Terrible Excuses for Missing the Next Reunion in 2012

We've checked the previous guest lists, the email lists and cross referenced it against our fading memories, and found that it is 100% jerk & snob free. So why haven't you come to anything we've had in the 21st century?  Come on!   Start your new decade with a fresh approach.   You have three, yes 3, more years to accept life for what is now at hand.  "OLD AGE".   There's always going to be beer. (Hey, that always worked in high school!)

Okay, the reunion is coming in three years. You want to go, but you’re not sure.  You've heard about the last Reunion, and the Birthday Festivities.  Already you start thinking of all the reasons you should stay home. Is there a good excuse for missing our 45th year reunion? If you’re serving our nation overseas, that’s a good reason. If you’re scheduled to perform brain surgery, that’s another.  Life challenges us every day.  Take a look at the albums.  We've all changed! 

For those with 'Cluck and Feather' Syndrome [chicken!]

Excuse #1: My husband, wife, significant other, etc., can't make it, and I don't want to go alone. I'll look like a loser if I show up alone.

Rebuttal: We'd love to meet your spouse and coo over your kids, or grandkids, but we're coming to see you. Plenty of classmates have already indicated that they're flying solo. Got a wallet? Put your pictures in it. (you can put one on the website too!)

Excuse #2: I’m overweight.

Rebuttal: You are definitely NOT alone. 

Excuse #3: I don’t think I look very good. I

a) am going bald
b) am getting wrinkles
c) have cellulite on my thighs
d) all of the above

Rebuttal: So do we! Your friends will be so happy to see you, they won't be paying attention to the little things. Over 50% now wear corrective lenses, don't worry about it!  Throw on your baseball cap, get a big pair of sunglasses, and lower your hemline.  Check out 'The Cat In The Hat' on the photo album page to the left.

It won't be the same without you!  Have you seen some of the pictures?  Some of us were caught off guard when we heard you weren't going to make it the last time we were together. Help us all to have smiling pictures!....COME TO THE NEXT REUNION 

Excuse #4: I’m not successful. I told everyone in high school that I was going to be a doctor, (lawyer, astronaut, chief fire eater).

Rebuttal: Plans change. Goals change.   We've all matured and realized that having money doesn't make someone a success, and it certainly doesn't guarantee happiness. We are getting older, but let's hope we're also a lot smarter, and wiser. 

Excuse #5: I wasn’t part of a popular clique ['the click']in high school.

Rebuttal: See above, older, smarter, wiser. The only cliques[clicks] at the reunion will be the sound of our joints cracking as we walk around finding old friends.  Look at the photo album where some of us are kneeling.  We had special helpers assigned to help us slowly get up again and regain balance!