http://kidamnesiac.okcomputer.org/2014/03/11/return-to-middle-school/ Fast times and wild living with (the former) Baby Whozit... Thu, 18 Feb 2016 12:02:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.4 http://kidamnesiac.okcomputer.org/2014/03/11/return-to-middle-school/comment-page-1/#comment-889 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 15:33:10 +0000 http://kidamnesiac.okcomputer.org/?p=3864#comment-889 Failure is really important. Failure teaches you things that success frequently does not. Learning how to fail and how to learn from it is one of the best skills you can acquire.

]]> http://kidamnesiac.okcomputer.org/2014/03/11/return-to-middle-school/comment-page-1/#comment-887 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 01:13:16 +0000 http://kidamnesiac.okcomputer.org/?p=3864#comment-887 Beth, you have one of the best horrible person detectors of all time. Mine has improved, but yours is world class! And yes, Amanda, being able to enjoy life’s more spectacular fails is a gift. It must be joyless and totally exhausting to always worry about how you look and/or whether or not you are cool all the time.

]]> http://kidamnesiac.okcomputer.org/2014/03/11/return-to-middle-school/comment-page-1/#comment-886 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 21:12:30 +0000 http://kidamnesiac.okcomputer.org/?p=3864#comment-886 They truly are. They’re also missing out on interacting with some pretty interesting people. You know me, Jess. I can pick out horrible people pretty quickly. I usually give everyone a chance, though. Life’s too short.

]]> http://kidamnesiac.okcomputer.org/2014/03/11/return-to-middle-school/comment-page-1/#comment-885 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 20:26:53 +0000 http://kidamnesiac.okcomputer.org/?p=3864#comment-885 Yes. Having the ability to try things and laugh at yourself when they turn out ridiculous is one of the joys of life, and they are missing out.

]]> http://kidamnesiac.okcomputer.org/2014/03/11/return-to-middle-school/comment-page-1/#comment-883 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 04:12:41 +0000 http://kidamnesiac.okcomputer.org/?p=3864#comment-883 Me, too, Beth. I have totally made my peace with my physical and personality quirks, and am therefore completely taken aback by those who have not and who resort to middle school tactics. One of the most freeing parts of being over 40 for me is that I truly no longer worry about looking ridiculous, which has let me try all kinds of new things. The mean girls are missing out, no?

]]> http://kidamnesiac.okcomputer.org/2014/03/11/return-to-middle-school/comment-page-1/#comment-882 Sat, 15 Mar 2014 13:18:01 +0000 http://kidamnesiac.okcomputer.org/?p=3864#comment-882 I’m always amazed how much the middle school dynamic still plays in the adult world. Must be some unresolved self esteem issues. I’m ok with my adult self. Seems like you are too. ????

]]> http://kidamnesiac.okcomputer.org/2014/03/11/return-to-middle-school/comment-page-1/#comment-881 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 20:30:16 +0000 http://kidamnesiac.okcomputer.org/?p=3864#comment-881 Good on ya! I’m convinced we never “outrun” the Mean Girls, no matter how old we get.

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