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Well, this past weekend was my 10 year high school reunion. I had a great time! The last day of events was a cookout and of course....FAMILY DAY! I actually felt the walls/sky closing in on me. It seemed like 90% of my classmates had kids...some even had three! We're not even 30 yet! (Is this 1960??) I swear if I had to defend myself or get that confused look one more time....

I walked in on one lactating conversation and helped rescue one other classmate caught in a converstation of 8 mothers.
I found myslef often talking with the single guys!


I was expecting it but it was hard as it was actually happening. Besides family day...it was a great reunion!

Our first class reunion was held 5 years after high school. The invite I received stated "Bring the Family" - because those who planned it were all the get-married-out-of-HS-have-babies crowd. It made me angry, and I was tempted to go with my dog and my degree, because THAT's what I was doing after high school. Not trapping some poor SOB into marrying me by getting knocked up. Needless to say, I did not go. My 20 yr was a few years ago and I was able to make contact with a few old friend via email. And that's quite enough for me, thanks. Don't really feel like hearng about some moo's 7th baby (not kidding).

[color:"blue"] I don't want to EVER go to any of my high school reunions. I could care less to hear how some haven�t had any accomplishments. (Popping out babies, doing nothing, ect) I also don�t want to hear a bunch of jocks yammer on and on about how they made some team in college but have done not much since. You know what I mean. If I wanted to know how a friend did, I could call/email him/her, ect. [/color]
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Hi,
Glad to hear it went well, bar the family day! Yes, being under 30 and surrounded by young parents would be scary. My 10 year reunion is this November but is only drinks and nibbles at a pub, thank goodness there are no family days to contend with! Plus not alot of our grade were the breeding kind, or marriage kind, for that matter. Which I find interesting, because the grade below us I would say 80% are!
I have mixed feelings about it. Sometimes I am looking forward to it, but I think that is mainly because it is an excuse to party with my girlfriends! It might be interesting to see a few old boyfriends too, hehe.

I wouldn't go either. I've barely kept up with people who were my FRIENDS in high school, have no interest with anyone else. Same goes for college; the people I actually want to hear from, I keep in touch with. The rest can get bent for all I care. There are a few I still think of fondly, but they weren't more than acquaintances and I can't say I really care enough to pack up and go to a reunion.

My 10 year blew. What a waste of good money. I even travelled back for it. Not sure why, I barely hung out with people my own age anyway. Thankfully no one ever really talked to me, and the few who did, knew kids was never part of my plan. I really think no one knew who I was. My 20 year will be coming up in 2 years, but I'm pretty sure I'll be busy that night.

It sounds like not everyone had as great a high school experience as my class did. We definetly had our clicks but we all got along over all. (our AP English teacher still said she hasn't had a class like ours since) Of course she may just have been saying that.

I had a blast. I thought people would be into accomplishments and what you were doing but when we actually got there nobody could care less. I had just as much fun talking to the rocket scientist as I did the girl who's decorating cakes at Walmart. It was more about visiting the past. It was surreal to look around the room and see all the old faces. Most of us went through elementary and midddle school together.

Minus family day I would do it all over again.

My 50th HS reunion is approaching. Now my contemporaries are bragging about grandchildren as if the children weren't bad enough. I haven't gone to any reunions and expect I shall miss this one as well. I remember thinking as a small child that children would never be part of my life. I was right.

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I'm so glad I skipped my 10 year reunion. Sounds like it would've been a waste of money anyway! If I'd wanted to keep in touch with these people, I would've made an effort a long time ago!