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Ran Back For More

“You are darling, nice to everyone, beautiful to look at and smart,” Mrs. G., my humanities teacher told me. "You should be homecoming queen!" I ran back for more and heard her say this to Jillian Willian, the cutest, and most stuck up girl in the universe. “You are darling, nice to everyone, beautiful to look at and smart; You should be homecoming queen!" I so wished at that moment that I had not run back for more….

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Michelle Faulkner

Date: 4/17/2018 8:27:00 AM

I get it, I used to have a teacher that told everyone how "unique" they were - I thought I would be more unique if I were less unique (i.e. if I were a twin or triplet, but did you write that you have a twin?)

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 4/17/2018 11:38:00 PM

Identical twin, same face, same hair, same laugh but never any of the same perspectives, views, ideas or clothes. We spent 5 hrs once finding a t-shirt we would both be willing to wear.

Arturo Michael

Date: 4/17/2018 4:51:00 AM

At least he is constant...

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 4/17/2018 11:39:00 PM

True