1. PDA in the hallways really should be avoided, because your first high school make-out partner could later become your neighbor.
You read it here first, my first hallway make-out partner is now my next door neighbor. Talk about awkward. Here's the back story. Freshman year was a big year for me. My acne started clearing up, my teeth were getting straightened and fitting in my mouth better than ever, and I finally learned how to do my hair and make-up. Compared to junior high me I felt a million times prettier. So it was not long before I started to attract the attention of boys. One boy in particular, whom my friend had introduced me to. Honestly I was just scared of her so I just did whatever she said.... anyways we were talking in the hallway a few days after we met and he asks me if would like some gum. I said I would and he leans down and starts making out with me transferring his gum into my mouth. WORST THING EVER. (I am a HUGE germophobe) I didn't stop it though because I did enjoy the attention. From then on every time we were in the hallway together that's what happened. Never even got into trouble for it. after that year things got weird and well I found him quite unattractive. This is one of my biggest high school regrets. I apologize to anyone who had to see that. Now he's my neighbor and I shut my garage before I even get out of my car to avoid him. I'm just to anxious to deal with any of it.
2. How high school friendships evolve.
When you first get to high school, you will usually do anything to make friends. At least I did. Earlier in my post I talked about the girl I was scared of. Yeah, I was scared of her, but I also thought she was cool. We liked marijuana, partying, and we were stuck together in biology. So we had to like each other. Now she wasn't exactly considered a "good" kid. The first time I met her she showed me her house arrest anklet. She once asked to borrow my planner. I went without a planner for a month because I was afraid to ask for it back. Once in class we were both chewing gum, she said, "what's that flavor taste like? let's trade." I didn't argue. I almost puked, but I didn't argue. So far, the only person at my school that I was close to, I had also swapped spit with via 5 gum. Point is, eventually I wasn't scared of her. She still is a pretty good friend of mine, but that doesn't happen for everyone. After freshman year you have categories for people. Here were mine:
Church Friends
Junior High Friends
School Friends
(Then all of their friends I was forced to hang out with but may not have liked)
That friend everyone HAS to put up with, but no one knows why.
Kids you had classes with
Kids you maybe had to sit with at lunch
Kids you talk to in class but ignore in the hallways
and so on....
Its like every year, you have classes with some of the same people. However close you were to them by the end of the previous year is suddenly irrelevant returning next fall. It's like a brand new start. Everyone has people like this in their classes don't even lie. (I see you)
And by the end of high school you figure out your true friendships and some wort of bullshit like that all to go away to a college somewhere and drink so much you forget about them till your high school reunion. Unless you go to KU which is basically like going to a high school for a college. I guess besides the academics....but a LOT of the same people.
(or so i've heard)
3. Drugs and Partying
You're just in denial if you don't think your kid won't try it. The best and worst of 'em do.
4. be yourself
Honestly any of my friends will tell you. I am who I am. One of my very good friend always comments on how she thinks I "don't give a rat's ass" I mean usually I don't but I can. People in high school are just SO not worth your worry. I promise, because I have realized this and I'm not even out of high school yet. Honestly you shouldn't care what anyone at all thinks, because how can a simple human judge another. We all doo it anyway and we all care way too much about what a certain someone may or may not think. Honestly though be obnoxious, wear heels to school, put on that red lipstick, say what's on your mind, talk back every once in awhile, do things you're scared of, because honestly all my best memories started out with "maybe this isn't such a good idea".
High school has held some of the best and worst times for me. I've learned some lessons, lost and made new friends, made great memories, and I am okay with saying I've been completely myself the whole time.
Life moves quick.
#EmbraceIt
Honestly any of my friends will tell you. I am who I am. One of my very good friend always comments on how she thinks I "don't give a rat's ass" I mean usually I don't but I can. People in high school are just SO not worth your worry. I promise, because I have realized this and I'm not even out of high school yet. Honestly you shouldn't care what anyone at all thinks, because how can a simple human judge another. We all doo it anyway and we all care way too much about what a certain someone may or may not think. Honestly though be obnoxious, wear heels to school, put on that red lipstick, say what's on your mind, talk back every once in awhile, do things you're scared of, because honestly all my best memories started out with "maybe this isn't such a good idea".
High school has held some of the best and worst times for me. I've learned some lessons, lost and made new friends, made great memories, and I am okay with saying I've been completely myself the whole time.
Life moves quick.
#EmbraceIt