuckles are still afraid of them.
Omg I just got a headache looking at these.
lol my mama used to get so mad at me cause I’d fuck around and take these to play with and then she could never find em when she was doing my sisters hair haha
As a big brother im sorry for all the times I snapped these against my sister’s head
Immediately made me think of this exhibit I saw in 2024 at the Detroit Institute of Arts called Baby Bling by local artist, Tiff Massey.
https://preview.redd.it/ktnv4mguv6hg1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7cbdabe316fc2bd7ef20d470b4233cc2df0eede4