The LoT High School Reunion

frodo potter · 09-04-2008, 08:28 AM

I look back on high school and just want to laugh.

The boy I was then is so different from the man I am now. In high school I never felt like I belonged, I was always on the outside looking in, and trying to be part of a group any group. I felt like I didn't fit even with the outcasts.

I always did well in class because I liked being right, and answering teacher's questions was one time I knew I could be right. However, my social skills were painfully poor.

I had been a large kid and even after puberty I always thought of myself as the "fat kid." I was never motivated to work out, get into shape, or gain any physical skills, so even when I lost weight I was still uncoordinated, which I though of as being fat. Looking back I was not fat at all, much smaller than I am now in fact, but I always thought of myself that way.

Clothing: I wore rugby shirts and jeans all the time in high school. if it was colder that 80 I was in a rugby shirt and jeans. (I thought they kinda hid the fat.)

Grooming: I hated "dressing up," I would never comb my hair, tuck in my shirt, or even bother buttoning my rugby shirts right.

Social: I loved forced group activities, that is activities where there was something going on besides just hanging out. I felt awkward talking to people so having a purpose made socializing easier for me. So, I was into D&D, a lot, theater, chess, boy scouts, ren faire and so on. Now all these things are great and I still like some of them but I was obsessed then.

all in all I don't regret who I was in high school but I wish I could go back and tell myself "this really doesn't matter that much, the world doesn't care that you didn't have friends in high school, don't try so hard it just makes you look desperate."

09-04-2008, 08:28 AM	#20
frodo potter Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 84	I look back on high school and just want to laugh. The boy I was then is so different from the man I am now. In high school I never felt like I belonged, I was always on the outside looking in, and trying to be part of a group any group. I felt like I didn't fit even with the outcasts. I always did well in class because I liked being right, and answering teacher's questions was one time I knew I could be right. However, my social skills were painfully poor. I had been a large kid and even after puberty I always thought of myself as the "fat kid." I was never motivated to work out, get into shape, or gain any physical skills, so even when I lost weight I was still uncoordinated, which I though of as being fat. Looking back I was not fat at all, much smaller than I am now in fact, but I always thought of myself that way. Clothing: I wore rugby shirts and jeans all the time in high school. if it was colder that 80 I was in a rugby shirt and jeans. (I thought they kinda hid the fat.) Grooming: I hated "dressing up," I would never comb my hair, tuck in my shirt, or even bother buttoning my rugby shirts right. Social: I loved forced group activities, that is activities where there was something going on besides just hanging out. I felt awkward talking to people so having a purpose made socializing easier for me. So, I was into D&D, a lot, theater, chess, boy scouts, ren faire and so on. Now all these things are great and I still like some of them but I was obsessed then. all in all I don't regret who I was in high school but I wish I could go back and tell myself "this really doesn't matter that much, the world doesn't care that you didn't have friends in high school, don't try so hard it just makes you look desperate."
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