2024-12-23
1 小时 5 分钟A quick warning.
There are curse words that are unbeeped in today's episode of the show.
If you prefer a beeped version,
you can find that at our website, thisamericanlife.org.
This is not a setting where Chris was used to learning anything important,
much less having his whole world rocked by something somebody said.
He was 15 in health class in San Juan Capistrano, California.
As Chris remembers it, it was the beginning of the period.
Class was just beginning to settle down.
The teacher was also the school's basketball coach.
You know, in my memory, he's sort of the standard issue,
I don't know, tallish, white guy,
coach with, like, neatly parted brown hair.
And, you know, the bell rings,
class is supposed to start, and we're all just,
you know, talking over him, not listening,
and he's trying to get class started.
And I think he's getting, understandably, a little annoyed.
And then at one point, one of the girls said loudly,
like, we're all gonna be friends forever.