subject: Should I Attend My Class Reunion Or Not? [print this page] High school class reunions have a notoriously bad reputation, mostly because of how they are portrayed in the media. Though they are meant to reconnect old friends and give everyone a look at how time changes us, television shows and movies usually just show dramatic and petty conflict arising. These portrayals might make you not want to go to your reunion at all but you can feel confident that it won't be like they show it in the movies.
One of the specific misconceptions media gives us about class reunions is that there is always old flames to be found. There is always some level of tension pictured but when most people see their past sweethearts for the first time in years the result is not earth shattering. This means you shouldn't go to your reunion expecting an old flame to reemerge as the love of your life but your also don't need to be dreading awkward encounters with past beaus.
The petty jealousies from the past that movies like to picture being a major conflict at high school class reunions is also unlikely to occur. Most people have moved beyond their old ways. The people choosing to attend the reunion are doing so in good faith and it is not likely anyone will show up looking to settle a score.
When we see our old friends as they are now, changed and grown from who they were, it gives us a way to look at ourselves more closely. How have you changed since your high school years? You will surely feel yourself interacting with old classmates differently now than you did then. It is fascinating to find how dynamics have changed since your teenage years.
Taking a look at the way you have changed over the years gives you a chance to take a closer look at what has changed you. Just as the people around you at a class reunion have been shaped and changed through their unique and unpredictable life experiences, so has your life and self been shaped by your path.
Some people get too nervous about their class reunion to even go. This is sad because opportunities to see your past laid out before you like this do not come often. If you have been invited and already decided not to go, reconsider. You won't be going back to high school. Rather, you'll be seeing your old classmates through your adult eyes.
Remember that everyone attending your class reunion is an adult now. They don't live at home with their parents and most of them probably have families. They can be expected to act as adults just like you.
Instead of letting fear get the best of you, take pride in who you are today and attend your reunion with that attitude. Most of all, don't pass up this exciting chance to witness how time passes and changes each of us.
