I too was not part of the "in crowd" of my high school. I tried my hand at sports however I was not that good at it. So a Jock i was not. I never excelled at school, really didn't care for what i was learning, no motivation. I would have been labelled a geek, a nerd, loser, whatever. however like many of you in the past and many of you now I had a couple of close friends to see me through the tough times. We kept to ourselves mingled when nessecary and while getting invited to all the cool parties might have been nice, in the end it did not matter. We all graduated and in the eleven years since graduating( has it been that long, god I'm getting old!) I have run into no more than ten people outside of my immediate circle of friends. In that time I had done more with my life, made more money and was better off in all aspects of life than them. Something that I learned very young in life and has kept me sane ever since. In the end everybody is worm food. What matters is having fun along the way is you and your friends are having fun, screw what others think of you. Watch out for each other. My two best friends in high school are still my two best friends despite being on opposite side of the world. One in Manchester England, one in Redmond Washington( yes he works for the evil empire and I who lives in Toronto Canada. It is that bond that saw us through the worst of depressions that we all experienced at one time or another. That is what is important - a friend or two to watch you back.
One last thought, Everyone of us dressed different, thought different, listened to different music and had other priorities than did the "Mainstream". They will may never admit it to you, especially infront of their friends but the mainstream secretly admire us more than they fear us. You see we are not afraid to stand out. We are secure with our inner self.
So go forth and be happy with not who you are, but who you will some day be.
CC_kid signing off outta here going a billion time the speed of light with my hair on fire.
BTW I'm now the president of an Australia Rules Football League, how's that for turning the tables.
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I too was not part of the "in crowd" of my high school. I tried my hand at sports however I was not that good at it. So a Jock i was not. I never excelled at school, really didn't care for what i was learning, no motivation. I would have been labelled a geek, a nerd, loser, whatever. however like many of you in the past and many of you now I had a couple of close friends to see me through the tough times. We kept to ourselves mingled when nessecary and while getting invited to all the cool parties might have been nice, in the end it did not matter. We all graduated and in the eleven years since graduating( has it been that long, god I'm getting old!) I have run into no more than ten people outside of my immediate circle of friends. In that time I had done more with my life, made more money and was better off in all aspects of life than them. Something that I learned very young in life and has kept me sane ever since.
In the end everybody is worm food. What matters is having fun along the way is you and your friends are having fun, screw what others think of you. Watch out for each other. My two best friends in high school are still my two best friends despite being on opposite side of the world. One in Manchester England, one in Redmond Washington( yes he works for the evil empire and I who lives in Toronto Canada. It is that bond that saw us through the worst of depressions that we all experienced at one time or another. That is what is important - a friend or two to watch you back.
One last thought, Everyone of us dressed different, thought different, listened to different music and had other priorities than did the "Mainstream". They will may never admit it to you, especially infront of their friends but the mainstream secretly admire us more than they fear us. You see we are not afraid to stand out. We are secure with our inner self.
So go forth and be happy with not who you are, but who you will some day be.
CC_kid signing off
outta here going a billion time the speed of light with my hair on fire.
BTW I'm now the president of an Australia Rules Football League, how's that for turning the tables.