Among the various horrific news stories on Thursday morning, Twitter did what it does best: it got something happy and upbeat trending with #PrimarySchoolProblems.

Users on Twitter chronicled the struggles and battles that primary school kids faced every day (we all still remember that sinking feeling when the teacher told you “no hat, no play”).

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We’ve scoured the feed to find some of our favourites that really sent us on a trip down memory lane.

Canteen and snack struggles

These were like razorblades #PrimarySchoolProblems pic.twitter.com/pbWTNbrEOO

— emil cholich (@emilcholich) August 27, 2015

When your mum and dad worked full time and never worked the canteen so you couldn’t get free red frogs #PrimarySchoolProblems

— Lauren Ingram (@laureningram) August 27, 2015

When you find a vegemite sandwich at the bottom of your bag that’s obviously been there all term. #primaryschoolproblems — Gyan Yankovich (@GyanYankovich) August 27, 2015

When they get your lunch order wrong and you’re forced to go all the way to the canteen to change it. #PrimarySchoolProblems — Thao Le (@thao_le7) August 27, 2015

Everyone eats roll ups but my parents won’t buy me one. #PrimarySchoolProblems

— Khoa Huynh (@Khoawrites) August 27, 2015

Tamagotchi struggles

Someone resetting your Tamagotchi after you have been attentively raising it for weeks on end #PrimarySchoolProblems pic.twitter.com/7BSndyBnmx — Adam Valentine (@Adam86Valentine) August 27, 2015

Playground struggles

This goddamn torture #PrimarySchoolProblems pic.twitter.com/yNYxMRjQq4

— Jenna Guillaume (@JennaGuillaume) August 27, 2015

When you had the *second* best Tazo collection in the school and the other kid wouldn’t play you for keeps. #PrimarySchoolProblems

— Luke Hopewell (@lukehopewell) August 27, 2015

When you lost your best marble and tried to pretend it was just a ~friendly~ game #PrimarySchoolProblems — Jenna Guillaume (@JennaGuillaume) August 27, 2015

Classroom struggles

When you accidentally call your teacher ‘mum’ #PrimarySchoolProblems

— Louise Khong (@louisekhong) August 27, 2015

Having to get permission to go to the toilet #primaryschoolproblems — Tahlia Pritchard (@Tahls) August 27, 2015

When your teacher asks you to “quickly get into pairs”, and you’re not sitting anywhere near your bestie or crush. #primaryschoolproblems — Gyan Yankovich (@GyanYankovich) August 27, 2015

Having two left handed scissors in box but having three lefties in the class. #PrimarySchoolProblems #lefthandedproblems

— Adam Haylock (@Adam_Haylock) August 27, 2015

And the ultimate:

Not getting picked for heads down thumbs up #PrimarySchoolProblems — Brad Tonkies (@bradtonkies) August 27, 2015