Today I went to an awards ceremony for my brother's 7th grade class. Two hours of kids going up and down the stage, accepting awards for everything from academic excellence to Mr. Physical Education went from cute to exhausting pretty darn fast. The best part, of course, was seeing Harrison get his award. In between, Angry Birds and I were in a fierce battle of life and death (those pigs just DON'T die!). Nonetheless, the time did give me a chance to reflect on my own middle school experience, and I've discovered a few things:
- Guys and girls are SO different at that age, it's hilarious. The girls belt out shrill screams for each other on every award, while the guys don't say a peep and run off the stage like their butt's on fire. Ironically, I feel like this hasn't changed much.
- Seeing a student's parents gives you a REALLY good understanding of why they are the why they are. Apples certainly do not fall far from the tree- for both the good and the bad.
- Seeing the happiness they have that the year is over and they have absolutely nothing to worry about for 3 months made me, well, a bit jealous! In a couple years, summer jobs and AP work will abolish those carefree, childhood summers. Their position of complete dependence on parents and worry-free times are almost over, so I pray they enjoy this period of their life instead of dying to grow up too soon.
- With all that said, I've realized that there is NO WAY I would ever want to repeat those years!! As much as I loved my 7th and 8th grade years, the awkward crushes, changing bodies, zits galore, and slow, torturous climb to adulthood is definitely not something I'd care to do again. :)
There ya have it! Now I realize I'm literally the WORST blogger ever, with a track record about as consistent as a two-year-old's attention span, and for that I apologize. Hopefully, summer, FB exporting, and pure guilt will give me the push I need.
Until next time...Me.
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