Why would I be so subconsciously obsessed with high school? It definitely isn't one of my fonder memories - but then again, sometimes it is.
And so I wonder if I dream about it once in a while because it was a period of growth. And even though I made a lot of mistakes I wish I could re-do (like being a huge brat), and didn't get along with a lot of my peers, I think about them all fondly because there we were, all just a bunch of kids, going through life together. Am I quoting a plot from a movie?
Anyway, since all of us have moved on to do our own thing post-graduation, I kind of like watching all of them on Facebook. I feel like a mom or grandma, because I always think, "wow, I wonder if he/she ever thought they would have ended up being a (insert profession) or marrying so-and-so, or living in (insert random city or country)" It's like I've been watching all of them grow up.
And though I did have fun with my little group, there are the people that, now, I know I could have been great friends with. It's sad that I got all caught up in the cliques and gossip and drama that just seeps through the walls of any high school, because I think I missed out on some great relationships. Luckily, we're all adults now and so far, a few of them have been willing to shed their high school skins and give me a second chance.
Again, anyway, this wasn't supposed to be the subject of this post but I started listening to a 90's and 2000's playlist on Pandora and it got me thinking beyond that weird dream I had.
Have a great day!
I had to throw in some pics of the old high school for nostalgia's sake - because it's been torn down and rebuilt. Plus, back in the old days we didn't have instant-selfie iPhones, so when one of us brought a camera to school we went a little crazy. Like the pic below...
2 comments:
Funny that you should write about this. Because I feel the same way. And I was seriously recently thinking to myself, "Man, why didn't I hang out with Jessica Clawson in high school? We might have been great friends!" Probably because I am socially handicapped? Oh well, you live and you learn.
Haha yes! Sometimes a little later than ideal, but you always learn. And if it wasn't obvious you were one of the people I was referring to! Good thing there's the internet or we might never have talked post-graduation!
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