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CTyankee

(68,066 posts)

7. Did you get a blank stare from her/him?

Reply to Skittles (Reply #4)

Mon Mar 2, 2026, 11:17 AM

Monday

In those days, the late 50s, football was everything and being a cheerleader was a prize achievement. They were all females and only the most popular girls got to be one. They dated the popular guys on the football team and went to the prom with them. The senior prom was the big deal. Being asked to the prom from a star football player was the ultimate in popularity. I was on my way to drama school so I was "different." I was miserable about it until I got into a prestigious school and had a whole new set of priorities in my social life.