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So handle them like an adult. The reunion is not the place to settle your differences. Social media was not the place to air them.
You should see my neighborhood association's FB page. All adult matters, incredible drama.
Especially about abuse of power by utility committees, parking committees, etc. If you're old enough to remember the song "Harper Valley PTA" you'd catch my drift.
The comments on this thread reflect a total lack of ability to read. Not one of matters I complained about occurred in high school; all were at ages 37/38, 47/48 and 56-57.
It doesn't matter. Some of it happened 10-20 years ago, correct? It really doesn't matter if it happened last week. You are acting childish. Mature adults don't post their private issues on social media, and they don't go to reunions looking to pick fights. If you want to confront them, do it in private.
You should see my neighborhood association's FB page. All adult matters, incredible drama.
Especially about abuse of power by utility committees, parking committees, etc. If you're old enough to remember the song "Harper Valley PTA" you'd catch my drift.
If, as you claim, you want to clear the air, do as a mature adult would, prior to the event, and privately.
I know what you are talking about with neighborhood web sites. We had one resident who chose to send email blitzes when he had a beef. He is now considered a laughingstock, and nobody speaks to him.
either be an adult and be polite and gracious to *everyone* in attendance, or stay home.
It doesn't matter that five people have asked that you be there. If you go with an unforgiving attitude toward some of the attendees, you will create an unpleasant atmosphere for the others.
The comments on this thread reflect a total lack of ability to read. Not one of matters I complained about occurred in high school; all were at ages 37/38, 47/48 and 56-57.
Makes no difference to my answer. The drama is unattractive even if your complaints about the other people are recent and valid.
The comments on this thread reflect a total lack of ability to read. Not one of matters I complained about occurred in high school; all were at ages 37/38, 47/48 and 56-57.
I can read just fine and I stand by my comments. You are still acting like a drama queen and hoping to cause a stink at your high school reunion.
Go ahead and do whatever you're going to do. At best your former classmates will think you're an idiot. At worst you'll break out in fisticuffs and your former classmates will think you're an idiot.
You asked for advice and every single response tells you to either let it go or address it in private. Ignore the advice but don't be surprised when you're disappointed with the result.
Years ago my ex-husband essentially stole what was then a lot of money from me before the divorce was final but it would be self defeating, pointless and immature of me to have used that as an excuse to get all up in arms creating a scene at a function where we both were in attendance.
If you can't avoid these people, or meet with a reasonable level of civility and then move on without further comment, then do not go. Period. This is not just about you. Your classmates are entitled to the peaceful enjoyment of the gathering for which they also paid to attend. Your partner or spouse is also entitled the respect of not being humiliated by a spectacle of your creation.
You talk about bullies in your post but you are what I call an emotional bully. If something/someone hurts your feelings, you feel entitled to hound it to death, exacting tribute for it to your satisfaction. If you can't get people to privately pay, you take it public. Very childish. You don't get a pass from me. I've had a lot of trouble in my life and I was like you when I was much younger but I learned that seeking redress for wrongs both real, accidental or imagined from unrepentant people serves no purpose, neither your own or that of justice. For your own sake and that of everyone else, let. it. go.
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