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Date Posted: 12:26:57 06/03/03 Tue
Author: Claire
Subject: Well....you know the deal...my reply inside =)
In reply to: KatieS 's message, "Hey Claire... inside..." on 23:18:51 05/31/03 Sat

First off, the fourth grade thing. I can relate! I had friends (there weren't room for many, though, seeing as there were 2 classes with about 30 some, maybe 40 kids total, and a majority of those kids were the prep group which I never liked except for a few of them, and the rest...I only had a couple friends who were non-preps) but I also had a really terrible "friend" who was soo mean. She basically tried to control me. She was in this state of mind where she thought she was the most popular girl in school or something (I swear that's what she referred to herself as at least once...heh, NO) and she would call me and try to give me tips or whatever on being popular. Um, sure. She would tell me what kinds of things to wear and how to do my hair and everything! It was terrible. As bad as this sounds, I actually listened to her sometimes, afraid that she would get all mad and turn everyone against me if I didn't. I know now that she didn't have that kind of power (she wasn't as popular as she thought she was because everyone, even the group she hung out with, rather, forced herself on, thought she was a snob...that would be the prep group, although like I said, many were nice but only a few were my friends). So anyway, yeah, that year pretty much sucked. lol. In 5th grade I broke away from her. I started hanging out with the girl who is now my best friend and another girl who is now living in SD, and we were perfectly content as friends. I had other friends too but the main people I hung out with were my 2 best friends. I remember that at the beginning of that year, she was talking to me on the playground one day, and she was actually being nice. I think she realized for the first time that I was *not* under her control anymore and I was totally my own person now. Anyway, it was cool because I felt for the first time like I had control over what I wanted to say to her and I said it. I don't remember exactly what I said but as she talked (basically something about how she would call me over the summer and give me more of those stupid, uh, "popular tips"...what did she call it?...oh yes, "popular training"...haha, laugh if you feel the need, because that's what I want to do when I think about it today!), I would use almost comeback-like responses if that makes any sense, and at times I would actually use the tone of voice like she was wasting my time. Haha, it was an awesome feeling. I remember her saying something about how she stopped doing the "training" (which was a bunch of bull and never got us anywhere) because she didn't think I liked it anymore. So I said, "No, I never did." That was one of the best moments in the history of me knowing her. hehe. Then for the rest of the year we didn't talk as much but when we did, she made sure to be nice to me. hehe.
So ANYWAY!! Now that you've read *my* 4 billion word essay on just one topic, I'll continue on to another one. School. I'm with you on the social studies thing. Sixth grade S.S. was good for me, but 7th grade wasn't as good. I had a bad teacher who is really old, like 60 something, can barely hear and NEEDS to retire. (Luckily he is after next yr.) I got B's and C's in his class this year. Aaaargh!! Oh well. No more of him. =)
Thank you for being so supportive and nice to me, Katie. I really feel like I've gained a new friend in you now. =) You take the time to read all my 9,034,345,394,454 word messages and respond to each one with more kind words...it's just really nice and I appreciate it. Hugs to you too. :D
*Claire*

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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> Hi Claire :) inside :) -- KatieS, 19:03:48 06/03/03 Tue

I can totally relate to the whole thing with your friend controlling you! I have a friend exactly like that... even right now. I have learned to ignore it for the mement. She was one of the ones who acted like a #@*!$ in fourth grade. Now she's all obsessed with herself and boys, she emails all of the people on her buddy list every time whoever her current crush is says a word to her, and she's all preppy, when she never used to be. Her email addies are all like "hottsexybabe" or something like that that's completely self absorbed. I delete her emails unless they actually are addressed to me, not the "entire address book" group. It's so annoying. But currently I'm not doing bad except for what a few friends did to me in Washington DC at our field trip, but I'm pretty much over that. Its almost summer anyways.

Oh my gosh! LOLOL! You had an old 7th grade Social studies teacher too! We had this ancient woman who had to be about seventy, I swear she wore a wig and dentures too. LOL! I mean she was obsessed with talking to us like kindergardeners, If I hear "naaawwwww claaaasss....." one more time, I'm going to hurl. LOLOL! But this year, my social studies teacher is excellent, she is like 28 and she is the nicest person ever born into the world. (And if she heard me say that, she'd probably smack me, LOL!!)Yeah, today, one of my teachers got two of my friends out of our least favorite class (choir... the teacher is so gay that it isn't funny, not to mention his "assistant". I think they're in a relationship) just to sit up there and watch movies, LOL.

By the way, I don't mind reading and replying at all, as you know, my 4 billion word essays are just as lengthy. LOL. That, in my opinion, is what the internet is for! I am very happy that I finally have someone to talk to around this board, it can get VERY quiet!!
Talk to you later
Katie :)

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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Ya know what?? I think we are the same person but different ages and living in different states! lol. We are so alike it's freaky!! There are sooo many things we have in common. It's weird. -- Claire, 17:43:44 06/05/03 Thu

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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Ya know what?? I think we are the same person but different ages and living in different states! lol. We are so alike it's freaky!! There are sooo many things we have in common. It's weird. By the way, just in case you wanted to know, I have an AWTR fic on ff.net that currently has 9 chapters and I'm working on no. 10...it's called "With Each New Day"...if you ever wanted to check it out =) -- Claire, 17:45:00 06/05/03 Thu

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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> No kidding! We are alot alike!! Hey today was our last day of school. Everyone cried and hugged and cried and hugged some more... teachers too. I'm really going to miss my teachers. But I am coming back to visit next year so it will be okay :) And I will go read your fanfic, heading over right now :) -- KatieS, 20:31:37 06/05/03 Thu

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