Found the diary I kept age 12....fancy a giggle?

[Anniemousse]

Jan 1 1991

Today, after watching the film Space Camp, I have launched a new ambition....to be the first person to have baby in SPACE. Neat huh!

Feb 21 1991
I was sick tonight at least 5 times! Had my hair cut. Mum got her new car. London tomorrow.

I am about the same age as you OP and this is all sounding deliciously familiar......right down to the Jason Donovan game and the politics that went on at girl guides.

I had a five year lockable secret diary tat has thankfully been long lost.

Feb 22 1991
LONDON! We travelled down tonight. We're sleeping at Paul's home. Didn't do much during the day 'coz I still felt sick. Got dressed at 4 o'clock (approx)

I do remember writing about major things that were happening in Neighbours. Clearly the Iraq war had very little impact on me comparatively.

Feb 23 1991
Today we went to visit R and D in Maidstone. They gave me loads of plastic bags (I'm going to collect them). We also went shopping in Maidstone. Paul's going to get me a Harrod's bag if and when he can.

I presumed at first the plastic bags were in case I was sick again

Feb 24 1991
Came home from London (YAWN!) Dad was ill. He's probably got that tummy bug I had. Paul's birthday. We went to L and B's church then to heir house for dinner and a game of sardines.

Feb 25 1991
Went back to school. Junior Prefect's petition is underway. I signed it but me and Catherine don't want to resign. Me and Anna are gong to start sending talking letters to Rebecca and Robert!

Made on cassette!

Feb 26 1991
Anna saw Benny and laughed. I was pretty upset but considering I laughed when I saw D.C. for the first time I guess we're both equal (except DC is ugly and Benny is not!). Helen is in trouble with Mrs L for nicking paper from the library.

Anna was friend from Church and school but a couple of years older

Feb 27 1991
Games at [Local Country Park]. we're doing astronomy in science.

Feb 28
Finished my textiles project today. It's fairly good. I told Anna I was going with Benny but I'm not. I don't know why, maybe I just don't want her to think I can't catch a boyfriend (I CAN'T)

Feb 29 1991
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Just in case any casual reader wondered why I hadn't made an entry for Feb 29th

March 1 1991

YES. I CAN IF I WANT TO! I CAN GET BENNY IF I WANT TO!
Told Anna it was a wind up. Danielle was onto Mel and Mrs L went to her and she actually apologised!!

March 2 1991
Got a new suit from Posh. It's dead nice, black baggy pants and a brown and green and white and red and orange acid top. That's all this months spending money gone.

Say no more

I started writing my diary when I was 12, in 2005, and I find it hilarious to read it back, and VERY Filled with teen angst. I talked about people, and some events, in code.

So I have a diary with boys called 'black hole' (shortened to BH, I talked loads about him- he ate loads but stayed skinny) or 'cheese' (he liked cheese sandwiches and apparently this was an identifying and important feature ). My biggest crush was 'gerbil'.

Only 1 month left

Love this thread!

Okay, I give you a poem (fortunately not a love poem...) written aged 11

Spagetti Bolognaise
Riding is my greatest craze
Not forgetting the grated cheese
Writing comes to me with ease
Of course you need a spoon and fork
And now I think of it i love to talk
Take the fork and swirl it around
My gerbils together weight half a pound
Scraping pasta from the platter
All this spagetti is making me fatter

I found my diary from 1988 and this is an entry for a very good day. Speaking to two of the boys on my list and one of them was Nitram

Took Repsaj to the krap and when we went past the feild I saw Nitram and Rehpotsirhc standing by the etag with the sesroh. Nitram really liked Repsaj and he walked up the htap with us and said "taerg god" to me which is the first time he's ever nekops to me first so Repsaj is my ykcul mrahc.

Rehpotsirhc is ecin as well but not as ecin as Nitram. Have to ring sniwt to tell them what happened, Asil will be really soulaej that I saw Rehpotsirhc without her.

1. Nitram
2. Maharg
3. B Nairda
4. Eimaj
5. Rehpotsirhc

Which, loosely translated from my unbreakable code, says that I took our dog, Jasper, to the park (not the best word to write in code) and met Martin and Christopher on the path to it standing by a gate next to some horses. And that Martin said Jasper was a great dog (true, he was) and that this was the first time Martin had spoken to me first so Jasper was my lucky charm.

And that Christopher was nice too but not as nice as Martin. And that I had to ring my friends, who were twins, and one of them, Lisa, was going to be jealous that I saw Christopher because she liked him.

And then I've listed my five boys of the day in order, Martin, Graham, Adrian B, Jamie and Christopher.

The rules for these listings meant I had to include Christopher because I liked him and he spoke to me, but he couldn't be near the top of my list because Lisa liked him before I did and so putting him at the top was tantamount to stealing him from her

I apparently couldn't spell field or jealous properly, forwards or backwards

From what I remember of Martin, he looked like a younger version of Nick Berry and I fail to remember what exactly it was I saw in him.

Everything else in the diary seems to involve hating getting changed for PE in front of everybody, wishing my brother would move out so I could have his bedroom, thinking our Geography teacher was embarrassing and fantasising about marrying Bros (all of them).

The diary reads like an Ikea Book of Baby Names because of all the backwards code

Imaging Nick Berry at age 12, still with this haircut but in a bad school uniform and with more spots and you'll have a pretty good idea of Nitram, object of my unrequited love for about five long months in 1988.

March 3 1991
Watched the boy who could fly. Pretty shit actually! Can't think of anything else to write!!!

March 4 1991
WEATHER ROTTEN!
Told Anna that Benny's going out with Debbie and guess what? It…sob!…It's…sob!…It's TRUE

March 5 1991
Told Anna me and Benny are GOING! So I'm giving her tips on how to catch the boy of her dreams. I had my clarinet lesson. Last one before Grade 2. HELP ME! I'm dead worried about scales and arpeggios.

March 6 1991
Lovely, relaxed day in the library. Told Anna this and it's true. Benny asked Debbie out WHILE I WAS STANDING THERE, HE DIDN'T EVEN GIVE ME A SECOND GLANCE! WAHHHHHHHHH!

March 7 1991
Got 9/10 for textiles project.
Last day before Grade 2
I'm dead nervous. I had a bath, washed my hair, had an early night oh! I hope I don't flunk my AURALS. Please God!

loving this! I was 12 in 1991 too!

I'm almost wishing I hadn't binned my cringy diaries. I think I wrote about 'The Bill' a lot and how much I fancied the boys who sat in front of us in maths.

I remember jotting that Tom who I occasionally walked home with had a very 'manly wave' - aged 12?!

Skill. Brill. Doss... Yup.