A Word About High School Reunions
I’m a little disturbed to admit that my 10-year high school reunion is happening in a few months.
But not for the reason one would think.
It has been a very long 10 years since I stood on the stage in the Little Theater or dressed in all black with my combat boots and dark eyeliner. Since then, I’ve graduated from college, went back for more educational punishment, became a professional dancer, got hitched, had two kids, and have turned into the hard-ass bitch that I am today.
It feels more like a lifetime ago, to be honest.
But the reason I find it disturbing that the reunion is happening is because I have zero desire to revisit my high school years, and I am sick of receiving notices in the mail that I have not responded to their desperate attempts to locate me. Seriously, it’s not that hard. Type my maiden name into google, and my blog is the first site that pops up. You found me. Feel special now?
I was a pathetic, depressed doormat in high school. I dated a guy who abused me (ended up getting a restraining order against him for harassment a year after dumping him). I made friends with people who treated me like shit. I was too nice to everyone because I wanted so badly to be accepted. I never once ditched class, I followed every rule, and I cried myself to sleep because I hated the person I was.
But whereas so many people later in life seem nearly identical to the high school version of themselves, I barely resemble the person I used to be. Sure, there are a lot of similarities on the outside- the way I look, how I speak, the fact that I am still nice to almost everyone, etc.- but on the inside, I have moved in a completely different direction.
Sorry, guys. I’m not attending it. I don’t care to see 98% of the assholes who treated me like shit and tried to make me feel less of a person than I really was.
The ones I’ve kept in touch with? Yeah, you’re the only ones I care to talk to.
The rest? Go fuck yourselves.
Current Mood:
Angry
May 20th, 2009 at 11:03 am
I absolutely couldn’t wait to get out of high school when I was there. Too much worrying about what other people thought of you and struggling to fit in. I loved college. High school can suck it.
May 20th, 2009 at 11:36 am
Ugh, high school sucked. I didn’t go to my reunion, and from what I heard, I didn’t miss much. I remember dropping you of and picking you up so that abusive man couldn’t touch you. That was such a scary time period. Then having him follow us around a store. Bleeeh
May 20th, 2009 at 11:36 am
Dan just got all of his reunion info and he refuses to go for exactly the same reasons. We could use it as an excuse to plan our own night out with people we actually like though =)
May 20th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
Sounds good… party at my place?
Shall we do another wine and cheese party? Or a 90’s theme party? LOL.
May 20th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
We can’t do both?
May 20th, 2009 at 4:09 pm
Ugh. i didn’t have a single good friend in my graduating class. actually, i had one, and she died this year…so any chance of me returning was buried with her. i hated high school, and i went to a college that resembled high school so much, i hated it just as much. i take it you were class of ‘99??? funny, ’cause that’s when all my good friends (except that one) graduated. i was class of ‘00.
May 20th, 2009 at 7:41 pm
10 years is too soon. Wait till 20, that was fun – although I liked my friends in high school a lot. I went to NY for it – met up with one of my best friends and we went together. Even though most people were married or partnered, almost everyone came solo. I loved catching up with folks and all but one of my friends were there. That’s my 2 cents worth.
May 21st, 2009 at 10:32 pm
Wow, you had a jack-ass abuse you in high school too, eh? Only I was dumb enough to live with him for two years after high school and then put a restraining order on him right when I moved out. I used to think that I would really look forward to going to my reunion. But, now that it’s come time (we must be about the same age), I’m not really feeling it. I already have contact with the few people that I want to see from high school. So, what would be the point?
May 24th, 2009 at 6:22 pm
Your blog always has me rolling. You are truly the most hilarious/sarcastic/witty writer EVER. HAHA!