Mean.
Posted: June 17, 2006 Filed under: Uncategorized 7 Comments »
Yesterday I wrote about a mean thing I did when I was in 5th grade. It got me thinking about mean things that were done to me as a kid. I can remember two that are particularly noteworthy.
First of all, in 4th grade, my 3 best friends (Sarah, Sherri and Karen) and I were asked by the art teacher to draw these mushrooms and make faces on them to decorate the school. Looking back, I have to wonder what the significance of the mushrooms was. It WAS the sixties. Hmmm. Maybe the art teacher was a recreational mushroom user…?
Anyway, we worked on the drawings at recess and after school. The 3 of them decided not to include me one day and went without me. The next day (when I found out), I asked them why. Karen (the meanest of the bunch & probably currently married, or not, to a toothless guy named Earl) said that I was no longer in the group. Why? Because I wear Pampers. Yes, that’s what she said. In front of a group of kids. Well, it spread like wildfire. (Pampers were a pretty new thing, btw.) That pretty much sucked.
Next. One day, Merrill, a guy in my class who I always thought was very nice (and cute) suggested I ask Stuart (another boy in the class) about his sister’s ballet lessons. Merrill said that Stuart was feeling really down about something and that talking about his sister always made him feel better.
So later that day, I asked Stuart how his sister’s ballet lessons were going. He started to cry. Not a little. “What?” I asked. Between sobs, he asked my how I could be so horrible. Didn’t I know his sister didn’t have any legs?
Well, of course, I started to cry. Those who know me know that’s not unusual. I am emotional. But this was warranted! I was a mess the rest of the day and went home to tell my mother.
Then I found out that Stuart doesn’t have a sister. (Can you say sucker?)
credit to Etchings Dance for the art!
Wow I guess mean girls existed back then also. I thought they were a new development. Karen I hope got her due.
I’m still trying to get over the fact that Pampers were around back then.
I think of myself as a pretty nice person too..but…when I got to the end of your second story..and found out that he didn’t actually have a sister..yes, it’s true..I actually laughed out loud!!!and..although it was a few years later..i always loved the fact that you were not a mean girl!!
smile!!
andre
Jackt – some things never change.
Cruisin – According to Wikipedia, they were introduced in 1961. Amazing.
Andre – You are a nice person. And I’m glad I could make you laugh. I think you even know this guy! He’s still mean. AND he’s a lawyer to boot.
Kids can suck. that is why they are usually cute. It is natures way of making sure we don’t pummel them.
Very astute, Eileen! When my hub used to travel and I was home with 3 babies, I used to say, “I know why some animals eat their young.” It was kind of a running joke.
!! Blogger did NOT update me with this post, and the one before that. I thought you were on blog hiatus, and turns out you were posting all along!
I was a fat little kid with cat-eye glasses and teased mercilessly; it puts a different perspective on how to treat people for the rest of your life, I think.
That said, I’m still shocked to find out how awful some adults can act too, over petty issues. Yeesh!