tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356235511941477035.post335893572349724180..comments2024-02-21T09:02:10.761-05:00Comments on Two Bears Farm and the Three Cubs: 8th Grade (A Shameful Memory) - Memory Lane FridayLisa @ Two Bears Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03464839163693785901noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356235511941477035.post-56067010081954403062011-07-24T10:09:59.392-04:002011-07-24T10:09:59.392-04:00When I was in school there was also a girl named M...When I was in school there was also a girl named Mary who did not smell good, and many of the kids made fun of her, would not walk home on the same side of the street as her. She just always smelled really bad. <br /><br />In 2007 I was in charge of our 35th High School class reunion and I got in touch with her since no one else ever had in those 35 years. She opened up to me and told me that she still bears the emotional scars from her school days. She told me that her dad was an alcoholic, spent all their money on booze and they did not have money for soap, shampoo or clothes detergent. I begged her to come to the reunion. Told her that people had grown up and would not treat her badly. She would not come. Won't even join Facebook to chat with the girls from those days. I rode the school bus so was not one of the ones that teased her on her walk home from school.<br /><br />Sorry that girl puked next to you. I'm sure it probably gagged you. Hope one day you can find that girl and invite her to a class reunion too. It's nice when we all grow up and no longer judge like in our school days.<br /><br />I enjoyed this post.<br />DiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356235511941477035.post-34144090834719598662011-07-23T09:20:01.150-04:002011-07-23T09:20:01.150-04:00Oh my gosh, what a memory to have! I feel for both...Oh my gosh, what a memory to have! I feel for both of you. It must have been hard to go to a new school for your last year of grade school!jennoharahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15450056329789727278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356235511941477035.post-29611502726491450222011-07-23T00:53:08.040-04:002011-07-23T00:53:08.040-04:00I don't think most people would handle that si...I don't think most people would handle that situation well either! I knew a girl like Mary. I wish I would have had more perspective back then. I would have gone out of my way to be nicer!Grumpy Grateful Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18280877945184331361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356235511941477035.post-78233878242707259952011-07-22T21:10:39.753-04:002011-07-22T21:10:39.753-04:00I was pretty happy in junior high but pretty miser...I was pretty happy in junior high but pretty miserable in high school. So glad those days are ovah! :)Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06116903234641971344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356235511941477035.post-2283777857086131682011-07-22T18:17:42.080-04:002011-07-22T18:17:42.080-04:00Awww man, I think we all have those kind of memori...Awww man, I think we all have those kind of memories and most of them probably revolve around school. The good thing is we learned from our mistakes and can teach our children a better way to handle those situations. xoxo Thanks for sharing!!!Irish Italian Blessingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590524973288875735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356235511941477035.post-34895040205022707142011-07-22T16:36:32.598-04:002011-07-22T16:36:32.598-04:00I remember 8th grade, and how much i hated school....I remember 8th grade, and how much i hated school. But then again that was in New York city which in my opinion had one of the worst school system in America. And maybe still does not not sure. I remember the over-crowdings at that time in the 1970s with budget cuts, those years were not memorable for me. Richard from Amish Stories.trumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14379869475899318079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356235511941477035.post-6308615537186697622011-07-22T15:01:13.372-04:002011-07-22T15:01:13.372-04:00I don't deal well with vomit now, so I can und...I don't deal well with vomit now, so I can understand. Can't believe the teacher didn't notice before that!<br /><br />stopping by from Mom LoopOneMommyhttp://theresjustonemommy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356235511941477035.post-31386348146562442692011-07-22T13:17:36.896-04:002011-07-22T13:17:36.896-04:00Too bad you are taking a break from Memory Lane, I...Too bad you are taking a break from Memory Lane, I always enjoys yours so much. And as usual you kept me glued to the screen! But I was also stunned by this post, because you were ME!! In the eighth grade, we moved from D.C. to the suburbs in Maryland, about a half hour away on the beltway. I was the new kid in school and got hassled unbearably. I never did fit in at that school. The kids were extremely tough cookies. But there was one other girl more unpopular than me, much more unpopular. She had problems, ate extremely messy, and was very unkempt. She was the joke of the school, and I think her name may have been Mary.Ginny Hartzlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09329131153403895625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356235511941477035.post-32131575596036276302011-07-22T13:10:07.255-04:002011-07-22T13:10:07.255-04:00So sad that a kid can be sick enough to throw up i...So sad that a kid can be sick enough to throw up in class and noone even notices.