though not usually. Usually I'm quite nice, a very mild person.
But in this case...
A very, very long time ago a boy in school told me I was ugly. I wasn't, really, but I hadn't grown into myself yet, if you know what I mean. I brushed the comment off and tried not to think about it. Well, it's (quick count...) twenty years later (ish) and I still remember it, so obviously it didn't just slide off.
A few years after high school I happened to see this guy at a club. By then I had prettied up a bit. He followed me around like a puppy and I ignored him. Excellent.
Just saw my high school reunion photos and the guy? He is overweight and not at all the handsome, slick, in-crowd person he once was. This made me happy. Just for a second. Then I felt bad for feeling happy.
Please tell me I am not the only petty person here.
But in this case...
A very, very long time ago a boy in school told me I was ugly. I wasn't, really, but I hadn't grown into myself yet, if you know what I mean. I brushed the comment off and tried not to think about it. Well, it's (quick count...) twenty years later (ish) and I still remember it, so obviously it didn't just slide off.
A few years after high school I happened to see this guy at a club. By then I had prettied up a bit. He followed me around like a puppy and I ignored him. Excellent.
Just saw my high school reunion photos and the guy? He is overweight and not at all the handsome, slick, in-crowd person he once was. This made me happy. Just for a second. Then I felt bad for feeling happy.
Please tell me I am not the only petty person here.