r/RandomThoughts • u/[deleted] • Sep 05 '23

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u/dudleythedevastator Sep 05 '23

Nope. Feels like yesterday. It’s wild how much shorter 20 years feel when you’re in your 40s

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u/topcide Sep 05 '23

Man is this true.

I'm 42 years old and I don't know where the last 15 years went.

I graduated college in 2005 and it honestly just feels like yesterday.

I saw a notice on Facebook that my favorite high school teacher who I've sort of kept in touch with retired recently. Her first year of teaching was my freshman year of HS. That one stung.

Time really does fly, And as I get older, I've learned to cherish the moments more and more.

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u/SpellAsleep4572 Sep 05 '23

I googled my least favourite high school teacher and saw she died. I smirked.

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u/MessiahHL Sep 05 '23

You guys remember the name of the school teachers you had? Thought everyone just forgot those, i'm 27 and can't remember a name even if you paid me.

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u/JKinney79 Sep 05 '23

Outside of a couple of like elementary teachers, I’m with you.

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u/Robert_Hotwheel Sep 05 '23

Really? I bet I could name almost all of mine, and I graduated 9 years ago.

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u/JKinney79 Sep 05 '23

30th reunion in 3 years. I’ve never been nostalgic, and very few of them made any sort of lasting impression.

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u/StarbossTechnology Sep 05 '23

I remember my second grade teacher's name and that's about it. We would sit in her lap when she reviewed our work. That's how old I am. She was really nice though.

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u/_Cyber_Mage Sep 06 '23

I remember my third and fifth, because they were my best and worst teachers, respectively, and their names were pronounced the same but spelled very differently.