Orchidflower
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Ever find out how an old childhood friend ended up and were somewhat surprised? Obviously, this question is for the older members of this board; but, I have had the opportunity since living in my old hometown for the past few years to be surprised more than once at how old schoolmates or close friends lives turned out.
My best friend from grammer school turned out to be a lipstick lesbian (I kinda suspected that by the end of 9th grade as the rest of us were boy crazy..and she wasn't); my best friend from Jr. high thru first year of college ended up being an old maid schoolteacher of art (actually, upon reflection and remembering how afraid she was of boys--too much Catholic girls school, I guess--I really wasn't surprised, but sad as her goal was always to get married); a male classmate all thru school who came from the lowest of poverty in our town and raised by a total alcoholic mother ended up being a Fireman with a nice family and house, too (so very happy for him); etc. etc. etc.
Some of the classmates became braggarts...and losers. Some stayed just as nice as they always were. Some had horrible luck in their lives. But many turned out just as I would have figured they would IF I had had the maturity then to see it. Most of them I said to myself, "yeah...I can see that..NOW" when I connected their youth with their older days of retirement.
Has anyone else had that experience? Any surprises along the way?
My best friend from grammer school turned out to be a lipstick lesbian (I kinda suspected that by the end of 9th grade as the rest of us were boy crazy..and she wasn't); my best friend from Jr. high thru first year of college ended up being an old maid schoolteacher of art (actually, upon reflection and remembering how afraid she was of boys--too much Catholic girls school, I guess--I really wasn't surprised, but sad as her goal was always to get married); a male classmate all thru school who came from the lowest of poverty in our town and raised by a total alcoholic mother ended up being a Fireman with a nice family and house, too (so very happy for him); etc. etc. etc.
Some of the classmates became braggarts...and losers. Some stayed just as nice as they always were. Some had horrible luck in their lives. But many turned out just as I would have figured they would IF I had had the maturity then to see it. Most of them I said to myself, "yeah...I can see that..NOW" when I connected their youth with their older days of retirement.
Has anyone else had that experience? Any surprises along the way?