high school reunion

[k_tech]

so...just a quick update.

i check the board a couple of times a week but don't post everytime. i'm bad at keeping up with stuff. but anyway. i've been in therapy since january, i had my first doctor's appointment last week and i'll be starting T on july 23rd! boo yah!
i've also come out to my grandmother (whom I am a caregiver for during the week) and my parents, my brother and sister and my closets friends. everyone's been awesome. i'm very lucky.

so here's the interesting thing...my high school reunion is coming up in 2011 and i am planning on going. any thoughts? would you go? what would you say? i was out as a lesbian by the end of my senior year but was quite feminine at that time. i'm not afraid of reactions or judgements, in fact i rather enjoy stirring people up a bit. but i would like to know what others have done if they've attended their reunions post-transition. this applies to the MTF ladies too, btw.

[Shang]

so...just a quick update.

i check the board a couple of times a week but don't post everytime. i'm bad at keeping up with stuff. but anyway. i've been in therapy since january, i had my first doctor's appointment last week and i'll be starting T on july 23rd! boo yah!
i've also come out to my grandmother (whom I am a caregiver for during the week) and my parents, my brother and sister and my closets friends. everyone's been awesome. i'm very lucky.

so here's the interesting thing...my high school reunion is coming up in 2011 and i am planning on going. any thoughts? would you go? what would you say? i was out as a lesbian by the end of my senior year but was quite feminine at that time. i'm not afraid of reactions or judgements, in fact i rather enjoy stirring people up a bit. but i would like to know what others have done if they've attended their reunions post-transition. this applies to the MTF ladies too, btw.

I wouldn't go because I went to three high schools and disliked all three immensely, though one was a lot better than the other two.  However, if I had to go, I'd go as myself for the most part and just stay for an hour or so before leaving.

[tekla]

I went to my 10th, in retrospect a root canal with no pain killers would have been more fun.  If you thought they were boring in high school, wait till you have to listen to them drivel on about their crotchfruit now.

[Turtle]

He he. Haven't done it myself, but the temptation would be to find the best tux I could afford, shine my shoes and stride in there looking and feeling like a million dollars. Sod the reactions if it makes you feel good 

[DRAIN]

i want to go to mine. i was VERY shy, not out as lesbian or anything, anime nerd, very overweight, and frumpy. i plan on going in there in a nice suit, talking to people and being really social and outgoing, and make people go "who is HE?!"   

[elvistears]

I think mine will be coming up next year, if anyone actually organises one.  I think I would want to go because I went to an all girls school and it would be HILARIOUS and blow everyone's minds.

[Cindy]

I seriously hated being in an all boy school and the stuff that was done to me.
I would love to go to a school reunion as Cindy in beautiful and feminine clothes looking a thousand dollars and not let on who I was.  Find the b****ds who tormented me and destroy their evil egos. Sorry bad stuff happened and I have never quite got over it.

I should turn the other cheek  (he would) but Cindy doesn't take c**p any more.

Cindy

[elvistears]

I'm sorry bad stuff happened to you Cindy.  High schools have a lot to answer for. I had some pretty bad times too, I was even in boarding school for 6 months.

Don't take no crap!

[tekla]

Find the b****ds who tormented me and destroy their evil egos.

And that would be great, if such things happened I bet a lot more people would do reunions.  But it doesn't.  It's not like if they were that stupid when they were in school that being out of school for a decade made them any smarter.

As with almost anything.  The best revenge is living well.

[sneakersjay]

Find the b****ds who tormented me and destroy their evil egos.

And that would be great, if such things happened I bet a lot more people would do reunions.  But it doesn't.  It's not like if they were that stupid when they were in school that being out of school for a decade made them any smarter.

As with almost anything.  The best revenge is living well.

I always found it funny that those who were hugely popular in school found themselves not so popular and successsful in life; and those that were the misfits some had changed so much and were now hot or insanely successful despite their HS experience.  I never had anything in common with my HS classmates and still don't, really.  For us for whatever reason, there was no 30 yr reunion.

Jay

[Bones]

I was invited to mine not long ago. I didn't want to go, not that many would remember me other than being that weird chick with the blue mohawk. Though, I have kept up with some of my old friends from school...the other misfits that I hung out with and yeah, it's interesting to see those 'cool kids' didn't get too far but one of my friends that everyone said wouldn't go anywhere is now a real big shot reporter and whatnot.

Another reason I didn't want to go was, I married my high school sweetheart. Everyone thought we would be the couple that indeed stayed together forever. But, because of me, we split up. He couldn't handle being with a transmale..so, I really wasn't interested in seeing everyone looking at me, shaking their heads and saying things like 'she's the reason {Ex husband's name here} got a broken heart'

[insanitylives]

High school is over the day you graduate.

Why would you want to go back?

[Farm Boy]

so here's the interesting thing...my high school reunion is coming up in 2011 and i am planning on going. any thoughts? would you go? what would you say? i was out as a lesbian by the end of my senior year but was quite feminine at that time. i'm not afraid of reactions or judgements, in fact i rather enjoy stirring people up a bit. but i would like to know what others have done if they've attended their reunions post-transition. this applies to the MTF ladies too, btw.

I would definitely go.  It would be lots of fun IMO to do as others have said, to dress in a suit/nice male clothes and blow everyone's mind/make them think "Who is that dude?!"  I was not popular in high school.  I was the nerd that got shoved around and such, but despite that I enjoyed going to school, and I had a few good friends.  I've actually been looking forward to a reunion since before I graduated, but that's just me.  I've always had an odd obsession with school...

[LordKAT]

I got invited to my tenth according to my mother. I never knew it. I have no need to go now and its been 30 years for me too. They were jerks then, they probably still are.

[Michael Joseph]

I hated high school too but i think the reason was because I never was myself and didn't connect with anyone there. I agree with the others that I would just want to go and shock everybody, I would love the reactions.

[MalcolmAllen]

I kind of liked high school.  Frankly I can't wait for the ten-year so I can show up looking handsome as hell and have people be shocked that awkward skinny girl is now a good-looking man

[Cindy]

Find the b****ds who tormented me and destroy their evil egos.

And that would be great, if such things happened I bet a lot more people would do reunions.  But it doesn't.  It's not like if they were that stupid when they were in school that being out of school for a decade made them any smarter.

As with almost anything.  The best revenge is living well.

I realise this may be regarded as social tragedy, I Googled every idiot that insulted, abused, whatever me at school, Oh Yea I still know their names . Not a mention for any of them. I then Googled mine (something you should never do BTW) lots of mentions, and no CJ will not work .

I agree Tekla, but I suppose there is always that Hollywood fantasy. I realise that is all it is. I see they are making a repeat of the Karate Kid - Hollywood lives on fantasy.

Hugs
Cindy