tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658367767843980800.post1266494306505370416..comments2023-06-10T06:55:40.170-05:00Comments on Single and Sane: The Curse of the Popular GirlsSingle and Sanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01088040256596780195noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658367767843980800.post-65186997173652801292010-06-19T21:03:34.667-05:002010-06-19T21:03:34.667-05:00I love your post - I was never a popular girl and ...I love your post - I was never a popular girl and I never had dates to go on, but I am still a strong person who is happy with where I am. I stopped by from the Lady Bloggers Tea Party. Thank you for your post. TrishTrishhttp://somanyopportunities4u.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658367767843980800.post-17732052279399217422010-06-19T19:13:48.164-05:002010-06-19T19:13:48.164-05:00Wow Margaret - Your assessment of the "Inner ...Wow Margaret - Your assessment of the "Inner Circle" is spot on! Having hung onto the lower rungs of the ladder myself, and attended one high school reunion - it is the same no matter where you live.Paula Sladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923061193682673368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658367767843980800.post-5302836376037179272010-06-17T21:33:25.224-05:002010-06-17T21:33:25.224-05:00You certainly have given this a great deal of thou...You certainly have given this a great deal of thought. I never paid this much attention, though I can assure you that there are a number of the "mean girls" whom I remember with a grimace and not a smile. High School Reunions? Oh no. Not I. Not ever. My grade school class is planning a reunion this summer and I really don't want to go. I suspect that this is pure selfishness or, even worse, reflects that I don't care enough. Interesting topic...Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618654361869856894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658367767843980800.post-79934674908141729392010-06-17T17:47:00.277-05:002010-06-17T17:47:00.277-05:00Wow...I didn't expect this post to attract so ...Wow...I didn't expect this post to attract so many comments, but since it is pretty much a rite of passage for girls, I guess I shouldn't have been surprised. <br /><br />I'll probably do at least one more post on the topic, because a lot of the comments made me think of things I wish I'd said, but then the original post would have been way too long.<br /><br />Thanks to all of you for your input!Single and Sanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01088040256596780195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658367767843980800.post-45682087442826546082010-06-17T17:34:23.601-05:002010-06-17T17:34:23.601-05:00well done, margaret. you really hit on a nerve
he...well done, margaret. you really hit on a nerve<br />here with many people, maybe all people.<br /><br />my eyes were opened when i watched "romy and<br />michelle's highschool reunion." the scene in <br />which the sweet girl says, "wow, you had people<br />make your life miserable, too. i thought that only<br />happened to me."<br /><br />it happened to all of us, and all of us, at least i<br />hurt other people, too. it grieves me thirty years<br />later. <br /><br />i have watched three of my own children pass<br />through this narcissistic time and am holding my<br />breath on my last two. it's almost more painful<br /> watching than experiencing.<br /><br />ps. we still do not belong to le' club. :)myletterstoemilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17555607498974287844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658367767843980800.post-12704947417381818552010-06-17T13:19:50.340-05:002010-06-17T13:19:50.340-05:00I was so unpopular when I was in high school that ...I was so unpopular when I was in high school that I still don't know who the popular people were.. <br /><br />I know where you are coming from though. I still live in the same area of the city I grew up in and attend the same church so I see people I went to school with a lot, and at times its hard to seperate the 13 year old I new from the 30 year old I know now.Katyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02610117543051640146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658367767843980800.post-14401076687188001012010-06-17T12:09:24.986-05:002010-06-17T12:09:24.986-05:00I wasn't ever really popular...although I did ...I wasn't ever really popular...although I did have some friends that were. I think you are right on when saying that they were at a disadvantage. And could you imagine having to "try" to make an effort to talk and be nice to people? I'm glad I learned it when I was young and able to apply it as an adult!Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02269415067329919166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658367767843980800.post-11791832543056493672010-06-17T10:39:55.188-05:002010-06-17T10:39:55.188-05:00You're right, socail cliques are everywhere. ...You're right, socail cliques are everywhere. High school is just where we run into the first of many.VandyJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02874470026207258769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658367767843980800.post-68954345885881124072010-06-17T10:30:23.632-05:002010-06-17T10:30:23.632-05:00Wow. That sounds so wise. The exclusivity of their...Wow. That sounds so wise. The exclusivity of their club must have put them at a disadvantage in the real world. I see that all the time as I get older. I couldn't believe how the people had changed at our 10 year reunion!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07874897254332872367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658367767843980800.post-75712932176769803572010-06-17T10:04:58.167-05:002010-06-17T10:04:58.167-05:00I love this post, especially the part about them n...I love this post, especially the part about them needing to protect their brand. Brilliant observations!Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14025221975648580117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658367767843980800.post-45149307511569173082010-06-17T08:20:49.552-05:002010-06-17T08:20:49.552-05:00Florida -
I'll be darned. I've never eve...Florida - <br /><br />I'll be darned. I've never even heard an urban legend about popular kids missing a 10-year reunion. At that point, they usually think they're still popular. That reunion must have been a LOT less stressful than most 10-year's!<br /><br />MargaretSingle and Sanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01088040256596780195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658367767843980800.post-23054812062559164352010-06-17T08:08:52.397-05:002010-06-17T08:08:52.397-05:00High School is such a strange place.
