tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38838926.post1398836595823917233..comments2024-02-05T02:16:03.422-08:00Comments on Teen Fiction Café: not so much an "embarrassing moment" as an "ongoing humiliation"Kelly (Lynn) Parrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04827605655761900263noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38838926.post-83728806839776131252008-09-06T13:23:00.000-07:002008-09-06T13:23:00.000-07:00Junior high PE was tough! And those presidential f...Junior high PE was tough! And those presidential fitness tests don't really count in the real word. :) :)Kelly (Lynn) Parrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04827605655761900263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38838926.post-46668061498630253372008-09-05T21:17:00.000-07:002008-09-05T21:17:00.000-07:00Natalie - way to go on the baby weight! Yes, the b...Natalie - way to go on the baby weight! Yes, the beauty of doing this as an adult is that I'm there by my own free will and can choose to do the tests or not. It's nice to choose...not. :)<BR/><BR/>Gerb - those softball throwing skills are so important.Sara Z.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11759783678042291757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38838926.post-25546466570635460922008-09-05T03:53:00.000-07:002008-09-05T03:53:00.000-07:00Oh, Sara, I feel your pain. I always had a sort of...Oh, Sara, I feel your pain. I always had a sort of hate/hate relationship with PE. The thing I hated those charts showing where "average" kids should be. Blech. My personal humiliation was how far I could (not) throw a @#! softball. That pencil trailing down to the bottom of the page? Yeah. That was me.Gerbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13073463561640650913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38838926.post-44857330231621328512008-09-05T02:54:00.000-07:002008-09-05T02:54:00.000-07:00As a High School PE teacher I can tell you that yo...As a High School PE teacher I can tell you that you're not alone, most people grow up dreading things like this. But remember you're there because you are wanting to improve, and everyone else is in the same boat. And if the instructor is an 18yr with no cellulite and lots of personality, ah chalk that up to life. I'm 37, and just lost 29kgs (over 60lbs) in 8 months. Having twins caused the weight gain. Now I'm back to it, and I will get there. You will too!Natalie Hatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09377665702278806398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38838926.post-32674378726009351772008-09-04T13:50:00.000-07:002008-09-04T13:50:00.000-07:00Thanks for the hug, Jackie. Too bad it wasn't a pa...Thanks for the hug, Jackie. Too bad it wasn't a pan of brownies. <BR/>And Lauren, yes, it does make me feel better!<BR/>Are children still subjected to this I wonder?Sara Z.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11759783678042291757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38838926.post-13698255321269527132008-09-04T11:34:00.000-07:002008-09-04T11:34:00.000-07:00Does it make you feel any better if I say I got my...Does it make you feel any better if I say I got my copy of SWEETHEARTS today?<BR/><BR/>And yeah, put me down with Melissa as ha-ha-ha-hating Field Day.Lauren Baratz-Logstedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09697004599212202264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38838926.post-12120699923946248032008-09-04T10:21:00.000-07:002008-09-04T10:21:00.000-07:00I can't tell you how many times I tried to fake si...I can't tell you how many times I tried to fake sick to get out of the Presidential Fitness Test . . .<BR/><BR/>Definitely the most dreaded day of the year for me!Alyson Noelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13897651759587675373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38838926.post-88690916212788390202008-09-04T09:54:00.000-07:002008-09-04T09:54:00.000-07:00I hear you, Sara! The thing I always dreaded: FIEL...I hear you, Sara! The thing I always dreaded: FIELD DAY. My friends still claim it was a fantastic part of our elementary school years. To me, it was a day of DREAD. Taking tests on my physical prowess and then leaving with a handful of white "participation" ribbons instead of the red, blue and yellow first-place, second-place, third really did a number on my confidence. Which is why I'm a yoga girl now.Melissa Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17130128666084908687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38838926.post-11943687771590276792008-09-04T08:46:00.000-07:002008-09-04T08:46:00.000-07:00This totally made me want to give you a hug and a ...This totally made me want to give you a hug and a pep talk. Not that you need it. But just in case.Jackie Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11142876691306805769noreply@blogger.com