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Justin Bieber and a QOTD
So I spent the evening yesterday with thousands of screaming girls. Thankfully I brought ear plugs I would most certainly be deaf today if I hadn't. The concert was pretty good, that kid puts on quite a show and he is Canadian which is kind of cool. We had box seats thanks to BBBS so my "little sister" was over the moon. I can't even tell you how many times she said "omg,omg,omg" it was too cute.
Anyway I was chatting with some of the other "big sisters" in our box last night and we were discussing who we "loved" when we were younger. I honestly have never seen young girls react like they did last night, my goodness so much screaming and crying. So I am curious, were you girls ever obessed with a teen hearthrob? Who was it?
For me it has always been NKOTB maybe it's because I am a Boston girl but they have always been near and dear to my heart. I went to their reunion concert in 2008 in Vancouver and it was my first time seeing them live. I'm not gonna lie I sang my heart out that whole concert. But I don't think I have ever really been obsessed with anyone. However, I was definitely convinced at the age of 7 that I would marry Jordan Knight. Oh and I had NKOTB bed sheets! So maybe a little obsessed?
BFP #1 2/28/12- 3/3/12 CP at 4w3d
BFP #2 4/1/12- 5/7/12 Missed M/C at 8w4d (measuring 6w3d)
TTC on hold until December
Re: Justin Bieber and a QOTD
The first thing that came to mind when you said heartthrob at age 7 was NKOTB. I was a total closet case though. I was very heavily picked on until late high school and chose not to give more fuel to a painful fire by admitting my tastes.
...and speaking of Justin Bieber... "Baby baby" is the ONLY song my niece has in her current vocabulary. She's 5. Glad you still have your hearing EDK!
I am really sorry to hear that, I was bullied in middle school. I almost switched schools in grade 8
I ended up going to counseling instead.
BFP #1 2/28/12- 3/3/12 CP at 4w3d
BFP #2 4/1/12- 5/7/12 Missed M/C at 8w4d (measuring 6w3d)
TTC on hold until December
I attended MAYBE 2 full days of school per week my freshman year of HS. I ended up changing districts to get away from everyone I grew up with and had a much more pleasant experience. As an adult I worked for a service-providing company. One of the major teasers from middle school ended up as my client and no less than three months later I was no longer "allowed" to contact the client because "they didn't want to work with me." Officially I had done nothing wrong and my company "downsized" due to less available work (yet kept the temp I had employed). Unofficially, everyone knew that laying me off was a feeble attempt at kissing client a$$. The company I worked for lost the account two months later and never rebuilt that branch of their business.
On a funnier note... One of the other girls who heavily teased me in elementary and middle schools transfered (aka got kicked out of our home district) to my out-of-district high school. I had a great social life and she struggled to make any friends.
I got incessantly teased in elementary school because I was a fat kid, but I also knew how to dish it back. I have found some of those teasers on Facebook and the one who was the worst is single and makes a living showing her dogs and calls them her "sons" and stuff like that. I think I win
Anyway, my crush was also NKOTB. I think I was the only one in love with Jonathon!
Wow that is insane. I can't believe they let that come into play in a professional setting.
I was okay in high school, pretty nerdy. My "glory" years were definitely in college when I could finally be myself. I went to a very stuffy private Catholic school my whole life and a prep school for HS. Everyone was pretty stuck up and I never really felt that I belonged there even though my parents were fairly well of, it was just so superficial. It all makes me laugh now that I am married to professional athlete. Kind of funny since the football team would have never given me the time of day in HS.
BFP #1 2/28/12- 3/3/12 CP at 4w3d
BFP #2 4/1/12- 5/7/12 Missed M/C at 8w4d (measuring 6w3d)
TTC on hold until December
College was for sure when I was really able to become who I am now. I got involved in so many activities and knew the names of nearly half of the school. I ran for ASB vice president and was the clear winner and lost in a cheating battle run-off. I recovered and had a much better year than if I had won!
I think being teased as a kid will make me much more aware of my (future) children's happiness.
I'm all hocked up on meds this month and this topic has been freaking me out all week.
It all just amazes me. My CW was talking to me the other day about the fact that her brother had to go out a buy her niece a cell phone. Why? Because the niece was the last one in her class to have one and was getting made fun of.
The niece is 10 years old! There is no reason why a child needs a cell phone at 10... most 10 year olds are still in elementary school. There aren't afternoon sports or anything when you're that young that people don't know where you are.
Obviously this post totally turned from what Emily's original post was about, but I just cannot believe what it's like now-a-days. I hope you're able to relax Spce and remember... good parenting can prevent this!
Haha this post really did take a turn. But that is okay. I really do feel bad for kids today and am scared for what the world will be like when my future kids are in grade school!
BFP #1 2/28/12- 3/3/12 CP at 4w3d
BFP #2 4/1/12- 5/7/12 Missed M/C at 8w4d (measuring 6w3d)
TTC on hold until December