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  • April 28, 2011 1 min read 6 Comments

    Picture This:

    • It's Fall 1974 in Smalltown, Texas.

    • I'm the new kid in town  (My mom & dad have uprooted me without consent during my critical teen years - scarring.)

    • I've got no friends.

    • It's my first day of enrollment in a new middle school.

    • Mid-semester, no less and it's public. (ugh, someone should have told me that public school meant a little more than no nuns, no uniforms, and no religion class!)

    • I'm sitting quietly at my desk trying to be invisible when the "Arthur Fonzarelli" of the school turns around in his desk and asks loudly, "hey, are you a prostitute?"

    • I responded innocently, "why no, I'm Catholic."

    • The entire classroom roars.

    .

    It wasn't until years later that I finally figured out what was so funny...prostitute?... protestant?

    Well, they do sound alike!

    Anyway, an angel in disguise came to my rescue, our next door neighbor, Paula.  She introduced me to new friends and made me feel welcome. She worked with me on my wardrobe faux pas and even taught me how to dribble a basketball.

    So thanks, Paula, this little groovy dress is for you!

    BTW: Paula is a pediatric nurse now and still an angel.  She celebrated her 21st birthday again this week!

    6 Responses

    Lisa Henderson
    Lisa Henderson

    November 03, 2019

    What an awesome story and a sweet tribute to a dear friend! We need more Paulas in this world today!

    audrey
    audrey

    May 16, 2016

    Wow. Great story and a great person!

    TerritoryMom
    TerritoryMom

    May 16, 2016

    Love it!

    Paula Galindo
    Paula Galindo

    May 16, 2016

    thanks Cheryl!…You are such a sweet GOOD friend and always have been. You were great when you came to Palacios. I just remember having sooo much fun with you and your sisters at your house…Your mom was so sweet and treated me like I was one of her own..Love ya

    Cheryl
    Cheryl

    May 16, 2016

    Paula, I will never forget the first day of school – You and Lisa came over to get me and the first thing you said was…“you can’t wear that to school” and I had to do a quick change because I had some mid-drift showing! Ahh, but we survived!
    Send me your address and size and I will send you your dress. Thanks for always being a good friend! I love you – Cheryl

    Anna in AZ
    Anna in AZ

    May 16, 2016

    This is so sweet. What a nice story!

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