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April 20, 2009 by Toni Patton

HIgh School Days: To Remember or Not To Remember?


I was sitting here thinking about my kids growing up and it made me think about my high school career *shudder*. You know thinking about things that happened in high school, memories you want to hold onto and the ones you want to forget so today I am going to tell you a bit about my high school memories and let you live vicariously through my memories to get a feel of what high school was like for this mom.

During High School I was your typical blonde hair blue eyed girl, until I dyed it as a senior. I cheered my freshman year but then focused on ballet (which I had been doing since the age of 5). I was in the Student Government my freshmen year as well. I had a great group of friends and we had the name the “Wall Crew”. Why you ask, well because during the 10-15 minutes we had between classes we hung out by one particular wall. Very original name I know. I wasn’t in with the typical cheerleader/football crowd, I preferred other ballerinas and soccer boys. Looking back I think that was my mistake. Soccer boys = players (okay except Beckham obviously, but oh how half the world wishes he were a player).

Although I did kiss one or two football players in my high school career. I guess it was just the natural thing for the cheerleader to do. However I was not one that, hmm how shall I say this tactfully, helped break in any mattresses with the whole team. Now before anyone gets all jumpy I am not saying the cheerleaders at my high school were like that but it’s a reputation that gets labeled on them (whatever happened to just being able to associate, not meaning sleeping with either, with boys without becoming a “hoe”).

I remember the school dances and the Las Javanas Dances (those were sorority type dances where you had to specifically be invited to, snobby maybe but boy you felt special when you got that invite in the mail, especially getting one while still an underclassmen). I remember dating the same person pretty much all through high school. He was the soccer boy I speak of above, not a big romantic type. I wasted a few too many tears over this guy in high school and looking back I now have those “WHAT IN HAITES WAS I THINKING” thoughts. So not worth my time but back then it was the end of the world.

I remember getting released early every Friday and hitting the beach or my condo’s pool area and just hanging and tanning with friends (hmmm could that be where all these wrinkles are coming from). Yes every Friday my high school got out at 12:15 it was glorious. Football games on Friday nights, weekend parties on the beach, at which I never had one sip of alcohol until my senior year and even then it was just at one party.

You see I was a good girl and yet somehow I still got a reputation….all because the one boyfriend I had throughout high school must have had some locker room talk. In the end he ended up cheating on me with someone who I thought was a friend (who happened to steal $200 from my house). I must have “I attract cheaters and crazy people” written on my head b/c it was a long time before I finally found a decent guy and as for crazy people I still attract those today, I need some crazy people repellant.

Though to his credit, the guy from high school did give me one of the best gifts I could have asked for. I met his sister and she and I became the closest of friends all through high school along with my best friend that I have had since first grade. We were the 3 amigos really. I remember sleep overs and shaving cream fights. I remember “Moo Town Crackers and cheese”. It’s here, it’s gone, it’s back. I remember getting to sit outside in the picnic area for lunch. I remember having a crush on my PE teacher. I remember going to Hardee’s every afternoon to get a biscuit after school. I remember the one and only time I skipped school, well actually it was only lunch period. I remember the fun and laughter, the anger and tears. I remember getting excited to get roses on Valentines day. I remember the shock of hearing of a classmate being killed in a car accident. I remember thinking the problems I had in high school seemed like the end of the world, oh what I wouldn’t give to have problems that simple now. But most importantly I remember the beauty in each and every person I had in my life in high school (even the cheaters and the crazy had a few good things about them).

I can honestly say there is not one regret I have from high school. All that I experienced, every pain and every joy. Every tear and every laugh is part of the journey that got me to where I am now, to the person I have become. A mother, a friend, a wife, trustworthy, honest, caring, empathetic, sometimes guarded, a giver and many more things. High school to some may not be worth remembering but if you really sit and think about it, you are who you are because of the experiences you had in high school (both good and bad) and that is something most should be thankful for!

So what are some of your high school memories that you think about, what are some good and/or bad experiences you had that you are grateful for, because it made you who you are?

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Toni Patton

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Hi, I’m Toni — a mom of three, psych major, Gulf Coast girly, and full-time collector of life plot twists. I’m currently navigating mid-life with caffeine, humor, and the kind of chaos that deserves its own sitcom. Between college meltdowns, Disney escapism (hey adulting is hard and Mickey doesn't judge), family adventures, and whatever fresh nonsense life throws at me, I’m documenting it all with honesty, sass, and zero attempts at pretending I have it together. Welcome to A Daily Dose of Toni — the chaos era, but make it cozy.
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  1. 1
    Mrs Cooper
    April 20, 2009 at 7:24 pm

    I used to love the pep-rallies. So much fun. The proms and school dances were great. Oh yeah we did have to learn too didn’t we. It was so much safer to school then.

  2. 2
    Minxy Mimi
    April 20, 2009 at 7:50 pm

    Sounds like you had a rather typical high school experience. Crazy! I have no memories worth sahring. But I would never, ever live that time over~ Except to maybe do better in school.

  3. 3
    Zonie Mama
    April 20, 2009 at 8:09 pm

    Apparently I dont remember alot because my friend will always say “remember when….” and I look at her like she is crazy. I remember being suspended for fighting a boy, but he deserved to get punched, I shoulda made him pay to get my fake nails put back on since I popped a couple off. I remember how excited I was when I got to go off campus at lunch time to eat, taking dry ice to a park at night and riding down the hill, dances…ahh I think I need a whole post for this. I might just steal your idea and talk about my high school career today.

  4. 4
    Jenny
    April 21, 2009 at 2:41 am

    high school was hell for me. i hope it goes MUCH better for my son. but then again everyone knows his dad so he should be good. xD

  5. 5
    Kate
    April 21, 2009 at 1:33 pm

    I guess what I regret the most is that I was the Captain of the Cheerleading squad. In every sense of the word. I wish I had spent more time actually doing my class work instead of ahem…shaking my pom poms.

    That’s my guilty regret but don’t tell my high school kids.

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