If you are thinking of not coming to the reunion, you would need a good excuse and a note from your doctor, significant other, kids,

or mom. The following have been tried and are not acceptable.

 

 

Excuse #1: I'm overweight.

Rebuttal: You're not alone.  Many of us have blossomed out.

 

Excuse #2: I'm a different person than I was in high school.

Rebuttal: Good for you, we ALL are. We could only have improved.

 

Excuse #3: I don't look as good as I'd like. I (choose one or more)

am bald, have wrinkles, love handles, grey hair, and no one will

recognize me.

Rebuttal: Guess what!  You won't recognize anyone else, either.  

We've all changed, and many of us look like a "before" photo of a

plastic surgery ad.  As Andy Rooney said, "I've learned that

a smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks.".

 

Excuse # 4:  I'm not successful.  I'm not a professional, or rich.

Rebuttal:  You'll be pleasantly surprised to find how much everyone

has matured.  We may be plump and wrinkled, but we're not stupid. 

Success is a state of mind, not a measurable quality.  We've also

learned that, as Andy Rooney did, "... money doesn't buy class.".

 

Excuse # 5:  I was not in a popular clique in school.

Rebuttal:  Now that we're older, we've gained wisdom.  Those

cliques have dissolved just like the superficialities that they were

based on.  You won't notice any cliques at the reunion, but you may

hear the sound of our joints clicking as we walk around. 

 

Old friendships are gold.  People are precious.  Life is short.  Who

you were in high school is not the current you.  By now, we are

beyond showing off.  Peer pressure is gone.  We no longer have

anything to prove.  We can be ourselves!  We grew up and reached

adulthood together.  Your class members are exceptional people, just

as they were in 1966, though our callow youth might not have

recogized it then.  It's never too late to repair a relationship, to

ask for forgiveness, or to thank someone.  Seize the opportunities!