Tom KrieglsteinFounder, Global Keynote Speaker, Swift Kick Leadership · Founder and Award-Winning Keynote Speaker at Swift Kick Leadership

5 common fears of being the new kid.

Name: 5 common fears of being the new kid.
Uploaded: 2024-05-03T02:00:01+00:00
Duration: 35 s
Channel: Tom Krieglstein
Description: In this short, humorous monologue Tom Krieglstein outlines the anxieties that accompany being the new kid. He describes not knowing the social rules…

3 May 2024 · 1 min

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In this short, humorous monologue Tom Krieglstein outlines the anxieties that accompany being the new kid. He describes not knowing the social rules, feeling isolated from established cliques, and the physical insecurities symbolized by broken glasses and ill‑fitting overalls. He then contrasts these real‑life frustrations with the fantasy of a 90s teen‑movie montage where a magical transformation instantly makes the newcomer popular, noting that, unlike the movie trope, no such makeover occurs for him.

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No one likes being the new kid. You don't know the rules. You don't know anyone. The group cliques are already locked in place, and you try and break in. Your broken glasses are taped up, and your hand me down farm overalls barely fit anymore. That didn't happen to me. Oh. Oh, is that. Is that just me? Yes, that's right. Anyways, side note, if this were a 90s teen movie, this is where the montage would start. And the magical transformation of that picture you just saw, which turn into the most popular kid. Spoiler alert. That didn't happen.