yeah alex pretty much exact same story here man. i was one of the most popular, funniest, and definitely smartest kids in my elementary school. i hung out with the popular kids and was generally regarded as the 'smart kid' in school at the time. i would correct the teacher when she said something wrong (sometimes downright stupid, lol), and if a student ever had a question, they would usually just come to me before the teacher. won my 5th grade spelling bee also haha. i was also funny though, i was always just having fun when i was being smart never taking the school stuff too seriously. also was a great soccer player. proved that you dont have to be a nerd to know stuff.
yeah, i was pretty much awesome at the time lol. did i mention all the girls that always wanted to hang out with me? i got birthday invites from girls i hardly knew. i didnt see them as more than friends. everyone loved me. there wasnt a single soul that disliked me (although thats still true). if only i wouldve stayed that way.
but of course, no. middle school hit me like a ton of bricks and i took a horrifying plunge, like you said, turning into a complete dumbfvck. not just with girls, but everything. life became totally messed up. started getting mediocre grades, stopped playing sports, was limited to a 'group' of friends rather than knowing tons of people. complete screwup.
but also just like your story, few fixes and im fast on my way back to the top. i guess its just a temporary thing. i mean yeah, the whole 2-3 years lost thing sucks, but once i got back on track it all just naturally came back to me. i socialize easily, people think im smart again, amazed at how i can do things like start talking to a group of strangers or speak to the french teacher in french when she subs for our spanish class. hehe. that was fun. yeah, being at the top again does feel good.
its really all so easy now i dont know how i was such as idiot from 7th-9th grade. i guess it comes naturally to me, and i just went haywire during that time. oh well, im back now, and thats good because i still have 2 more years of hs and college
. i of course dont need this site anymore, but i still visit once in a while just to see what people talking about.
anyways, that was my turn to reminisce lol. i guess this whole up down up thing is a common occurrence among people in their school years. happens to the best of us i suppose. but at least once we get back on track were back to who we are
also interestingly, my names also alex.