I'm 45 and so not old but the number of kids I knew from high school who have passed is actually pretty high. This includes my long-term high school girl friend who passed a few years ago. I hadn't seen or spoken to her in 20 years when I heard this news but it was actually still fairly shocking and hurtful being the whole first love thing. Some of the other stories were just as sad with one girl, who was the little sister of my best friend, who I've known since she was in 4th grade, stepped out in front of a subway train in NYC to commit suicide. Another girl was murdered in college by a stalker.
High School Reunions - Generational thing?
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I graduated in 2002. I know there was a 20th a I think quite a few people attended. I did not
I stopped going because it is the same people that come over and over. I wish they would reach out more and post who’s coming because I think it would snowball as people want to see certain people.
I was surprised how immature the women acted, like they were back in junior high. We’ve had classmates who divorced their spouses and reunited with their classmates. half a dozen guys couldn’t stand because they were too heavy. And then there were the alcoholics. Strange bunch of characters.
I was surprised how immature the women acted, like they were back in junior high. We’ve had classmates who divorced their spouses and reunited with their classmates. half a dozen guys couldn’t stand because they were too heavy. And then there were the alcoholics. Strange bunch of characters.
I didn't read this entire thread but I assume a story like this hasn't been posted.
a) A HS pal of mine married a gal a year older than he.
b) At her 25th reunion a pair "remet".
c) Within a month both parties had divorced their spouses and the pair married.
d) The next year was our 25th reunion. I didn't go but my pal and his wife did.
e) She NEVER left his side!
Also, there's a standard joke told of all reunions.
One person observes or says, "Everyone looked so good!".
That's another person's cue to say, "You only go if you look good!".
a) A HS pal of mine married a gal a year older than he.
b) At her 25th reunion a pair "remet".
c) Within a month both parties had divorced their spouses and the pair married.
d) The next year was our 25th reunion. I didn't go but my pal and his wife did.
e) She NEVER left his side!
Also, there's a standard joke told of all reunions.
One person observes or says, "Everyone looked so good!".
That's another person's cue to say, "You only go if you look good!".
That happened in the movie, "The Big Chill". They all reunited at a college friends funeral who killed himself. The husband left his wife, (Jobeth Williams), for the weekend to get back to work. She ended up hooking up with her old flame played by Tom Berenger......... And in the toilet went that marriage.
I graduated in 2010. My class' student council apparently had a 10 year but just invited their friends. I'm unsure if I would go to one anyway.
Graduated in 1996, they’ve yet to have a formal reunion.
Small percentage including myself moved out of state for work after college.
When I get back town occasionally if you just go to one of town bars it could be considered a small reunion
Small percentage including myself moved out of state for work after college.
When I get back town occasionally if you just go to one of town bars it could be considered a small reunion
My graduating class, (1970), had just under 1,000 kids. They held the 50 year reunion at a local watering hole. Less than 100 people showed. Many are no longer with us, and many more like myself moved away.......When I get back town occasionally if you just go to one of town bars it could be considered a small reunion
In other words, only the popular kids knew about it. Some things never change!
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I saw pics on facebook and funny, because of facebook there was a time like 2008-2014 when the super popular girls from HS would email me, ask me if I'm going, wish me a happy bday. We're all human. One year, the 2 most beautiful/popular girls from my class both wished me a happy birthday, and it made my day.
With that being said, I've seen the pics over multiple reunions, and suddenly it all came rushing back...the popular folks still hanging out with one another. I wasn't. I was one of those NHS/barely made varsity sports/hang out with all the serious college bound kids. That's not really the "popular" clique. Maybe we were the wankstas.
I don't know about billionaires but there are many from my HS class that made it, and they don't seem to attend either, too busy. I mean the types who have 8 figure homes. One of my friends and this is 20 years ago, he told me his stereo was $95k. I said Dave you have to be kidding me. He goes you guys have your cars as toys, I have my hifi.....
I graduated is 71 as well. I went to the ten year reunion and that one was enough.Graduated in "71" and haven't been to any reunions, first because of my 22 yr NAVY career, was always out of sate or deployed.
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