Would you go to a school reunion in my shoes!?

MaggiePuccini
MaggiePuccini Posts: 248 Member
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This is just for fun, don't worry, no matter what you say I won't be crying into my pot noodle. There's a school reunion in June. At the moment I'm divorced, unemployed and I live at home with my parents. Not a sniff of a new man either. I'm not unhappy though. I'm fairly content, but, I 'd be nuts to go wouldn't I? I am job-hunting and house-hunting but that doesn't sound quite the same as having a job and having a house! It won't cut ice. Mixed school if that makes any difference. I think I'm less afraid of the men judging me.
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  • clydethecat
    clydethecat Posts: 1,087 Member
    i bet a lot of your schoolmates are in the same boat. i would go if there were people i wanted to see and catch up with.
  • MaggiePuccini
    MaggiePuccini Posts: 248 Member
    as a group, they're quite successful :-/ i'm happy for them of course! could i go a whole evening without mentioning that i live at home with my parents?
  • _DaniD_
    _DaniD_ Posts: 2,186 Member
    As long as you're hot, you're golden.
  • WinnerVictorious
    WinnerVictorious Posts: 4,733 Member
    i'm pretty sure your shoes wouldn't fit me.

    i wear a size 10-and-a-half or 11.
  • thecanface
    thecanface Posts: 1,180 Member
    tell them you're a millionaire, single and lovin it, and that your parents live with YOU.

    then laugh when everyone wants to be your BFF :laugh:
  • matt2442
    matt2442 Posts: 1,259 Member
    Well Maggie you are very bendy. If you arent going to go to your reunion you can always come to my house.
  • Mavrick7a
    Mavrick7a Posts: 1,353
    @maggiepuccini - Don't worry about being judged. I noticed that at my10th reunion, everyone wanted to show each other up. I married this girl, make so much money, and look at my house and boat.

    Later, you hear about their divorce, bad economy = failed business and/or lay offs, and death. :sad:

    Don't worry about those types of people, be proud of your children and good health.
  • pastryari
    pastryari Posts: 8,646 Member
    Well Maggie you are very bendy. If you arent going to go to your reunion you can always come to my house.

    :angry:
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    Did you like HS and the people you went to HS with? Care to hang out with them for a night? Then go.

    I hated HS, so no, I wouldn't go in any event.
  • MidwestAngel
    MidwestAngel Posts: 1,897 Member
    Well Maggie you are very bendy. If you arent going to go to your reunion you can always come to my house.
    NO :grumble: :angry:
  • BrendaLee
    BrendaLee Posts: 4,463 Member
    You could always say "I'm taking care of my parents...and doing some freelance stuff." "Freelance what?" "Oh, you know...this and that. Hey, is that Susan? I must go say hi. Byeee."

    I wouldn't go unless I was in a good place. Then again, there's no one from high school I really want to see.
  • AllonsYtotheTardis
    AllonsYtotheTardis Posts: 16,947 Member
    I was going to go to my reunion. Then I remembered I hated those people then - why would I want to see them now?
  • _SusieQ_
    _SusieQ_ Posts: 2,964 Member
    Tell them you invented Post-its. They'll totally believe you.
  • pawnstarNate
    pawnstarNate Posts: 1,728 Member
    just borrow some money from your mom...rent a limo, a designer dress and make up stories about how much you have traveled and maybe how you are currently working on your 3rd book writing. yep...that'll work. I'm sure you won't be the only one there stretching the truth or flat out lying. lol
  • infamousmk
    infamousmk Posts: 6,033 Member
    "You're pursuing your life long aspirations of [insert something you're passionate about here], while taking a little time to decompress and refocus."

    .... then, when you actually start talking to someone that already does something involving your passion, you instantly networked yourself in to a contact.


    Turn this situation around for good - forge a new path and kick *kitten* all the way to the end of the road!
  • DontStopB_Leakin
    DontStopB_Leakin Posts: 3,863 Member
    I need to see pictures of these shoes first before I give you my answer.


    But most likely, no.
  • kennethmgreen
    kennethmgreen Posts: 1,759 Member
    You know what would be really awesome? Go, show up confidently, tell anyone who asks the truth. Be open. Own your reality. If you are OK with it, and can get over the fear of being judged, I think showing up and being completely open and who you are will be life affirming.
  • california_peach
    california_peach Posts: 1,809 Member
    No. I would not wear your shoes. I would however attend my own HS reunion in my own shoes. Go, you'll have fun.
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    You know what would be really awesome? Go, show up confidently, tell anyone who asks the truth. Be open. Own your reality. If you are OK with it, and can get over the fear of being judged, I think showing up and being completely open and who you are will be life affirming.

