i adopted a new personality every year my freshman year i was the quiet overachiever and by my senior year i was smoking weed everyday and sleeping in english class
I was quiet, had just a small circle of friends and listened to metal music. I looked like an dopehead but was not. I did drink some though. Dressed in black all the time but was not called an emo....because that term was not around yet. Grades were decent...even so high level courses.
I was shy but had a lot of friends and was quite popular. I liked the social part of HS and the sports and cheerleading but I hated the actual school part. I felt like all of my teachers were imbeciles and I just couldn't wait to be finished with public school. Today I've reconnected with over 150 people I knew back then. They all seem to feel like we went to a great school. I don't get it but I stay out of those conversations. I still think the teachers were wacky. My girls didn't have teachers like I did. I was thankful for that.
Awkward, tongue-tied, and disaffected. Gawky. Saw myself as not having the looks or brains or social skills for a normal happy life. I had some friends but was never asked out until I became sexually active. Into drugs, cutting classes, staying out all night, hanging out with town boys (I went to all private schools). Left home at 17 - ran away.