Sorry you have such unhappy childhood memories. I'm sure that doesn't make you inclined to revisit those days. I've found that many of the people who still live in my hometown don't choose to attend our reunions, because they figure that if they wanted to socialize with our classmates they'd do it more often than every 5 or 10 years.

As one of those who moved away after high school, I love going to my reunions, and I always wish that the local folks would attend because I never get to see them otherwise, on my 5-day visits twice a year. I am from a small town, and had a class of 109, many of whom I liked a lot then and still do as adults. We have a great time, and while the 10-year reunion was a bit odd, subsequent ones (my 35-year reunion is coming up next year) have been great fun since time is a great equalizer.

At my 30 year reunion, I got to catch up with a guy who was kicked by a horse a week later and died. We were all glad he had decided to come to the reunion.

However, much as I enjoy my high school reunions, I have absolutely no desire to attend a reunion at any of the three colleges I graduated from.