    And frankly, you NEVER know, you could get a connection for a great job, spark a romance, or just have an amazingly good night!
  • SEC_RULES
    SEC_RULES Posts: 63 Member
    It's like Jase from Duck Dynasty said "If I haven't talked to you in twenty years.... there must be a reason"
  • Alex_is_Hawks
    Alex_is_Hawks Posts: 3,499 Member
    This is just for fun, don't worry, no matter what you say I won't be crying into my pot noodle. There's a school reunion in June. At the moment I'm divorced, unemployed and I live at home with my parents. Not a sniff of a new man either. I'm not unhappy though. I'm fairly content, but, I 'd be nuts to go wouldn't I? I am job-hunting and house-hunting but that doesn't sound quite the same as having a job and having a house! It won't cut ice. Mixed school if that makes any difference. I think I'm less afraid of the men judging me.

    you are content right?

    you are looking for things to improve upon the areas that need improvement?

    I don't really know very many people that didn't come out of a divorce with a need to start over in some regard...

    I would just go and be happy and meet people I wanted to see....If they asked I would say I'm looking for a job and a house...and then do that little shrug and say "you know a divorce changes everything"

    pretty much everyone will nod their head and agree....

    you're happy...why not?

    granted I wouldn't go to my HS reunion...i have no need to see those people....

    however my alumni meetup for University I would so be there...no matter what my personal life was like...i miss those people.
  • WinnerVictorious
    WinnerVictorious Posts: 4,733 Member
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  • kennethmgreen
    kennethmgreen Posts: 1,759 Member
    You know what would be really awesome? Go, show up confidently, tell anyone who asks the truth. Be open. Own your reality. If you are OK with it, and can get over the fear of being judged, I think showing up and being completely open and who you are will be life affirming.

    And frankly, you NEVER know, you could get a connection for a great job, spark a romance, or just have an amazingly good night!
    If nothing else, with a little music, it'd make a great John Hughes film.
  • stevewynjones
    stevewynjones Posts: 1,052 Member
    I wouldn't go to one....

    Why? Why go toh a room full of people you had no conection with and whom play no part in my life.......


    Btw......I hated school. :)
  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
    If you want to see these people, go. I'm not sure why people view reunions as merely an opportunity to impress people. I only talked to me old friends anyway.
  • saxmaniac
    saxmaniac Posts: 1,133 Member
    This is just for fun, don't worry, no matter what you say I won't be crying into my pot noodle. There's a school reunion in June. At the moment I'm divorced, unemployed and I live at home with my parents. Not a sniff of a new man either. I'm not unhappy though. I'm fairly content, but, I 'd be nuts to go wouldn't I? I am job-hunting and house-hunting but that doesn't sound quite the same as having a job and having a house! It won't cut ice. Mixed school if that makes any difference. I think I'm less afraid of the men judging me.

    I've never even been invited. You're doing pretty good, I'd say.
  • CallMeCupcakeDammit
    CallMeCupcakeDammit Posts: 9,377 Member
    You know what would be really awesome? Go, show up confidently, tell anyone who asks the truth. Be open. Own your reality. If you are OK with it, and can get over the fear of being judged, I think showing up and being completely open and who you are will be life affirming.

    And frankly, you NEVER know, you could get a connection for a great job, spark a romance, or just have an amazingly good night!

    This! I used to blow off my reunions after the first one, then I went to my 20th and had a blast, so I went to my 25th, too.
  • MaggiePuccini
    MaggiePuccini Posts: 248 Member
    Tell them you invented Post-its. They'll totally believe you.

    ha ha! i used that VERY JOKE at the ten year reunion! I thought it was hilarious. I find myself quite amusing after a drink. I have to watch that.

    I'm laughing here at 'yeh, i'm freeeeeeeeeelannnnnnnnce, top up!?"
  • SlimSumday
    SlimSumday Posts: 379 Member
    Go. You'll never know what fun you could have had. And, if it does indeed get too unbearable, you can always slip out the back door. :drinker:
  • smantha32
    smantha32 Posts: 6,990 Member
    My reunion is in June too. And like you, my life isn't where I want it to be AT ALL. I'm trying to drop 20 pounds by June, the rest of my life I won't be talking about much. LOL

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