Support for the Kid that never gets picked

[momofthreeboys]

Smart anxiousmom to point all that out! The other night I was bemoaning the fact to my kids that I "never" got picked for much in high school as one of the boys didn't get something they wanted. Of course my wise-a** middle son pulls the yearbook off the shelf later that night and goes "mom you did such and such and this and that and was an officer or blah blah blah and on and on...." I had actually forgotten all the "stuff"...all I remembered was icky stuff.

[missypie]

You're so right, momofthreeboys. When I think about whether I was "picked" for stuff in HS, what is burned in my brain is not being cast in a single play/show all senior year. It's harder to recall all of the successes I had. Probably just human nature.

[Dogwood]

Alas - I never made the cheerleading team and I was born to be a cheerleader!
Just a thought - I was rereading parts of this thread and I couldn't help but think what a pressure cooker time of the year it is. So many are not getting those things that they want; whether it be a college, a job, a part in the end of the year school play, a sports team, a date for the prom, etc. It is just that transition time of the year and it can be a pretty emotional time (and don't even get me started about paying for gas at the pump!).
I guess it is important to really spend a few minutes each day thinking about all those things we do have and how fortunate we are.