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What happened to the people you knew in high school?

A lot of the girls I knew either dropped out during junior year, or became pregnant by senior year. As for the boys? Well let's just say that many ended up joining gangs. A couple of boys that I knew didn't make it through their 30's, and most ended up in jail/prison.
Thevy29 · 41-45, M
5 of them died due to drug overdoses.
2 died in a high speed chase with the cops.
Another one was stabbed through the chest with a frozen Kangaroo tail.
And 1 died from a work place injury.
Then there are 3 who are so psychotic from drugs their under house arrest.
2 of the girls married the teachers that got them pregnant.
3 of the girls became prostitutes.
The ugly girl in high school is now the town babe.
3 had gone into the navy.
I became the dog catcher.
2 had gone to work for the Commodore car company which I guess are out of work now.
1 became a Marine Biologist and is working in Antarctica.
3 are in jail. One for embezzling. 1 for double murder and the other for messing with teenage boys.
@Fairydust I know right!
Abstraction · 61-69, M
@Thevy29 Man, I was from a rough community... well I thought I was until I saw your list. Really sad to see. I was privileged. It's not a level playing field in Australia. We start from very different places.

The ratbag in that lot is the marine biologist though. How on earth did that person fit in? :D
Thevy29 · 41-45, M
@Abstraction He certainly was the black sheep of the bunch. 😅
SW-User
Of my close friends...

1 has battled his disability with stoicism and good humour and remains a close mate
1 had a brain tumour he remarkably recovered from but we lost touch after he moved away
2 remained friends in several band lineups until into our 40s and I initially "retired"
1 went on to be a celebrity chef but he sadly passed away
1 moved around the world and became a multi millionaire via Angel investments. He's the most miserable of us all.
1 still runs our local fish shop taking his boyhood hobby to a successful business for nearly 40 years now.
1 bumbled through a career in IT realised he needed help in 2004 and got sober and is now retired early
SW-User
I went to my 10-year high school reunion last year and I saw many of them--they seemed to be doing well and it was great to see everyone. Admittedly I went to a high school in a ritzy area and many of them come from privileged backgrounds (a number of them now work for tech companies or financial firms, myself included I admit though my parents were not wealthy). I know a few who've had problems, but even a few I knew who were into drugs and didn't go to college are at least living on their own and have jobs now. Overall my class did fairly well for themselves.
One died of cancer,one lives on the street,one is on the council and the rest I have no idea!
Iwillwait · M
Not sure. According to FB their lives are awesome.
assemblingaknob · 26-30, F
They're mostly in high positions. Some are stuck like myself. Some just had extremely rich dads who took care of their futures by setting them up with young filthy rich businessmen.
@assemblingaknob Wow. I grew up in the inner city, where many kids were poor. There are a few who ended up successful, but many ended up becoming a product of their environment, unfortunately.
assemblingaknob · 26-30, F
@latinbutterfly I hope I don't surrender to my environment. Things are kinda rough.
Our school had both rich and poor kids. The rich kids could pay "donations" that would buy them benefits, council positions and references of excellence for future education in international universities that the poorer kids couldn't afford.
I'm from the poorer side of town. Constant external forces truly influence your abilities to perform your best and achieve your dreams. And it explains why I'm stuck. I wouldn't have believed that this is true hadn't I experienced this for myself.
A lot of them are doing well. Some had some rough patches but getting their lives together now. Many are married with kids. A few are just now getting married or in relationships. Some divorced. A few have died.
About half of the people I started high school with ended up transferred to other schools because of overcrowding. But my graduating class was still so large that we had to rent out a huge stadium for the ceremony.

I have no idea what happened to most of the people I went to high school with. The only person from high school I still communicate with is my ex and that's because we had a kid together. Otherwise, I wouldn't have had anything to do with him if it was my choice.
@CleverFunnyNameGoesHere I really only communicate with two people from my high school days, and those are my best friends who I've known for 28 years.
@latinbutterfly I really could have done without high school.
@CleverFunnyNameGoesHere I hated high school too 🤭.
Abstraction · 61-69, M
I only know my best friend who I went to college with afterwards - he's working with kids with disability.
Another mate I was in the swim team with drowned. Boat tipped over on lake, he stayed with the boat and the others swam to get help, but the rescue guys wouldn't risk going out. It's not a very deep lake so the waves can get crazy.

Country town in Australia - everybody went in different directions. No-one stayed. I don't know where the others are. No idea.
I wouldn't have a clue...I was never that close to any of them anyway...
MURD3RM0NK3Y · 26-30, M
Lots of pregnant chicks for sure. Lot of dudes joined the military. Some moved away for college. Some just work regular jobs and they have a wife and kids. Some are in jail too.
SammyJo · 51-55, F
Y'know? No idea! I've never thought about them! I moved away within a few years and not kept in touch...
Jeffrey53 · 51-55, M
I lost track of them when I got rid of Facebook few years ago
They are all trump supporters
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I’ ve lost track of many of them tbh. Although one boy who bullied me in elementary school, became a friend in jr. high and the rest of our school years became a pedestrian.
@bijouxbroussard The girl who bullied me got pregnant during junior year. I briefly saw her at the beginning of senior year and then she disappeared.
@latinbutterfly That was karma in her case. That particular guy who bullied me didn’t really consider me an enemy, just someone to tease, and once he’d matured he was a lot nicer.

 
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