A woman who was bullied in high school questions why she should attend an expensive 50th reunion when the people she cared about won’t be there and the memories are painful.
Why should I go to my 50th high school reunion? I received a phone call from a former classmate who wouldn’t give me the time of day when we were in school together. “You need to go!” No, thank you. The cost is outrageous.
Plus, most of the people I would like to see are either not going or are deceased. During my high school years, I was not treated well by some of the students. I definitely did not like my high school years. If I wasn’t bullied, I definitely wouldn’t have been absent so many days. I would have had better grades and maybe a six-figure income.There are some things that are unresolved from your time in high school years. But it’s unlikely that you’ll find the resolution you seek at a reunion because that’s not what reunions are for, generally. Moreover, you don’t want to go. In the grand scheme of things, not wanting to do something is a perfectly fine reason not to do it. Yes, your 50th high school reunion only happens once. But if it’s going to do you more harm than good, emotionally or economically, once is one time too many.R. Eric Thomas is a national bestselling author, playwright, and screenwriter. His memoir, Here for It, or How to Save Your Soul in America, which Lin-Manuel Miranda hailed as “pop culture-obsessed,...
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