About

What Would Baby Me Think / Remember I'm Talking To Her is a TikTok trend where people assess their current vices or feelings of self-hatred through the lens of talking to their younger selves. The format generally followed is sharing a present selfie recording or photo of yourself, sharing a current insecurity or vice, and then showing your younger self's reaction to your behavior. The trends often follow the phrasal template, "being mean to myself but remembering that I'm talking about her," and are commonly set to a mashup of "Me and My Husband" by Mitski and "Apocalypse" by Cigarettes After Sex, as well as a slowed-down version of "I Ain't Worried" by OneRepublic.

Origin

On June 8th, 2022, TikToker^[1] @lovefrom.emma posted a video showing her current disparaging feelings about herself, and then showing a series of childhood photos with a text overlay that read, "remembering that I'm actually talking about her." The post gathered over 1.5 million views and over 360,000 likes in three months (seen below).

On August 19th, 2022, TikToker^[2] @yildiray.koeln posted a similar video in German, saying, "Yildiray why don’t you give anyone a chance?" followed by a childhood photo and a caption that read, "Did he have one?" The post gathered over 3.2 million plays and 33,000 likes in over a month (seen below).

Spread

On June 9th, 2022, TikToker^[3] @k4uraman posted a video following the first iteration of the trend, sharing her insecurities and ruminating on how a younger version of her would feel about them. The post gathered over 1.5 million plays and 300,000 likes in nearly three months (seen below, left). Also on June 9th, TikToker^[4] @serena.hehe posted a video following the same format, gathering over 300,000 plays and 90,000 likes in a similar timeframe (seen below, right).

On August 23rd, 2022, TikToker^[5] @userfucku263618193 posted a video of her current self asking "does anyone have two cards?" and an image of her younger self asking if they were going to play cards. The post gathered over 2.5 million views and 500,000 likes in over a month (seen below, left). On August 25th, TikToker^[6] @pawgthrasher posted a video of his current asking asking "does anyone have a pen?" and a younger photo saying "what are we drawing today?" The post gathered nearly 2 million plays and 400,000 likes in over a month (seen below, right). Both videos are making allusions to drug addictions.

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