Biggest thing you would do differently if you went back to your time at BHS?
I must confess something to my classmates. My high school years are not filled with all of the "warm fuzzy" feelings and memories I see and hear about. And no, I cannot remember 40 Years ago, in Mr/Mrs So-and-so's class, any incidents, etc., Nor do I really care about skipping down memory lane. You see, I moved here in the middle of my freshman year (Christmas Holidays). It was at this time I got angry with my mom and told her this would be my last move. I had learned not to to get close to too many folks because we were likely to wake up on any given morning and move. New town, New school, New start...This is such a nice area, said my mom. "you'll meet new friends..
Well, Being an 'outside' and i didn't have a dad who worked at Dow. AND to top it off, my mom worked for K-mart (35 years) but we made up for most of our visible shortcomings by me having decent grades and never meeting a stranger.
...I digress...
The hardest part of moving from an mid sized OLD Junior to a school the size of B'wood, was fitting in or being accepted. I've never felt so pushed aside andostracized as i did the entire time i attended B'wood. Whenever I tried to ingratiate myself to anon, I was pretty much 'snubbed? by the masses. So...i quit trying. Told myself "F*&k IT!! Stop tring to be everyone's friend. Just be who you are!!
Over the past 35-40 years I have seen several of our classmates and have come to the conclusion that all of the anxiety and yall of the built up hurt from the non-invites to the comments involving my mom... were just life experiences for me to use at a later date when visiting with my kids and other kids when
As i walked into the 35th reunion, my stomach was flip/flopping and my heart could have been used as a fan (it was racing!). I most certainly did NOT expect anybody (except the classmates I run into on a regular basis) to even remember who I was nor the warm reception I received. It was as if I were a long-lost sister/friend/lover/bestie to all who greeted me. I really needed that! What a wonderful time we had. I now feel a familial bond with my classmates and look forward to June's reunion. See ya there!!
