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Hi Rachel Admonitions
Hi Rachel. Because you attended a private Christian school, it was quite different from the rest of the posts, which is why it caught my attention so much. It really surprised me when I read the beginning of your post, when you stated, “there was division between the pastors kids and the rest of us whose parents were not high up in the church.” It’s interesting to think that in your case, there maybe wasn’t any “jocks” or “druggies” but instead they labeled themselves as “pastors kids” and “teachers kids”. Moving onto the end of your post, I’m glad you don’t have any shame of your middle school years, because as you stated, no matter how difficult it was during the time, you always learn something from it. And it especially shapes who

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