| 09/02/08 05:50 PM |
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Reid Horton
Hello everybody! I just wanted to say that my family and I are making the drive from Oklahoma to see all of you at the reunion! I am excited to see you all and hear how you all are doing.
Lisa, I watched the video of you on the WRAL. You go girl! You looked completely natural and at ease. I do have to say that you don't realize it until you see (or should I say hear) it on video but the North Carolina drawl is unmistakable. My wife says I have lost most of mine. I haven't decided yet if that's a good thing or a bad thing.
I too must say as so many others have already that Cheryl was very brave to post what she did. I never would have known that she ever dealt with anything like that. I know what it is like to want to be part of the "in" crowd. I agree with Ann is that you have to focus on your strengths and try your best to deal with the negative comments from others. I am so thankful for the musicals that we did at FV because I found a niche that suited me and was able to find some level of "popularity" through music and drama. Although I'm not really sure that "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" was a good choice in judgment. I paid dearly for that one. The older I get the more I realize that it isn't as important what others think about you. What is most important is what you think of yourself. Popularity is relative. Some people would have considered me popular even though I didn't think of myself that way. I'm sure there were things all of us dealt with that we wished we could have shared with others or we wish would have never happened. The life of a teenager was hard then but it is so much more difficult now. May we all learn from our mistakes and teach our children to be kinder, gentler, bolder, and more generous than we were.
Cheryl- lots of love to you and if there was ever anything I did or said to hurt or embarrass you in any way, please accept my humble apology.
I am looking forward to being together with all of you soon.
Reid (Horton not Howard) :)
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