PICTURES Justin Bieber as a kid back in Canada

It’s often hard to remember a time before Justin Bieber was churning out the hits, speeding around in his car and making headlines for peeing in buckets. But, indeed, little Biebs was a relative unknown this time six years ago.

Back then, he was just an ordinary kid from Canada who cherished his mom, spent afternoons at hockey practice and pushed the boundaries with some interesting fashion choices. (Of the third note, some things never change.)

The next step in Justin’s transformation came when mom Pattie Mallette started uploading videos of her 12-year-old son to YouTube. As they say, the rest is history.

Now, the next time we hear of Justin wreaking havoc, just think of his little mullet-haired baby picture and remember he was once like the rest of us.