I just found the words to describe how I feel [View All]

I don't know about you all, but high school was a nightmare for me. I was a poor kid living in a rich town, and I was that fatal combination of smart, shy, chubby and not fashionably dressed (partially because I couldn't afford it, partially because I was a punk-rock girl). I was constantly horrified by how awful people were in high school. They were mean and self-centered, they ridiculed and excluded anyone who didn't look/act/think exactly like them, and they were incredibly, shockingly stupid. And yet THEY were the popular ones. They always had lots of friends around them and went to all the dances and parties.

Needless to say I couldn't wait to go to college, where I met so many amazing people and made many lifelong friends.

Well, I just realized that the last four years have been like being in high school all over again. Except the stupid, mean, selfish popular kids are running the country and, instead of making the nerds miserable, they're making our entire planet miserable. And today was like walking into my high school graduation ceremony only to find out that I have repeat the last four, horrible years all over again.