I was thinking today (when I had a chance and I was not filled with rage at the complete and utter lack of sense of the McMaster administrative
staff…why these people are allowed to procreate is beyond me), why do so many people who just new OF me and of whom I knew (not friends, not even acquaintances, we just were aware the other existed because of the yearbook) add me as a friend on Facebook? I thought and thought and finally came up with two possible reasons.
ONE They’re sorry they didn’t get to know me when they had a chance and now are trying to make up for it (read: make themselves feel better about themselves). The way I see it, forget it. We didn’t talk in high school, the only thing we shared was…well grad and the same school I guess and we may or may not have had a class together where again…we didn’t talk or make fun of the teacher or work on a project together. (I’m actually referring to those people I had NOTHING to do with during my 4 years of high school. The ones with which I had conversations…fine I’ll let it go for now.) It’s been almost 8 years since high school started. I remember who I went to high school with, and I will recognize your name. Other than that though, leave me alone.
TWO They recognize my name and figure “Hey I went to high school with him…I think…I’ll add him and he can be one of those people I never talked to much like back then.” What is the point? Does it make you feel special? Don’t fill my inbox with requests, they’ll all receive the same rejection anyway.
To those people: I know you’re not actually interested in me or my life. You wouldn’t take the time to sit down and talk about the 4 years since high school. My ups, your downs, my downs, your ups, where you are now, what you hope to accomplish in life, what you think of the latest Harry Potter book. My advice is grow a pair. Stop trying to live in the past by fooling yourself into thinking you owe anything to the people you ignored in high school (no this isn’t an emo rant). I’ve been great without you, and I’m pretty sure I’ll be just as well off from now on.
