School Days
@sprite1950 (30452)
Corsham, England
October 3, 2017 9:52am CST
I've heard it said that school days are the happiest of our lives but I can honestly say that they weren't for me. My dad was in the police force and we were always being moved around so I never felt that I fitted in. I would just get settled and then we would up and move again.
I did enjoy college however because I was doing subjects that I had chosen and I made friends that even many years later I kept in touch with. I had that sense of belonging.
Did you enjoy your time at school or did you feel it was something you had to endure.
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
3 Oct 17
@weevee18 I didn't make many friends at school which is why I felt lonely. I did make one good friend towards the end of my school years though and we are still friends today after 50 years!
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
3 Oct 17
@weevee18 I don't see her much now but when we do meet it's as if all the years had never passed and we were back there as teenagers. We laugh so much at all the silly things we used to do.
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@weevee18 (2065)
• Philippines
3 Oct 17
@sprite1950 oh wow! I admire these long friendships. This is somethng that I want to achieve as well
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
5 Oct 17
@LadyDuck Yes that's true and we can leave college any time if things don't work out so not so much pressure.
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
4 Oct 17
@LadyDuck I think a lot of us preferred college to school.
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@LadyDuck (471992)
• Switzerland
5 Oct 17
@sprite1950 School is mandatory, collage is something we choose to do, it's very different.
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@Ithink (9980)
• United States
4 Oct 17
I loved school and the learning, however the other kids not so much. I was picked on and stuff. I held my own thou and wouldn't back down, I guess it made me stronger as I am today a strong person. So it was mixed for me, loved and hated school.
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@Ithink (9980)
• United States
6 Oct 17
@sprite1950 I never went to college, costs to much money.
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
5 Oct 17
@Ithink the same for me. I never really fitted in at school although my college days were happier.
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
6 Oct 17
@Ithink Education over here is free up to the age of 19 so kids have the chance to leave school and carry on at college until then. After that they have to pay.
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@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
3 Oct 17
Not so happy for thise who struggle with academics. Some of us who were good at studying didn't understand at the time but do now. My school days have been happy. All 56 years of them. That's probably why I became a teacher!
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
4 Oct 17
@petatonicsca I didn't struggle academically (apart from maths). I just never felt that I fitted in because of our constant moving around. I always made sure my own children stayed at the same schools because I didn't want them to feel the same way.
@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
4 Oct 17
I was bullied a lot in elementary school and junior high school, and was miserable there. College was much, much better.
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
4 Oct 17
@spiderdust I think people are more mature when they get to college age and realise how cruel bullying is but I'm sure it still happens.
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@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
4 Oct 17
@sprite1950 I think bullying still happens in college, but in general no one has time for it.
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
3 Oct 17
@pradab Yes it's all part of growing up and learning about the world.
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@JudyEv (341752)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Oct 17
I enjoyed my school days but I was at the same school the entire time so it was much easier for me. I think I would have had a hard time making new friends every few years.
@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
3 Oct 17
@franxav Yes lots of people say that. I wish it had been like that for me.
@Sophia427 (139)
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4 Oct 17
You have brought up a very nice topic. People often like to generalize things. However it is not so. What stage of life is happiest for a person depends on individual situations.
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
4 Oct 17
@Sophia427 yes I was happiest when my children were little.