<br /><br />Standing up, yelling, and running out is actually pretty brave for a young, shy girl to do!!Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11117084634845147874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356235511941477035.post-30661342935373225182011-07-22T11:02:46.627-04:002011-07-22T11:02:46.627-04:00That was gross! I think if I were sitting beside ...That was gross! I think if I were sitting beside her I would have thrown up right after she did! I can't deal with vomit! lol <br /><br />I would never want to go back to school. Kids were cruel! I feel for my daughter who is going to be in the 8th grade next month when school starts. So far there haven't been any problems. Let's just hope it stays that way!<br /><br />Have a Great Day!<br />AngelaAngelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15240864960032938754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356235511941477035.post-57693144585579248752011-07-22T11:02:25.887-04:002011-07-22T11:02:25.887-04:00It was so honest of you to share this. I just wish...It was so honest of you to share this. I just wish we could have had more compassion when we are young. But we are so worried and influenced by peer pressure. I had a lot of Mary's walk in and out of my life as a teenager and never gave much of a thought to what their lives where like I'm ashamed to say. But I'm thankful for God's forgiveness-cause I sure needed it!!camp and cottage livinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09493023859271366201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356235511941477035.post-19886969640253856282011-07-22T09:52:32.908-04:002011-07-22T09:52:32.908-04:00I can relate to this. I had to move from Arlingto...I can relate to this. I had to move from Arlington VA to Washington state after the 10th grade. It was such a culture shock going from a big city to the sticks. I met a couple other newbies and we banded together-luckily I never had to sit next to anyone who tossed their cookies though! That would have been truly awful!Valerie Boersmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08372768206512562126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356235511941477035.post-7786682980377580352011-07-22T09:41:49.220-04:002011-07-22T09:41:49.220-04:00Gross for you and for her.Gross for you and for her.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10123691580195879542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356235511941477035.post-75971913872486096312011-07-22T09:24:20.905-04:002011-07-22T09:24:20.905-04:00This would be traumatic to you but also Mary. I k...This would be traumatic to you but also Mary. I know the sympathy after becoming an adult. I feel for some of those kids that did not bathe and had no friends....Kim@stuffcould....https://www.blogger.com/profile/03566751822418137457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356235511941477035.post-13858327109056315592011-07-22T09:23:02.609-04:002011-07-22T09:23:02.609-04:00We are not wise enough at that age to think much b...We are not wise enough at that age to think much beyond ourselves.We were all just trying to survive middle school!Melodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03795916460978775241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356235511941477035.post-82591355482482529742011-07-22T09:06:03.472-04:002011-07-22T09:06:03.472-04:00I can only imagine how hard it was for you to move...I can only imagine how hard it was for you to move to a new school...especially at that age.<br /><br />My heart hurts for Mary. Hopefully, she has found happiness.<br /><br />I will miss your Memories next Friday.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07343040992394808973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356235511941477035.post-22084979267709353482011-07-22T08:39:33.296-04:002011-07-22T08:39:33.296-04:00That had to be hard. moving somewhere new and not ...That had to be hard. moving somewhere new and not knowing anyone! <br /><br />Sorry about Mary, I hope things got better for year through the years too. <br /><br />School... they say those are the best years of our lives, sometimes I wonder about that!?! lol<br />The only reason they were my 'best' years is because I didn't have to pay for anything!! Other than that, my best years were after high school!!My Mad Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00828880300513624067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356235511941477035.post-25040760655146246902011-07-22T08:15:16.499-04:002011-07-22T08:15:16.499-04:00our young teenage selves are capable of stupid and...our young teenage selves are capable of stupid and sometimes almost cruel things. at least you didn't taunt her. you just ignored her. and yes, i hope she found happiness later on.TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15510099344729038541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356235511941477035.post-18982986146786495892011-07-22T07:07:23.664-04:002011-07-22T07:07:23.664-04:00Mary sounds like someone who had a tough time in m...Mary sounds like someone who had a tough time in middle school. I too hope things got easier as she got older.JDaniel4's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354900916937838719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356235511941477035.post-91455967244437968002011-07-22T05:25:38.295-04:002011-07-22T05:25:38.295-04:00Oh, my goodness! I can only imagine how she must&#...Oh, my goodness! I can only imagine how she must've felt. <br /><br />But I can also imagine how you must've felt, having to move to a new town, a new school at that age.Sonya @ Under the Desert Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16594560246003629766noreply@blogger.com