The Chic in Chicago
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I just read Tavi’s post about Rayanne from “My So Called Life” (yes, that was how I chose to spend my Friday) and it totally reminded me of high school. I was a little too young to watch it when the show first came out but I was lucky that MTV replayed the series when I was in high school.
I think my reaction was much like that of Tavi’s. That MSCL was finally a show that got how I felt. I was an Angela, a little shy and awkward, unsure of myself and trying to figure out how to break out.
Looking at what Tavi wrote, it reminded me of being that age, feeling like every day was completely full of opportunity and exciting. And more than that the intensity of it all. Especally the intensity of friendships. Having a best friend who you could talk to all night about everything with no fear of judgement because you just felt like they got you, completely.
As a kid, you take for granted that friendships will always be like that. It’s only later that you learn that it’s not always so.
I’m lucky to still have the friends who I grew up with, and I’m smart enough not to take them for granted now. While most of us are scattered across the country now I know they’re still there for me any time I need them. But still, I miss that time when we could be together every day sharing all the details small and large of our lives.
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Old school
Somehow one of my friend’s parents ran into a teacher from our grade school. They recognized him and asked of he remembered us, thinking that he probably didn’t. Somehow they ended up exchanging e-mails which led to the teacher sending my friend’s parents several pictures of us taken about 20 years ago.
I was touched to think that 20 years later the teacher was able to remember a few kids who came to play with his pet lizards after school (we weren’t even in his classroom!). And it was a testamony both to the power of a great teacher for remembering us and to great friends who were able to e-mail all 7 of us 20 years after the fact.
What a wonderful childhood and wonderful friends I’ve been lucky to have! A lot of people say that they wouldn’t move back to the suburbs when they get older but it’s hard for me to picture the same thing happening at a school in the city of Chicago. I wouldn’t mind recreating this experience if I have kids.
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Just got a sweet complement from an old friend. What a wonderful way to start the day!
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i like it here.: what is an experience? something that breaks a polite routine and for... what is an experience? something that breaks a polite routine and for a brief period allows us to witness things with the heightened sensitivity afforded to us by novelty, danger, or beauty - and it’s on the basis of shared experiences that intimacy is given an opportunity to grow. friendships…
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Just found out one of my best friends since junior high got engaged. I haven’t gotten to see the ring yet but clearly she’d be a lucky girl if she got one that looked like this!
Sometimes I still think it’s funny to think of people I grew up with getting married even though there are more married girls every time I turn around. I guess that’s what happens as we push 30.
I only hope all my friends husbands love them as much as they’re loved by all their girl friends.
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i like it here.: the researchers gave pairs of friends separate questionnaires on their... the researchers gave pairs of friends separate questionnaires on their lifestyles (how often they drank, exercised, etc.) and opinions (on topics such as abortion) and found that the bigger the school, the more similar friends were to one another. in follow-up research, not yet published, ms….
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