Childhood Totally Sucked: 19 Reminders Why Adulthood Isn’t So Bad

17. Having To Get Picked

Here’s a terrible thing from way back. Remember standing around in gym or after school and waiting to get picked for a team. Sure, some kids were always first in line (the jerks with dumb hand-eye coordination). Most of us, though, were stuck waiting for an agonizing length of time until one of the two team captains finally said our name.