tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552468.post6523055394895832418..comments2024-01-08T17:06:27.237-05:00Comments on Cheekyness: Thank You, Mostly-Forgotten ClassmateSuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11862479925124552922noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552468.post-76682276776613725322010-11-10T21:08:06.333-05:002010-11-10T21:08:06.333-05:00Oh, yeah, I definitely teased the guys I like. But...Oh, yeah, I definitely teased the guys I like. But I don't think any of the guys teasing me were doing it from affection. :/<br /><br />This has sparked an amusing conversation on FB with a couple of friends from high school-- we all agree that we were miserable (at least part of the time)! Too bad we don't get this wisdom until after it could have been useful.Suhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862479925124552922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552468.post-81759364018392242282010-11-10T18:26:39.779-05:002010-11-10T18:26:39.779-05:00Hindsight is a valuable lens for viewing that whol...Hindsight is a valuable lens for viewing that whole time and putting it in perspective I find. I think the majority of teenaged kids are fairly insecure, and would remember at least part of their high school experience negatively - even if they were one of the ones the rest of us thought of as popular and well-liked.<br /><br />I was recently mortified to discover that a guy I went to school with had quite negative memories of the way I treated him, as apparently I teased him etc. I know for a fact that I probably kind of liked this guy at the time, and what he construed (negatively) as teasing and picking on him was actually my gauche way of interacting. I think lots of guys were guilty of this too; liking a girl and not knowing how to express it, so instead making their life a misery with negative attention.<br /><br />Definitely food for thought!<br /><br />On the character inspiration front; I can't say I usually base characters on real people, but certainly our creative choices are informed by our life experiences so bits and pieces from here and there are always bound to sneak in.Adina Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08860528131098237473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552468.post-21281305373789500992010-11-10T16:51:14.245-05:002010-11-10T16:51:14.245-05:00Oh, yeah, I would never be a teen again. And I'...Oh, yeah, I would never be a teen again. And I'm not sure that I want to teach teens, either: I'm not good at coping with angst! But I bet you get some great stuff for writing YA books by spending so much time around teens.Suhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862479925124552922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552468.post-45815489656579855402010-11-10T15:46:24.786-05:002010-11-10T15:46:24.786-05:00How angst-ridden the teenage years can be, and so ...How angst-ridden the teenage years can be, and so much worse today than in my time -I see it from both sides being a High School teacher. So many sad stories. I want to write a YA novel with bullying as my theme. I'm collecting ideas now..:)<br /><br />Thanks for the post..:)Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.com