High School Class Reunions. What's the point really? I've never understood why you would want to get together with a bunch of people who you suffered through some of the worst years of your life - 10 years after they were over. Really? Don't you keep in touch with the people who you are friends with? If you're really nosy and want to know what has happened to them since high school look them up on facebook, google their name...I'm sure you can come up with something. Sure, there are about 3 people that I can think of from my graduating class that I don't talk to on a regular basis that I would HONESTLY enjoy visiting with...but it's not worth going and seeing everyone else that I would be forced to smile at as we passed each other. Alright, so I'm willing to admit that some of you were probably friends with a lot of people in High School. Some of you may even have enjoyed those 4 horrible years...and good for you if you were able to. Sure, I have some positive memories, but for the most part, it's something that I prefer never to recall, and wouldn't touch with a 10 foot pole.
What's the point in going to a gathering of the people you went to high school with and "catching up" on what's been going on in their lives. Are there really that many people who go and are genuinely interested? I think not. I think most people diet like crazy for the year ahead of time, get a new hair cut / color, dress their kids up in clothes that they would never wear on a normal basis and bribe them to behave with some reward following the gathering. Then they go and try to convince each other that they have been the most successful, happiest, etc. since May of their graduation year.
I saw that today is the 1998 10 year class reunion at the STJ City Park. They were seniors my freshman year. Sure, I'm just as bad as everyone else, I would love to see what's become (or not become) of a lot of those people - actually, I was probably closer to most of the people in that class than those in my own graduating class. But it's just nosiness. Thus, my tirade on High School Reunions began formulating in my mind. To top it all of my mom just called to inform me that someone turned into the park in a white stretch limo.
My point is proven. Count me out.
3 comments:
Hmmmm... interestng idea. I did find my best friends in college, and I think it was because there were more people with a similar interest, and it just wasn't friends by default. However, I think a reunion would be interesting for a few reasons:
1. To see if everyone's children look like them, sort of a deja vu
2. To see those who have grown up to become people you'd be friends with NOW, after life circumstances arose and shaped their personalities
3. So your spouse can have a mental image of those people you sometimes mention
As a teacher, I'd like to have a reunion to seem some of my former students. I think this is really different concept. My first students are driving now and its so fun to see them all grown up.
Maybe classes other than 2001 are looking forward to their reunion? Perhaps they had more in common to start with... idk.
I agree...the phrase "friends by default" I think explains a lot of my "friendships" in HS...obviously there are the friends who I am still friends with that are REAL friends. I also agree with the fact that you are bound to be friends with different people then you were in HS...look at us! :0) Number three doesn't hold up for me...but I can totally see why you would want to take Dan to one!
And this post reminds me (not that I'd forgotten) why I love you! I agree with everything you said. I've easily blacked out three-fourths of my high school experience; why would I want to be reminded of what I've successfully forgotten!
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