Friday, October 26, 2007

But can They Dance?

Today was the middle school Hallowe'en Dance. The black and orange streamers added a somewhat festive touch. The odd cardboard skeleton taped to a wall made clear the purpose of the event. Adolescents in the gym were like those across time: small knots of youth talking and moving, groups walking from here to there and back again, and many conversations of exaggerated drama and importance. Such as it has always been ...

Do adults really remember the significance, and the emotional roller coaster of emotions? I sense that perhaps these memories are (mercifully?!) lost ...

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