[BDBopper]

It's Memorial Day Weekend - The unofficial start of Summer. That means that we've reached High School Graduation season. Each year I reflect back to that point in my life and maybe you do too. In that light I pose a question. Do you have any regrets about your days in High School?

I have only one regret about my days at High School but it is something I could not control. I lived far off from my High School. I was bused in out of cluster because Parkview, my High School was the school selected by my county to hold the special education program for the visually impaired. My bus rides were and hour to and from. I could not participate in extracurriculars. I only attended two football games (and nothing else). I was a complete outsider and it wasn't my choice. I was nice, cordial, and polite to everyone I met and made many acquaintances but not really any friends because after the school bell rang I was out of there and gone until the bell rang the next day.

I never had the "High School Experience." If it wasn't evident to me it was completely so at Graduation time. I spent hours writing dozens of meaningful "Senior Letters" to my classmates but didn't get many in return. I was invited to prom (cause everyone was) but no one asked if I wanted to go with their group of friends (and no one really cared after I didn't show up) I invited many people to my Graduation party but no one showed up from my Graduating class. I was not invited to anyone else's party either. It didn't matter too much to me at the time but once I got to sit down and reflect upon it did hurt and still somewhat does. I didn't act like I was lonely and I felt unaccepted but I sure felt like it. Yes I realize I really wasn't alone cause I knew many people who were from the counter-culture and were bitter about the whole social classes and stuff but they made their choice...I was forced by my position.

Okay so I wrote a long passage (longer than I intended) but I'd like to know if you have any regrets about High School and/or what you did while there.