Teresa Gates:
CLASS OF 1977
Norman Thomas High SchoolClass of 1977
New york, NY
Teresa's Story
Life in the '70s was much simpler. I loved growing up in the 70s, I would trade that time for anything in the world. It seems that I was somewhat happier then. We had respect for our parents, our elders. Parents could send us to school without worrying about someone "bothering" us, and we never worried about mass shootings. Since then, I've gone to college, but by that time, I had had it with school. So I went to work and had been steadily employed for many years. I buried both of my parents, never had children, and I take things one-day-at-a-time. I'm in my 54th year, and as I lived, I got to watch so many...Expand for more
things change over the decades (and much of it not for the better). I just seems that most of society has lost it's moral compass. Nothing is sacred anymore. It's all out there now for the world to see, either on the internet, on television, wherever and however it can be posted, told or reported, it's out there. But we press on and make the best of things. Despite everything I've said here, I still happy to be alive. I miss my family though, but I'm glad to still be here. Some of my friends didn't make it and that makes me a little sad too.
Life is precious, take care of yourselves, and each other.
Peace
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