high school
In 1986, when I attended the first high school reunion we had, I was actually shunned and denied access to pre-paid chicken.
high school
I had just realized that I was probably on a date when he told me that he had naked pictures of me from when I was a teenager.
slut shaming
You can shame, exploit, and humiliate your classmates and get away with it, so long as you maintain a smokescreen of deniability in the form of carrying on your endeavors off-campus.
ihtm contest
It was easier for me to get my hands on a gun than it was to get help from any adult at school.
ihtm
When I was 15, I dropped out of high school. That time is a blur of sadness, of prayers for change, for mercy from a God I thought was punishing me for something I did not understand.
teenagers
A "Senior List" at a high school in Missouri details the sexual habits of teen girls. Guess what, teen girls? You do not have to be defined by the tiny fraction of your life that is high school.
being a jerk
Women are socialized to value relationships over accomplishments. So when should you respond to your inner ambitious freak?
bad ideas
boys
Talkin' about HOT BOYS makes me feel like I am in high school!
high school
"I will be rich" and other declarative statements from my senior year.
dreams
I'm a 34-year-old college graduate and I'm registered to take the SAT on January 28, 2012.
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Nov 16, 2011 at 12:00pm | 0 comments

growing up
Post-Facebook, a reunion seems more like a weird war between nostalgic home-towners and those of us who like to think we escaped that weird island.