[ SECRET POST #3174 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3174 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Being the smart girl who always raised her hand and had all the answers was a great identity for me ... until the morning of our senior class breakfast when it turned out I was named our class's "biggest babbler". It's still one of the most humiliating moments of my life twenty years later. Having to walk up on that stage and accept it like it was some award, learning that that was how the majority of four hundred kids saw me, is something I'll never forget. I can hardly say a word at a party or anywhere else now without thinking I've said too much.

Be careful what you wish for, OP.

[(Anonymous)]

I'm really sorry you were embarrassed, but is it possible that the reason for the award was different? Like you're very well-spoken? If it was meant in a mean way the school should be ashamed for even letting that be an award.

[(Anonymous)]

Sadly, no, it was what they thought was a joke. I don't remember the exact wording anymore, but the boy and I (there was a boy and girl awarded in each category) were introduced basically as the pair that never shut up. Alphabetically we were always sat next to each other in class, too, and they pointed out that we got each other going. I remember sitting in the dark with some friends and not wanting them to let anyone know I was there, but they kept encouraging me to go up and get it over with. Am I well-spoken? Sure. I was on the speech team and went to state. But no, it wasn't meant as a compliment. There were a couple "awards" that year that I look back on them now and wonder who could've approved them. I remember not voting in homeroom for quite a few of them because I thought they were mean.

Thank you for trying to put a positive spin on it, though. That has to be the kindest thing I've heard all day.

DA

[(Anonymous)]

Wow anon, I'm sorry that sounds awful.

Who thought it was a good idea to use those as awards.

[(Anonymous)]

What the hell were the teachers thinking?

I'm just flabbergasted. Sorry that happened to you, OP.

[(Anonymous)]

nayrt

Kids can be cruel sometimes. I was a "good" student in school (would probably have been streamed as gifted if the concept had existed then). Never realized how much the other kids resented it until we had a spelling bee and I got a word wrong for the first time. The class burst into loud applause. It was a useful lesson, but not the most pleasant one.

[(Anonymous)]

Geez.

That's really awful. I'm sorry you had to deal with that.

Being well-spoken and genuinely engaged in/passionate about whatever you're discussing is a good thing. It's a trait I wish I had more of. I hope you are now in, or can find, a place where you can use your speaking talents, and they can be welcome and appreciated.