Juanita Minick:  

For those of you that remember me. I don't remember doing anything wild & crazy in school. I do remember being teased a lot: about keeping to my self, being skinny [ Skinny Minnie], bleaching my hair [Which was not bleached], about the type of clothes I wore. Here is my story: There are several changes in me since I graduated. Well I talk more than I used to. I don't have to be embarrassed to bring someone home. I kept to myself so no one would have to meet my mother. Who was an abusive alcoholic. I'm not skin & bones any more. I don't wish to be skinny again but, I would like to be thin again. Nor am I a platinum blonde [Still not colored] anymore. My mother or sister [15 yrs. older] bought my clothes when I was in school. So I dressed as they liked to, not as I would have liked to. I never picked out anything for myself until after I was married & had a child. So do I still dress the same as I did then. I don't think so... The two most embarrassing things I remember during grade school was: Mr. Bond in 4th grade singing Juanita to me when he wanted me to answer his question or explain something. I hated that so much that I won't raise my hand to go to the bathroom for fear of him singing that I wet my pants. The second thing was in the 5th grade when John Smith did a report in front of the class about Names & thier meaning in spanish. John - Juan, Juanita - Juana, Jean, Jane, John, and so on. I tried to use my middle name "Jane" but no one would let me. I hated my name until I was grown and in my late twenties. There are two people I'd like to see again. Neither I've seen since graduation. Kay Rex, because I've known her since before we started school. Edith Elvestad, because we spent hours together as children. As far as TV. I like NCIS, Ghost Whisper & movies. I don't like reality shows. I only will watch sports if others are or if it's a play off game. I prefer to go to the games. Since graduation I've moved many times. I married in November 1964, had two sons, 5 yrs. apart. Divorced after 11 1/2 yrs. in 1976. My biggest surprise is that I'm not married. As a teenager that's all I wanted to do was get married and have children. Divorce wasn't part of my life picture. During my marriage I lived in Escondido, Cardiff, Vista, Oceanside, Providence, Rhode Island, Cost Mesa, Leucadia. I've worked in Aero Space Electronic Companies since I was 23 yrs. old. For a short period I worked in a Jewelry Manufacturing Co & as a Pharmacist Assistant. After my Divorce I was single for 24 yrs... I married again in 2000 & Divorce in 2003. It took me 24 yrs. to make the same wrong choices. So some of us don't get smarter as we get older. Are you smarter than a 5th grader? Along with working a full time job I taught Country Dancing 4 nights a week. It was a way to relax & earn money. I could shut the rest of the world out. I won a dan...Expand for more