I will not be one of those involved. I am not entirely sure why, but I have grown to dislike the thought of getting back together with people I went to high school with.
Some of them were great people, others were... far from it. Currently, nothing about a high school reunion sounds appealing or fun.
While there were some parts of high school that I really enjoyed, like winning the Senior Econ Business Project with Katie & Ashley ("Cute Cakes" is still definitely a needed business in our town), or being a "loser" with Krystina and Melissa, or participating in Mock Trial with a whole group of hooligans fearlessly led by the amazing Mrs. Alto. The day to day, of high school where you were forced to interact with people in classes that you had no appreciation for, still haunts me. Mostly because people were rude...
This sort of sums up high school for me...
I was, the weird kid. No not the nerdy one, or the smart one, or the athletic one or the funny one (things have changed since high school based on my current level of humor). I was the weird kid that hung out with a small group of friends, most of which were older. On the weekends, we drove around town, wasted fuel, went wheeling on Cow Mountain and watched weird movies. We were not invited to the "cool kid" parties (although we laughed at your drunk pictures from MySpace) or included in "cool kid" stuff. Which has always been totally fine with me, as I never saw the point of being a "cool kid".
I was the weird kid that brought piglets to school, showed up in my FFA uniform before a contest, had my senior pictures with a pig, and never seemed dress quite right. I was not fashionable, funny or glamorous. I was real...
Going to a high school reunion seems so superficial to me. While I have never been to one, I feel like they are just a way for people to either show off what they have done since high school, or how they have changed since high school (hopefully for the better). Either way, I'm not really interested.
Facebook has helped me stay connected to people, that I actually care to see how they are doing. While I may have never been the popular kid, I did know a decent amount of people in high school from Ukiah and Redwood Valley, thanks to going to schools in different communities. I can see what these people are up to, the funny things their kids do or where they are traveling (kinda creepy if ya think about it). But besides these folks, I don't really care. It's a small number and that's okay... Because that's how high school was for me. A small number of decent people who make good choices. As for the rest of them, I'm good... No thanks!
I have talked with my parents extensively about my growing hatred towards these organized gatherings. I know they wish I would go, because some of their closest friends are old classmates, some they have reconnected with from reunions. However, that is because life before social media actually encouraged getting people together face to face for interaction. But now? I feel like it's not necessary... At least not for another 10 years.
So.... I'll be skipping this year (and will be at State Fair instead)... Maybe I'll go to the next one... Maybe not!
Read this article about how Facebook is actually ruining class reunions:
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