[Magdalen] Reunion blues

[Clarissa Canning]

don't care to go to any reunions. I was ignored by most classmates. I did
not come from that town. Many of them graduated to the world's definition
of success. NoT me just struggled thru life continued with the church life.

On Mon, Sep 10, 2018, 5:36 PM Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thumbs up!!!
> And I love the thoughtful and creative resolution.
> Lynn
>
> On Sep 10, 2018, at 3:29 PM, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> I’m so glad to hear this, Scott.  All in all, the right decision to make,
> I’d say.
>
> Marion, a pilgrim
>
> Sent from Mail for Windows 10
>
> From: Scott Knitter
> Sent: September 10, 2018 3:23 PM
> To: Magdalen at herberthouse.org
> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Reunion blues
>
> Hey, I made a decision about this: not to go. Working on feeling OK about
> it (I do, mostly). Fortunately there are a couple of people we could help
> with the money we paid; I told the organizers to apply the $ to someone
> else's fees, and there were a couple of people (not named to me) who were
> having trouble paying. I was actually glad to hear the money could help
> somebody go and have a good time. I sort of feel like they're taking our
> place. So yay.
>
> Mom said not to feel guilty, so I won't and I don't. Thanks for letting me
> air my anxieties here about this. I'll catch up with a couple of
> high-school friends later in a smaller gathering (lunch at a favorite place
> in East Cupcake).
>
> > On Fri, Sep 7, 2018 at 1:40 PM Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > 40-year high-school class reunion next Saturday, and it looms like a
> giant
> > chore in my anxious mind. Not so much the reunion itself, but I just
> don't
> > want to use the weekend to make that trip.
> >
> > Working on "the thoughts that inform the feelings" about this. Mainly,
> > it's a big "should want" that isn't really an "I want." But what am I
> here
> > for if it isn't to follow through on doing thinks I think others think I
> > should want?
> >
> > :) Scott, a weird kid.
> >
> > --
> > Scott R. Knitter
> > Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
> >
>
>
> --
> Scott R. Knitter
> Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
>
>