Vicarious childhood via HP

[pt4ever]

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From: pt4ever
Subject: Vicarious childhood via HP
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Date: 6/27/00 10:31 pm  (ET)

WARNING - RANT AHEAD. :)

I suppose many of you would think that I'm still in my childhood,
considering I'm only nineteen (although four months from Monday I'll be
20) but I agree with Danemead -- I would only go back to my "teenage"
years (i.e. 13-17) if I could go knowing what I know now.

My biggest problems in adolescence were worrying about how popular I was
and how fat I was. If I could go back, I'd say to hell with society's
conventions and really *live* my life without worrying about being popular
or thin. Most of the girls in my class were feather-brained twits who
could rarely discuss anything more intelligent that the length of hems,
dress sizes, or the sports abilities of their current boyfriends. I
thought that because I wasn't thin, I wasn't worth anything -- thankfully,
I now know that life is NOT a dress size, and I'm perfectly happy being
a size 14. I'm having the time of my life at college, and I have many
wonderful friends and a great boyfriend who like me for ME, and not for
what size I wear.

Besides, my problems were trivial compared to Harry's! I had both my
parents (although divorced) and I didn't have a Dark Wizard after me
either. Plus, I had a much better place to stay during the summer!!!! :)

Sorry about the rant, folks -- but I feel much better. *g*

-- JoAnna