"Never go to your high school reunion pregnant or they will think that is all you have done since you graduated"
- Erma Bombeck
About this Quote
This quote by Erma Bombeck is an amusing take on the pressure and expectations that included participating in a high school reunion. The author suggests that if a person attends their reunion while pregnant, their previous classmates will assume that they have actually not accomplished anything else given that finishing. This statement highlights the social pressure to achieve certain milestones and achievements by a certain age. It likewise satirizes the narrow-mindedness of some people who might judge others based on their present life scenarios. In general, the quote functions as a pointer to not let others' opinions define one's worth and to welcome all phases of life with self-confidence and humor.
This quote is written / told by Erma Bombeck between February 21, 1927 and April 22, 1996. She was a famous Journalist from USA, the quote is categorized under the topic Graduation. The author also have 61 other quotes.
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