It's no secret that a person's upbringing can have a huge influence on who they become as an adult, and sometimes, people don't come into their own until they've flown the nest.
Now, people are sharing their transformations on social media after moving out of their "conservative" households.
The trend began on TikTok where people began to share how moving out of a conservative environment changed their life for the better in the hope of inspiring others.
Cherryemojigirl, a 19-year-old TikTok user from Utah, popularized the trend with her night and day transformation, and it wasn't long before others followed suit.
Watch Cherryemojigirl's transformation TikTok below:Cherryemojigirl’s TikTok video went viral and it has been viewed over 10.1 million times and received over 2.7 million likes and 10.6k comments, inspiring others to share how moving out of their conservative households changed them for the better too.
In an interview with Bored Panda, 24-year-old teacher and writer Jay Burleigh (aka jaybaebae96) explained that she decided to share her glow up video after coming out as queer to her family and friends.
"I was terrified for so long of the judgment I'd face and the relationships I'd do but I finally decided that I needed to prioritize myself and accept who I am," she said of finally coming out.
Watch Jay's glow-up TikTok below:Jay said that once she'd moved out of her conservative household, she was able to embrace her gender fluidity.
"I'd been so used to such strict expectations of what made a person a woman and what made them a man so anything in between wasn’t seen as 'girly' or 'manly.' I had to release those ideas and restructure my ideas of what made me feel more feminine and what made me feel more masculine and what just let me float in between. With this, I really learned to love myself for every piece of me."
Referring to Cherryemojigirl's transformation TikTok, this guy shared his own transformation and captioned his video: "I've never felt so seen by an audio before."
We are so here for this:This trans man found the courage to transition after moving out.
He captioned this TikTok: "I had to google how to use tik tok to make this but this has me DYING. how do i find #trans tik tok [sic]."
His transformation into his authentic self is so heartwarming:This girl's parents dictated what she wore, but no more.
She captioned this video: "My parents chose my clothes so I didn't have much freedom wearing what I wanted to...but now that I’m grown I can ? #rainbowlady"
She exploded into color like a glorious flower when she moved out:TikToker Leonardo captioned his transformation video: "I got a mullet now but I HAD to bring back my old hair for this haha! #fyp #guam #gloup"
The hair game transformation here is beyond impressive:Jay also took the opportunity the trend has given her to give advice to others who feel oppressed by their home environments.
"It doesn't matter how hard you try, you'll never please everyone, but by embracing yourself the self-love you feel will overcome the judgment around you," she told Bored Panda.
