This is really shameful I'm even answering this. I was a "popular" kid. The people I went to prom and homecoming with were the kings and queens, we partied in mansions on the weekends, our lunch table was typical popular cheerleaders and football players and lacrosse players and tennis players.

My high school was similar to what you see in the movies, graduating class of 1,000+ students with predominately affluent upper and middle class families.

The people that were my friends were mostly vapid privileged kids with powerful parents who it felt like the school catered to. Being associated with them did wonders for how teachers treated me, what my experience was like day to day, and also did nothing good for my ego.

I constantly felt like an outsider. While my best friend was getting a brand new candy red Mercedes on her 16th birthday, I scrounged up money working as a waitress and bought a falling apart truck that my mom made me buy stick shift(so uncool mom!) When prom dress shopping I would go with my girl friends and I would never buy a dress with them, I'd go with my mom later and buy whatever was on sale. If my friends wanted to go on overseas trips, or cruises, they wouldn't want to leave me behind so their parents would pay for me. I would never bring my friends to my mom's house because I felt almost embarrassed bringing them there. Can you believe that?

Stuff like that was really weird growing up and I look back on it and it doesn't really feel like it was me at all.

I can't believe I shared this.