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I remember how terrified I was of starting Junior High School, now I realize, that I was terrified for nothing.

I still however, wish I had more friends growing up, I wish I was more sociable, that I had gone out more, basically I wish that I had an "All American Childhood"
My family has always lived in Apartments.
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I don't really think there is such a thing as an "All American Childhood".  I mean, I know popular jocks who turned out to be complete a-holes that nobody wants to be with.  I've seen the class "wall flower" grow up to become an awesome fox.

In my case when I was in high school, I was pretty much a nerd that nobody wanted to talk to.  Somewhere along the line that all changed.  At my last class reunion, the women who before would not give me the time of day could not keep their hands off me.  Maybe that's because the jocks and "popular guys" were all stinking drunk.

I believe that "it is not where you have been, but where you are going" that matters...