15 Playground Struggles Every Black Girl Can Relate To - Page 5

Losing another barrette during recess? Having to hold down the swings until your best friend comes through? These are 15 playground struggles every black girl can relate to.

Not Knowing How to Double Dutch

The double dutch girls were always the coolest. And if you couldn’t keep up, you couldn’t even stand in line for a turn.

Messing Up Your Hair Playing

And knowing that when you get home you’re going to have to hear it for losing another barrette because now all the matching sets are gone.

Playing Destiny’s Child

And spending the whole recess arguing over who gets to be Beyonce this time.

That Clique That Hogged The Swings

And if you didn’t get out there in time to snag one, you had to just give up on swinging until next recess.

Hearing The N-Word

Was your first time on the playground? Sometimes kids don’t know any better and sometimes they’re just cruel.

Sun Screen

And looking in your bag wondering why your mother didn’t pack you any.

Not Knowing the New Hand Game

And having to sit out this round until you can get some practice time in at home.

Rain Days

Remember when these were the worst thing that could happen to you in the week?

That One Girl Who Cheated In Freeze Tag

You didn’t even care if snitches got stitches. She knows she felt you tag her.

The Heat

Because you were old enough to know that your hair was cute and you didn’t want to sweat it out already.

Not Knowing the Dance Moves

If you didn’t have a big sister to teach you at home, you had to learn all of your moves at the playground.

Knowing the Dance Moves

And getting in trouble for doing them at home later when your mother could see them.

The Mean Girl

Every playground had one. She had the best toys, the coldest side eye and very strict rules about who could play and who couldn’t.

The Bell

It came every day at the end of recess and you dreaded it. Every. Time.