I graduated high school in 1999. Almost eleven years ago. Time flies. Our high school reunion was supposed to be last fall but for whatever reason has been postponed until this March. So instead of it being our 10 year reunion its now our 11 year reunion.
I hated high school. When I graduated I always said I would never go to my reunion. And 11 years later, I still feel the same way. Half the people I hated. And the other half I’m friends with on Facebook. I feel like since I can see everyone that I want to see on Facebook, there’s really no need to go. I would much rather get together with a group of people that I did like and reunite with them. I’m not gonna go to the reunion and start re-living the awkwardness, and horribleness that I endured during high school with people that I have no desire to see and most likely….haven’t changed. I didn’t belong to any cliques or play any sports and I wouldn’t say I was a complete geek. I was just there, at the very bottom of the social pyramid. Oh and not to mention some of those people I didn’t like are friends with one of my ex-boyfriends, so yeah let’s go deal with that!
One person in particular stands out in my mind for being the biggest bitch to me. And you know whats funny? She recently tried to friend me on Facebook. Everything on my page is private except you can see my profile picture……which at the time was a picture of myself and Mark Salling (Puck) from Glee. So I have a big huge gut feeling she wanted to get onto my page to just A) find out if it really was Puck and B) find out how I know him. Haha, you dumb douchebag, you really think I’m that stupid? There was no way I was accepting that request.
High school for me sucked. I have no desire to go back. I have nothing to prove to those people and I am secure enough with myself to know that I don’t need to show them how much I’ve changed. I am happy with who I am. I have a great job, great son, my own condo, and a great life. Those people just don’t matter.
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I feel more or less the same way. Of course I’m approaching my 20 year reunion in 2011. Ugh. I don’t live in the same state anymore so it’s a good excuse to not go. No one says you HAVE to go!
I too hated high school. My school was extremely small, and everyone knew everyone’s business. I’d go to mine for mean reasons. I’d want to see who failed, who’s fat, who’s bald, who has a deadbeat spouse, etc. All this only because I got out and made a better life for myself. I didn’t end up like my mother like so many thought I would.
I wouldnt go either if I were you. I have a pretty decent time in High School and ya know what? People change… and I didnt really get anything out of my reunions. I now have small reunions with good friends every few months when we are all around and its much better!
I too hated high school, I was switched to a new school in my junior year. I hated school because no one was nice. Grade school was about the same. No one knew how to be nice, I hated school. I feel ya.
I’m not the right person to comment. I freaking LOVED high school. I was looking SO forward to my reunion and we had SUCH a good time. I loved seeing how people turned out. It was worth it. But…it was also two miles down the road from my house, I didn’t have to travel or anything. Fun times!!!
Lee
I did not go to my 10 for the SAME reasons you aren’t going to yours. I did go to my 20th and HAD A BLAST!!! I went to a SUPER SMALL school and HATED it…I was happy I got to see my BFF who now lives in GA and 2 of the other part of the foursome! The dinner the 4 of us had was THE BEST part of my trip back east, it was the first time all 4 of us were able to get together. It was nice to go back to Connecticut…had not been there in over 10 years….BUT it made me miss it! So I wll be headed out there this summer…with my hubby this time! I can’t wait!!!
My 20 year (HOLY SHIT!!) reunion was last summer. I didn’t go.
First, because it was far too expensive..it would have been $200 dollars just for the tickets for me and my husband. (It was his reunion too, we’re high school sweethearts). And second, because the people from high school that I did like, I’m still best friends with today.
But like Amanda, I want to see that all the mean assed popular girls are fat, divorcees (or in unhappy marriages), the mean boys are bald, pot bellied has-beens and prove to myself that I DID turn out better than they did. I may not be rich or even well off, but I am THANKFUL for what I have now and have the enduring friendships to show what it truly means to be a good, loyal person.
I wonder how many of the mean girls still stab each other in the back every chance they get?
Ok, that makes me sound really bitchy. LOL
You just have to look on Facebook to know who is bald… and in the case of my class? Practically all the guys are bald, or balding. No wonder they are still wearing those dumb baseball caps… LOL. Plus a lot of them are fat. Oh, karma … you are too sweet.
I’m right there with high school being horrible. Our 15 year is in August and been debating back and forth over going. Just not into it.
I vote that you should just say NAH unless Puck will be your date! YUMMY! LOL
I’m a bit older than you. I went to my 10 year reunion and was miserable. I didn’t enjoy it at all. Really, in ten years, no one had really changed. Those who were mean in high school were still mean 10 years later.
I passed on the 20 year reunion. Why redo what I had done 10 years earlier?
I too am friends with a few people I went to high school with. Good for you for denying the friend request.
Its good to know that if i’m feeling this way, its probably b/c its true. They probably haven’t changed and I would be miserable if i went.
Good for u, I wouldnt go either! for me I was just the follower. wasn’t known as the popular and wasnt totaly forgotton, at least I dont think. lol just knew of everone and went about my business. I do kinda wish I went to it though, everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. except 50 bucks a ticket then an outfit then cash for drinking and so on, was not on my agenda for november. especially with xmas around the corner. My sons xmas was more important to me than a reunion to see what everone looks like now! I deffinatly suggest a great time with the ones that matter!! the fun ones in your life. but dont forget people sometimes change and regret things they did in their past. So you may find some to be a changed friend?? OR NOT!! Have fun with whatever you decide, firends are the best thing in life, they will ALWAYS be there for you, unlike men, jobs, bosses, and old high school enemies. just felt like sharing my opinion?? Lauri
My ten year is this year and I think I will go. Funny thing is is that I hung out with upper classmen and/or lower classmen most of my HS years and I still talk to ALL of them now. So I would go just because it’s easy to see everyone all at the same time. But I did enjoy HS and have so many great memories from back then so I’m a bad person to ask too!
I still keep in touch with a people from H.S., IRL and through Facebook, and I didn’t mind H.S. I have my 20 year coming up and if a few other people that I was close with but haven’t seen in awhile are going, I will probably go…at least to the dinner part.
Based upon what you said about your H.S. experiences, I don’t blame you for not going.
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High school mostly sucked for me. I miss some of the teachers and people..but not too many.
I have NO desire to see people that were mean or ignorant! I wish them well..but from afar and I am SO much happier now. I have changed…I’m still a good person, but I stick up for myself now, not like back them…So anyone who was an Idiot to me back then…..you are NOT important! Peaceout! BTW, I am still married to my Highschool sweetheart and very happy with him! We did not go to the same highschool..but we were in Highschool when we met at his friends.
I actually wanted to go to mine but circumstances prevented it. Too funny about the bitch only added you because she thought you were doing a famous guy
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I don’t think my class even had a 10 yr reunion at least if they did I didn’t hear about it so I guess that show you where I stand.
I am debating whether or not to go to my 10 year. Probably not, because it’s at the American Legion. *barf* Also, only the former “cool kids” will get to go to the after-keg party. But I never hung out with anyone in my school, I had friends in other schools, so I will probably hang out with them afterward anyway. If I go. Currently, I live 5000 miles away so I wonder if it’s even worth the $2000 ticket!