then: i was ugly with fake friends and i didn't watch anime :(

now: i am still ugly but with 1 real friend and a fruits basket t-shirt

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edit (real answer!!):

then: i cared too much what people said about me and my parents were unhappy with their marriage which showed up in everything i did. i drowned myself in studying and became more obsessed with getting good grades, rather than retaining knowledge.

now: my parents are divorced and my dad got engaged to some random woman he found on tinder (°_°)
and my grades are shit