The Tadpole from Town

While I have a lot (and I mean A LOT) of past stories to catch up on - I want to mix some old stories with new stories.

My sister just requested I add this quick one from this morning.

I can't classify this one as a frog ... I haven't dated him.  But anyone who's been online dating has likely had that moment when they realize someone they know has found their profile.   I woke up this morning to 46 new messages in my inbox from Match.com.  I only slept for 6 hours last night.  Those are pretty good numbers, people.  One of those messages from from a 32 year old that grew up in my hometown.  He said:

"You don't know me ...  I'm from "small town in Massachusetts".  I think you knew my sister. "

Panic.  I did know his sister. I don't think she, or her friends, liked me very much in high school (I don't think this, actually - I know this.  They'd wait for me by my car after school to beat me up.  I'm not 100% sure why they didn't like me so much, but I knew they thought I was a slut.  Little did they know I had just as much of a struggle with boys then as I do now.  I only kissed one boy in high school and it was when I was 5'4'' and weighed 176 lbs.  I'm pretty sure he did it on a dare.  Not a slut then, not a slut now.  But this situation wasn't going to help my reputation with his sister, I'm sure).

While I grew up in a small-ish town, it wasn't like everyone knew everyone else.  This kid should have known my little sister.  Not me.  He had to have been in the 8th grade when I was a senior.  We never walked the same school halls together or anything, and I definitely wasn't invited to the parties his sister threw!  I just shared his message to me with my little sister. She knows of him, and she asked "Did he know you as soon as he saw your picture?".  I don't know!  He must have if he referenced that I'd know his sister and he knew I was from the same town as him - there's no mention of that anywhere on my profile.

So this morning I'm thinking about a couple things:
I hope his sister isn't waiting for me by my car to kick my ass later today.
And if he did indeed know who I was ... does that mean that maybe ... MAYBE ... I'm finally FAMOUS!?
Yes, I think it does ...