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Karen Dobrowski (Hernandez)
I've been catching up on the posts after being away with Steve and our combined children and their friends at the Lake. I know what all of you are talking about the "popularity" issues and insecurities. I never "belonged" to any one group - kind of flitted between them all, finding friends wherever I could!
The thing I find wonderful is that the "forum people" come from ALL the groups, and that feeling insecure shouldn't matter any more. We're who we are. We've all built our lives, families, careers - and we ALL should be proud of that. We're a little greyer (or a lot, Joe!) or heavily dyed (ME!), a little heavier or lighter (Carol, you wretch!), a little damaged (seems like all of us! I believe it's called LIFE!) but still smiling and going strong.
Everyone should go to this reunion - from what I've seen and heard so far, it is going to be awesome. Steve and I had a blast getting together with Joe, Margo, Donna and Carol the other night! If that was any indication of the time we're going to have, I'M going to take the week off too, Donna! I'm going to need it. I haven't laughed so much in years!
And, although we all KNEW each other, we didn't necessarily all "hang" together in HS - we had classes together, sports or clubs together, etc. In other words, we still have things in common and enjoyed finding out how each got to where we are today.
So enough said!! Everyone come to the reunion, even if you weren't the most popular kid in school! I know I wasn't - people barely remember me except my closest friends! But here is a pool of people ready to accept you for who you are, not who you WERE! Come enjoy it!
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