This post has not been vetted or endorsed by BuzzFeed's editorial staff. BuzzFeed Community is a place where anyone can create a post or quiz. Try making your own!Buzz·Posted on Nov 13, 201419 Struggles Girls Who Were In High School Poms Know To Be TrueYou were NOT a cheerleader.by Anna KopskyCommunity ContributorLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. You owned an unnecessary amount of makeup. Rachel Lynn @rachelpatch I'm going to have nightmares after looking at my face #dance #makeup 05:04 AM - 28 Apr 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite 2. Finding random bruises on your body from trying new tricks. 【Angel】 @AngelicaLynn519 Look at these gems 🙈👎😖 #bruises #dance 01:27 AM - 16 Oct 2013 Reply Retweet Favorite 3. You'd try to find time for homework, and just ended up bringing it to practice. Del @delaney_young00 30 more minutes of practice and Tminus 9 hours till dance starts tomorrow, aka crying into my homework☺️ 05:37 AM - 05 Dec 2013 Reply Retweet Favorite 4. You had to wake up early almost every Saturday of the school year for competitions. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 5. Your inconsistent and crazy schedule. Phearom™ @padumby Dance schedule 😭 12:15 PM - 07 Nov 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite 6. Your attempt to control a million kids running around during the summer for camps. Quince Orchard Poms @QOPoms So much fun this week at Junior Poms! Can't wait for our performance at Friday's football game! 09:01 PM - 22 Oct 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite 7. You had a ~serious~ rivalry between your team and the cheerleaders. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 8. You owned an incredible amount of hair bows. Kayla Mohammed @KayMohammmed Four years of high school cheer... Over 50 clothes, 20 bows, and 4 pairs of poms. 09:58 PM - 06 Jul 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite 9. You had to learn a new routine every single week to perform at games. Serenity✌ @serenitybrault Our first performance was pretty good for some of us only learning it the monday before we performed😊#danceteam 09:12 PM - 21 Sep 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite 10. You involuntarily knew the words to every current pop song. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 11. Performing in the freezing cold at the end of football season. Hasina @xoxohasina (It was freezing cold) but the game was amazing our dance team performance went awesome and our football team won! 😃 03:32 AM - 14 Sep 2013 Reply Retweet Favorite 12. You were sore all the time because you were literally ALWAYS. PRACTICING. Katelyn Dawsey @Dawseyk Omg 4 years ago at camp for dance team at CCU! Look at us freshmen muchkins being sore as hell hahah 04:56 PM - 10 Aug 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite 13. Anytime your coach picked out a hideous costume. The Bun Head @bun__head When you have an ugly dance costume 12:53 AM - 01 Jan 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite 14. When you were good at the coreography and got placed in the back. Hannah Thompson☆ @_ItsHannahxo_ "@Addicted2cheer: Oh my god the girl in the back😂😭 " The entire team dance choreography is what I'm laughing at.😂 11:48 PM - 29 Jul 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite 15. ...And when you didn't know the coreography and got placed in the front. Hayden Foster @hayfostie So there was no way I could compete for the last time without falling into a deep lunge during the dance #oops 01:20 AM - 08 Oct 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite 16. When another team had the same song as you at competition. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 17. Spending every single Friday night performing. Riley McGrath @McGrathRiley :) #fridaynight #fun #poms 08:12 PM - 27 Jan 2013 Reply Retweet Favorite 18. Whenever anyone said you were a cheerleader: Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 19. But of course, some good did come of those toiling hours: you found your best friends. Hannah Gipson @hannahgipson28 I'm so thankful for my dance team. You all are my best friends and I'm so happy that I have you all in my life! :) 02:27 PM - 28 Nov 2013 Reply Retweet Favorite