Went to my old high school's trophy case and saw my name on a plaque I forgot about

I was in town last month and walked through the main hall. I stopped at the glass case for the debate team and saw my name from 2008. I spent years being mad at my partner for a bad final round, blaming them for our loss. Seeing that second place trophy, I just felt like a jerk. Anyone else ever find an old award that made you cringe at your past self?

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logan_murphy2mo ago

Did you ever try to make it right with your old partner?

oscarsullivan2mo ago

Honestly depends on what "making it right" even means. Some past stuff is just two people who didn't work, not a crime scene needing cleanup. Maybe it's okay to just leave it be.

jade_jenkins2mo ago

Man, that reminds me of my old bowling trophy. I found it and just felt bad for how I acted when we won.

betty_wells1mo ago

I used to be the same way, thought it was all just growing up and moving on. But I ran into an old teammate a few years back and we actually talked about how stupid we both were back then. We ended up laughing about it and I felt way better knowing we both saw it the same way now. Sometimes you gotta check, otherwise you just carry that guilt around for nothing.