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[–] melbourne_wanderer 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

so...haven't been around for a while, so I thought I'd launch myself back in with a random question:

Would it be really fucking weird to get in touch with a teacher who went above and beyond to help me through some really, really tough shit 30 years ago to just say "hey, I've always remembered you, and I have turned out OK and am pretty successful, thanks"?

edit: thanks everyone

[–] imoldgreeeg 8 points 1 month ago

No go for it. I wanted to do this a while ago only to find out that teacher now has dementia 😞. Really wish I had reached out sooner.

[–] Force_majeure123 5 points 1 month ago

No. It would be lovely. I'm sure it would make their day/week/month

[–] anotherspringchicken 4 points 1 month ago

That sounds like a lovely thing to do, and I reckon they’d really appreciate it

[–] just_kitten 4 points 1 month ago

Do it. I see mostly positives and no real negatives.