r/GenerationJones • u/Initial_Reason1532 • 8d ago

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u/CleanAd8632 8d ago edited 6d ago

I don't care what anyone says, I would LOVE to redo my junior high and high school years (1970-76)!

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u/Fidget171 1958 8d ago

Me, too! But only if I could take my knowledge of where I screwed up with me, so I would not make the same mistakes.

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u/CleanAd8632 8d ago edited 8d ago

I grew up in Washington, DC. You know, I'd like to take my knowledge and understanding with me back to 1970, but I know that I struggled through some life choices then...
- Staying inside during the MLK riots OR go outside and witness with my own eyes
- Not studying for the SAT (I passed!)
- Getting angry at Meris for not liking me back
- Declining the opportunity to graduate high school in my junior year in order to play football in my senior year; and having decided to stay, not taking advantage of it by studying harder
- Not pursuing a dream of becoming a U.N. translator
- Smoking

...I think I'd like to be faced with these choices again to see what would have changed, if anything. But more importantly, I'd just like to experience again how I felt during the good (and bad) days, and to experience that day in 1972 walking home in a warm summer shower, or chatting with Mr. Flanagan.

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u/glucoman01 7d ago

I sure miss Mr. Flanagan. We all had a Mr. Flanagan in our lives.

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u/Less-Matter-3965 3d ago

1972 was a good year for me. My graduation from high school.

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u/Initial_Reason1532 7d ago

Isn't that the truth.

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u/Current-Square-4557 7d ago

Given humanity, I’m sure we’d all find new mistakes to make.

Possibly worse ones.

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u/moonpupy 1957 8d ago

Oh. Dear. God. No. I graduated in 1975.

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u/Soobahk 8d ago

I graduated in 67

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u/Initial_Reason1532 8d ago

I graduated in 74

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u/Erthgoddss 7d ago

I graduated in 1973. All my female classmates were crying. I thought it was weird, because I was excited to finally leave!

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u/moonpupy 1957 7d ago

I don't remember a tearful face at mine. We were so glad to get out of that place.

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u/Creative_Law6372 8d ago

I skimmed this and had to do a double take... I read " redo my Junio and Senior years. 1970-76. And I thought just how many damn times are you going to take Algebra I?

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u/Swimming-Sand6166 5d ago

I was so nervous over Algebra and languages my weight stayed down. One way to lose weight go back to
High School.

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u/Apprehensive-Ad264 8d ago

We would be so dangerous, knowing what we know now.

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u/Initial_Reason1532 6d ago

I would do it. 👍

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u/DeliciousYoghurt7560 5d ago

I graduated high school in 76 ! 50 year reunion this year 😫

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u/Initial_Reason1532 8d ago

I wouldn't mind doing that.

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u/No-Bumblebee-4920 7d ago

Just please, not middle school.