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pan6467 · 08-08-2006, 09:11 AM

I went to my 15. It was ok, but those that I wanted to see most weren't there.

I was truly looking forward to my 20 year this year (even though the planners sucked and instead of making a weekend affair of it it was supposed to be like a dinner and dance and that's it.)

I was all gung ho to see old friends and knowing there were some good friends who are big in business and recovery, I thought it a good way to make contacts.

However, when I got the letter for the dinner RSVP, I was above pissed and turned off by my "class reps".

Last year, one of the guys in my class died in a car accident, he took 2 people with him in the head on collision, a 3 year old and her mother. He was not only drunk but stoned on cocaine.

This class I graduated with, this class that went to one of the best public schools in Ohio, this class where most of the kids grew up beyond priveledged and had doctor, lawyer, businessmen parents...... had the tasteless, classless audacity to sponsor "a keg in memory of.... (asshole jerkoff, who killed a kid)".

Needless to say, I found this beyond contempt and although I love where I went to school, and a lot of the people I went to school with..... I will not associate nor have anything to do with such ignorant, self indulgent, asswipes.

I will probably try to contact some old friends and maybe meet at the homecoming football game and make a weekend out of it.

And that would in all honesty be my suggestion to anyone thinking of the "reunion" thing. Contact those you were close to, those friends that you hung out with, do a get together/reunion with just them and that way you don't have to fake smile at assholes you would never associate with today.

Sorry to threadjack, but it felt good to get this out.

08-08-2006, 09:11 AM	#11 (permalink)
pan6467 Lennonite Priest Location: Mansfield, Ohio USA	I went to my 15. It was ok, but those that I wanted to see most weren't there. I was truly looking forward to my 20 year this year (even though the planners sucked and instead of making a weekend affair of it it was supposed to be like a dinner and dance and that's it.) I was all gung ho to see old friends and knowing there were some good friends who are big in business and recovery, I thought it a good way to make contacts. However, when I got the letter for the dinner RSVP, I was above pissed and turned off by my "class reps". Last year, one of the guys in my class died in a car accident, he took 2 people with him in the head on collision, a 3 year old and her mother. He was not only drunk but stoned on cocaine. This class I graduated with, this class that went to one of the best public schools in Ohio, this class where most of the kids grew up beyond priveledged and had doctor, lawyer, businessmen parents...... had the tasteless, classless audacity to sponsor "a keg in memory of.... (asshole jerkoff, who killed a kid)". Needless to say, I found this beyond contempt and although I love where I went to school, and a lot of the people I went to school with..... I will not associate nor have anything to do with such ignorant, self indulgent, asswipes. I will probably try to contact some old friends and maybe meet at the homecoming football game and make a weekend out of it. And that would in all honesty be my suggestion to anyone thinking of the "reunion" thing. Contact those you were close to, those friends that you hung out with, do a get together/reunion with just them and that way you don't have to fake smile at assholes you would never associate with today. Sorry to threadjack, but it felt good to get this out. __________________ I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?" Last edited by pan6467; 08-08-2006 at 09:16 AM..