By the time ...High School is such a strange place.<br /><br />By the time my 10 year reunion came around the popular kids had already gone missing in action. No one knows what happened to them.<br /><br />Stopping by from Mama Kat's.Tina L. Hookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12780807680745838371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658367767843980800.post-27197206137526495492010-06-17T06:52:16.315-05:002010-06-17T06:52:16.315-05:00Maureen - How fun for you to go to a reunion looki...Maureen - How fun for you to go to a reunion looking like a new person! That's a great reunion story. =)<br /><br />Tiffany - I'm glad you went to the 15. They're all better than the 10-year. Those top ladder peeps will start to mingle with everyone else, eventually!Single and Sanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01088040256596780195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658367767843980800.post-49584494644596948972010-06-17T04:56:18.385-05:002010-06-17T04:56:18.385-05:00I chose this same prompt and I love your way of lo...I chose this same prompt and I love your way of looking at it. Your words are so true. I couldn't put mine into words as well but it's true. There is that small "inner circle" and many layers of popularity after that. I didn't go to my 10th reunion because I really didn't care to see most of the people. I had a class of 500 and I would say that maybe 100 people attended it. Guess who the majority was? I did go to our impromptu 15 year reunion and it was more relaxed. I did socialize with some of those "popular" people and we actually enjoyed some laughs together. But again, those top ladder peeps still kept to themselves for the most part. I do hope they realize the error of their ways one day.<br />Loved your post. Sorry this was so long winded.Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13493576726012326958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658367767843980800.post-6393654823247884732010-06-17T03:23:53.138-05:002010-06-17T03:23:53.138-05:00Great writing! Love your analogy of the ladder and...Great writing! Love your analogy of the ladder and how grow to become stronger persons by not being the popular girls. I wasn't one in high school because I was fat and ugly, just last year I went to my class reunion and no one can recognize me and it felt so awesome :DMaureenhttp://tatterscoops.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658367767843980800.post-33350258406662686032010-06-17T00:56:57.526-05:002010-06-17T00:56:57.526-05:00It's funny, and maybe it's because it has ...It's funny, and maybe it's because it has been so long, but Facebook has gone a long way towards reconnecting my class and helped to draw people closer together - even with people we didn't know in high school.<br /><br />I think I feel another post coming on!Single and Sanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01088040256596780195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658367767843980800.post-8218665089273446462010-06-17T00:53:00.543-05:002010-06-17T00:53:00.543-05:00in high school i wasn't a "popular" ...in high school i wasn't a "popular" girl, but enjoyed myself nonetheless of course there were girls who were unkind to everyone in different ways. i never thought i had any grudge or anything, but since facebook has come into my life i've realized there are just some people who i don't care to be "friends" or reconnect with due to their behaivior in high school<br />high school is a weird time, i think for everyone<br /><br />thanks for stopping by tonightPumpkin Delight (Kimberly)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15754292671421221960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658367767843980800.post-88023004595122251252010-06-17T00:52:42.233-05:002010-06-17T00:52:42.233-05:00Really, people start breaking away from their high...Really, people start breaking away from their high school ways the older they get. It's true!!!Single and Sanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01088040256596780195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658367767843980800.post-21676198835725247132010-06-17T00:44:26.458-05:002010-06-17T00:44:26.458-05:00I didn't go to my 10 yr or my recent 20 yr reu...I didn't go to my 10 yr or my recent 20 yr reunion just because of the reason that people tend to revert to their high school ways at those things! <br /><br />And even though I had friends on every social rung of the ladder, you are right, it's the ones at the top who are unreliable and don't really care to be loyal and keep up a friendship except at those reunionsErinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10395153992892479101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658367767843980800.post-90896046008367240912010-06-16T23:08:06.922-05:002010-06-16T23:08:06.922-05:00Teri -
They say each reunion gets better, and so ...Teri -<br /><br />They say each reunion gets better, and so far, I have to agree. People are much more open and relaxed, and you find yourself making new friends, even after 30 years! <br /><br />You might want to give it a try...<br /><br />MargaretSingle and Sanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01088040256596780195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658367767843980800.post-67633441602208681962010-06-16T22:25:32.241-05:002010-06-16T22:25:32.241-05:00High school reunions. Didn't go to my 10th be...High school reunions. Didn't go to my 10th because DH was on 3 hour recall over Iraq invading Kuwait. Didn't go to my 20th because I was on a mission trip to Tanzania. This year is my 30th. I'm not going either but I'm not sure why. Basically I guess I don't care. I'm in contact with the people I want to see and the others are not in my life for a reason. -shrug-Terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03032627674570787885noreply@blogger.com