Most of us want to put our high school lives behind us. We sure thought we knew everything, but over the next few years realized that we were still stupid. At least we still have our old yearbooks with all the senior quotes to look back on and try to forget about again.
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Someone on AskReddit asked for people to share their most awkward experiences at high school reunions. The resulting reunion recaps are enough to make most people squirm in their seats. Those high school reunions are ripe for the bloated egos of old high school bullies to show up and somehow continue the act of spreading negativity. Or maybe you encounter an old flame who still has some feelings about the way things went down...10 years ago. Yikes.
Sometimes we can learn just how much we've changed by looking back on our cringiest moments. For whatever reason high school seems to be the cringiest time for a lot of us. It's probably cause a whole lot of people at that point in their lives, have no idea who they are.
A viral Twitter moment has people looking up their old teachers. Bring on the tidal wave of nostalgia. You never know; your old high school teacher who always had a low key cool vibe, might actually be a massive social media influencer nowadays. Or maybe your teacher retired right around your birthday. Either way, a fun little experiment to try out with your old teachers from back in the day.
Everyone's high school experience was a little different. Some kids were incredibly dumb. Sometimes a cool teacher did someone a solid. Other times, like these ones, things went off the rails. It always seemed like all the craziest stuff happened at the school that you didn't go to.
It's okay to have enjoyed high school. Many of us didn't. In fact we have tons of cringey high school memories that we regret. But it's alright to remember high school fondly. It's the folks who still think high school is important after 10 years who may need a reality check.
It's very possible to be popular in high school without also being a huge douche, but those two things aren't always mutually exclusive. Sometimes a popular kid does something that they think they can get away with and it backfires like the dickens. Usually it's some horrible lie or evil thing they they tried, and realize too late that people won't always have their back. Besides that, it's after high school when people really change (or don't).
Maybe you broke the rules by having your phone out or smuggling in the "dreaded gum". These folks went above and beyond with weird crap that has no business being at a school. There's always that one kid who has like a toaster or something. Speaking of school rules, here are some salty folks who shared what was banned from their schools.
We're big fans of the uncivil drama that breaks out between someone who wants stuff for free, especially when they're a huge ass about it. Apparently this one comes with some unsavory history. People have a habit of asking for free stuff and then being super rude when they're turned down, like these 15 selfish cheapskates who wanted everything for nothing.
People's reunions serve as sort of a life check-in to evaluate how well their old classmates did with life. Some people pull a total 180 after high school. Some people stay on their BS and end up doing exactly as you'd expect. If, for whatever reason your mind is still on high school, then here are some of people's cringiest high school moments.
This mortified high school student learned a swift and humbling lesson, in iPad insult-sharing. In his case, what he thought was a particularly inspired, vulgar nickname for only his buddy, ended up being showcased to around 100, mystified, and what I imagine, entertained, parents. I mean, come on. If you're just a bored Dad muddling through parent's night, at your kid's school, isn't this kind of a nice and humorous surprise? I think so. But, I ain't a Dad, nor am I a teacher.
What is there to say about being a teenager that we didn't wish we could forget already? Everyone does whatever they think will make them look cool. The problem is, that's hard to do when you don't have any real experiences, skills or personality. Everyone's flying blind. If this isn't enough to give you flashbacks to your blunder years, here are some more cringey high school moments.
