i was in 6th grade and i just started a new school bc i moved around a lot. i struggled tying my shoes up until high school (neurodivergence related i’m sure) and so i would usually ask my friends to tie them nice and tight for me (i honestly am still kind of ass at tying my shoes tight now). bc i just started a new school, i had no friends to tie my shoes. i literally just let those laces fly didn’t tuck them in or anything.
on the first beep of the pacer test i tripped, fell and slid on my stomach for what felt like forever across the gym. big ass gym. everyone got quiet. 6th, 7th and 8th graders were all there. bc of this i had to admit that i couldn’t really tie my shoes bc a gym teacher tied them for me :/ mortifying all around.
i happened to stay at this school in 7th grade and i remember at least three times when i would meet a kid for the first time and they’d be like “oh you were that girl who slid across the gym during the pacer test”. to make matters worse, i also didn’t get to retake my test and failed gym that day. mind you they had to restart the test on account of my distraction.
i know ive done a plethora of embarrassing things that make me scream to think about so ive blocked most of them out of my memory. this stands out the most at the moment.
May 14, 2025
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@EATGRAEPS wouldn’t wish a repeat of middle school to my worst enemy. anything that can go wrong, will.
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