Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life
Remembering my middle school days takes me back to the late 80’s/early 90’s. Most people knew me as a shy, quiet young girl who excelled in school and had a few close friends. I was never a class clown or the life of the party and much preferred to fade into the background without standing out too much. I only really came out of my shell when I was alone with my friends. Not much has changed in the present day, I’m still introverted and like to observe my surroundings. I also still work very hard, but now instead of school work, I’m focusing on my blog.
One of my most prominent middle school memories is performing a leading role in a skit at my graduation. My friend and I wrote a skit about saying no to peer pressure and then performed it in front of the entire school plus family and friends. You’d think being such a shy person that I’d be incredibly anxious. It was actually the opposite. I felt confident and enjoyed playing my part. It felt good to step out of my comfort zone and I remember how proud I was that I was able to do that.
I also remember the middle school bullies. Kids can be so mean. I was picked on for various reasons including my appearance and personality. The fact that I was so shy made me an easy target. They figured I wouldn’t fight back and they were right. I ignored them, but it hurt. A lot.
If I was offered the chance to go back in time to my middle school years, I wouldn’t hesitate to say no. Yes, there was lots of fun with friends and I had very little responsibility besides ensuring my school work was done. However, the toll those years took on my self-esteem is something I’d prefer to not experience again. Middle school is tough!
My youngest daughter, Bridget, is currently in middle school now. She was the polar opposite of me as a child and is outgoing and adventurous. I know that these years are some of the most important years of a person’s life. What happens in middle school stays with you and helps shape you into the person you become as an adult. It’s an adventure, but it does have its challenges along the way.
I’m looking forward to watching the new movie, “Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life” with my daughter. It will be in theatres on October 7th.
It looks really funny! I couldn’t help, but smile when I watched the trailer. Love the soundtrack too!
The movie follows middle schooler, Rafe Khatchadorian, on his mission to break every rule in the school’s oppressive Code of Conduct. His best friend, Leonardo the Silent, is on the sidelines awarding him points for every rule he can break. Some of the milder ones are chewing gum in class (5,000 points) and running in the hallway (10,000 points). Rafe will receive a whopping 50,000 points for pulling the fire alarm. When Rafe’s game starts to catch up to him, he’ll need to figure out if winning is all that matters or decide to face the rules, bullies and truths he’s been avoiding.
Disclosure: I was compensated for this post. All opinions are my own.
I remember having lots of fun in middle school and I probably give my mom grey hair!
I spent most of my time in middle school getting picked on. Kids were really mean to me and i remember my sister used to stick up for me. I also remember going to my graduation and one of my friends had Mike Holmes as a date, of course he wasn’t popular back then but I think most of us know who he is. I did have some supportive friends and teachers which helped.
Me moved from a large city to a tiny community in the sticks! Huge adjustment!
I remember going to all of the fun school events!
I remember spending a lot of my class time talking to friends and not doing much school work, amazing that I passed those classes.
I moved to a new school full of preppy kids and after a year of being outcast I decided to play the game and bought a couple polo shirts! Peer pressure sucks lol
It was the worst time of my life. I had lifetime friends turn on me making me want to quit school.
I remember thinking that all the grade 9ers were giant and intimidating but, I also remember stressing out about forgetting my lock combination!
I remember going from my school in a small suburb to a big city school.It was a whole new world.
What I remember most is going to a new school for grades 7, 8 and being able to walk downtown for lunch.
fun outside with friends and horrible clothing lol
I remember trying to make friends in a new school where most had gone to school together since kindergarden.
What I remember most about middle school is being able to take neat things like music and Latin.
I lived on a farm and went to a small community school until middle school when we moved to a city and it was a big adjustment for me and lonely until I started to make new friends.
I remember being in a small one-room schoolhouse.
I remember wearing dark, horned rim glasses that scared the boys away.
I remember getting braces and the mean gym teacher.
I had a bad case of acne in middle school.
I lived in a very small town and had to travel over an hour to middle school(called it Junior High then). So I never got to go to any after school activities and the bus was the only was home!
I had the best teachers
Learning math (multiplication and division)
I liked middle school well at least the last year I started having dates and lots of friends and I started playinbf baseball which I still play and love playing now that I am old.
I remember the most was crying lots!!! I had two other friends and often one of us would be on the outs and when it happened to me I would be crying!!
I remember that I hated it.
I remember it being awkward… I was awkward… I hated it.
I remember sending notes back and forth during class.
I remember the day I first walked in Middle school as a 6th grader,I was horrified but after a few weeks of getting use to it ,I loved it!!!
Never went to middle school — went directly to high school from gr. 8
I remember mostly trying to mask the fact that I had grown enormous breasts virtually overnight LOL. I was very petite but suddenly quite heavy-chested and I was definitely not ready for the kind of attention that drew for both boys and girls!
Unfortunately I was picked on in middle school.
I remember how much my best friend meant to me! (and still does all these years later!)
I remember having first crush on a boy in my classroom and growing boobs and wearing a bra for the first time.
I had a great time with my friends!
I honestly can’t remember since I am 70 years old! the school mixers(dances) comes to mind
I remember being moody and thinking life was horrible. How over dramatic i was. Also had good times with friends. Closeness we never got back
We didnt have what you call middle school in BC but what i remember the most is playing outside and with our cabbage patch dolls
I remember the boys being boys and chasing us girls all over the place and not leaving us alone ugggg
Middle school was awesome
Although I thoroughly enjoyed Middle School,I also went through a hard transition of change and growing up at this time.I became very shy as I remember until I met some new friends and then I felt more like I was fitting in.I liked the teachers and the subjects and began to participate in a lot of sports. 🙂
Great contest!
I remember the girls going crazy over the new boy with blonde hair and wearing a pink shirt.
during recess the girls gathered on one end of the gym and the boys on the other end. no mixing.
I was looking forward to moving on to high school!
I didn’t go to middle school, it did not exist in my area when I was a kid – we went K-7 for elementary school and 8-12 for high school. Our city does have middle school now (I still live in the city I grew up in, in BC) but my kids are not old enough to have attended yet, so I truly have no middle school memories because I have no experience with it. Personally I liked only transitioning to a new school once, in grade 8, whereas now my kids will have to transition in grades 6 and again in grade 9. I was quite shy though so one transition was enough for me. My oldest is my only one in school yet and she is way more outgoing than I was, so I think she will love the extra transition – the more friends she can meet, the better! She probably will really look forward to moving schools a couple of times and increasing the number of friends she can have!
I lived out in the sticks where we walked to elementary school but then going to middle school I had to take 30 minute bus ride. The bus stop was about a 20 minute walk so you sure didn’t want to miss the bus.
I didn’t go to middle school, the elementary school that I went to went from grade 1 – 8 and then went to high school for grades 9-13. I was shy and quiet in elementary school, but I became the class clown when I went to high school, the transition was remarkable.
I remember having a crush on a boy and a lot of talking to girlfriends.
I remember getting teased about having braces in middle school.
I can see myself from your post. I used to be a shy girl when I was at middle school and had few friends. But I feel nothing wrong with it just because it is my characteristic. Now things have changed and I have made new friends but this memory still exists in my mind.
Your post reminds me immediately about the time when I was in middle school. My best friend was a massive shy girl as you. I felt such an honor to be the one with her to help her standing out. Luckily, now she becomes a wonderful confident mommy. I’ll check the movie with her. Thanks for the share. It would be a nice time to remember the past.