You can't go home!

I attended my 50th in 2017, felt sort of like the Twilight Zone, I felt like a time traveler. Good conversation with a woman I was not close to then, I was surprised at the number of people who remembered me. I was something of an academic star but not a real socializer. None of the people I didn't want to see were there , several I'd liked to have seen were not, saw several I should have talked to. The In Memoriam Book contained abut 20-25% of the class.
Yes, several girls I remember as real cupcakes...the years had not been kind to them.
 
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School reunions were never a big thing in the UK. The structure of schooling was very different back in the day as well. There were few 'middle' schools in my day, you went to one 'secondary modern', 'comprehensive', or 'grammar' school from 11 to 18. My first grammar school closed a couple of years after I moved away. At one time they had an active 'old boys' website, and I even recognized some of the names of those who were bigger players.

My second school also had an active 'old boys/girls' setup, but I never joined up. I was always a little 'off to the side' at school. In any case, it's a bit of a trip these days.;) Weirdly, one former classmate (and briefly coworker) now lives in California.
 
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Never been too one and don't plan on going to any. My wife was left out of her high school senior yearbook on purpose. The person putting the yearbook together didn't like her. Needless to say she's never been too one either.
 
One of the things I noticed, and it may only be a coincidence, is that all the girls that did pill type drugs are dead. Most of the same type of guys are still alive. Strange!

Similar results for the sexually ferocious too.

None of the 68-year-old women were "Drop Dead Gorgeous Grandmas!", but most of the cute girls were now "Cute Round & Friendly Grandmas."
Several of the guys were very Hansom Grandpas, But the actual farm families were reversed! 50 years on a tractor, and in the sun didn't improve anybody's looks.

By the way, the food was pretty bad. I didn't go to eat, but Yeck!

Ivan
 
The first (and last) HS reunion I attended was the 40th. I quickly found I had very little in common with those who did attend and I had nothing I cared to discuss with them. The handful I used to hang out with back then were not there. At least a few were in the great beyond. Pretty much a wasted evening. I did notice that many of the girls I remember as being at least somewhat hot back then had all gone to seed. I hardly recognized them. Doubt that enough members of my class are still alive to have a reunion today.

My wife never wanted to attend any of her class reunions. Always thought most of the boys she knew were now either dead or serving life sentences. She grew up in a tough New York Italian neighborhood where every other family was Mafia.
 
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Had my 50th a couple of years ago. Had a good time. We hadn't had one since the 25th. It was interesting to see how we'd all aged -- some gracefully, some not so much.
 
Went to my tenth. Everybody there was still the same insecure jerks. Had one guy, who I was friendly with in high school, come up to me, after not seeing each other or talking in 10 years. he said, "So, what are you doing now?" I said I was driving a forklift at a glass company. He nodded and said, "Oh, I have a used car lot in AZ." Then he walked off immediately. That was about par for the course. Food was bad and it was expensive.

My 20TH was held at a hotel where a girlfriend was working as a manager. Had her make an announcement that I was forgoing the reunion to ride my bike to Sturgis. Had a much better time in the Black Hills. Haven't been invited to any others. I must be living right.:D
 
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My 50th is next year, doubt I’ll go-every one has been in August and that’s not a fun time in Tucson lol. In addition most of my close friends were either a class ahead of me or at different high schools. A number of my classmates have reached out to me through Classmates and I don’t remember any of them, even when I looked them up in the yearbook. I also graduated a half year early and started college immediately.
 
Thanks for the encouraging :eek: words. I will be attending my 50th HS reunion next month, and it will be the first one ever. I don't think that I have had any contact with any of my classmates since about the 2nd year of college. Sounds like I am in for an education.

As to going home again, even though I only live about 250 miles north of El Paso, each time I return I can hardly remember the place. So much has changed.

That is not all that has changed. I can't believe that I was ever this young.
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I’ve been to all my reunions (5th-30th), each one was a nice time. We had 149 kids in my class, over the course of six reunions I’d guess about 50% of the grads have attended at least one. Even though high school was not a big deal to me, and none of the crowd I ran with ever attends, I go to the reunions because somebody goes to the trouble of organizing them. What amazes me is that everyone instantly recognizes me, while I’m not too good at remembering who they were. I was not part of the in crowd, but I must have made an impression. I haven’t had, or witnessed, any unpleasant interactions at any reunion. If they have a 35th I’ll probably be there.
 
For my 10th, there were two, one formal, set up by the cheerleaders and there was the informal one set up by a group of friends.

When I went to the formal one, I lasted all of about 30 minutes. I really didn't want to talk with all the "beautiful" people.

The informal one was, basically, a BBQ, I lasted about 90 minutes until most were drinking and getting nostalgic. Since I wasn't drinking, I left.

I have no intention of going to another.
 
I went to my 10th high school reunion in 1991.
It was a major disappointment.
There weren't more than a half-dozen people there that I really cared to see again.
I never got any kind of notifications of any of the subsequent "class reunions" (20th, 30th, 40th). And FWIW, I don't feel like I missed much of anything worthwhile.
The "glory days" of high school weren't the high point of my life.
 
Living on a farm....

THE PILGRIM said:
I have shot turtles in farm ponds.
They can multiply to the point that they can impact the fishing.
Never actually called it Turtle Hunting or discussed it at Social Events.
Click to expand...

... the conversation is kind of an 'inside' thing. Crop prices, yield per acre, machinery repair, soil conditions, livestock nutrition. And of course, turtle hunting.

And they say jet pilots only talk to other pilots because they are the only ones that they can relate to. Well, they ain't got nothin' on farmers.:D
 
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I attended 10, 20,30,40, 50, 60, 65, High School Reunions and looking forward to the 70th.
I came from a poor family and worked after school since 7th grade. In my junior and senior years I worked a full time job so I missed out on many school activities. I entered military service right after high school. after 8 years military I began my law enforcement career. My school classmates still remember me and we all liked each other. As I grow older my friendships become more and more precious memories. However as the reunions come and go fewer and fewer are left.
 
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