Excuses

Excuse #1: I'm overweight.
Rebuttal: You're not alone. 
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Excuse #2: I'm a different person than I was in high school
Rebuttal: Lucky for you, we ALL are. Let's face it: we could only have improved.  I mean, just LOOK at the hair in those class photos!
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Excuse #3: I don't look as good as I'd like. I (choose one or more) am bald, have wrinkles, saddlebags, gray hair and no one will recognize me.
Rebuttal: Guess what! You won't recognize anyone else, either. Using the reunion committee as a representative sample, our whole class looks like a "before" photo in a plastic surgery ad.
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Excuse #4: I'm not successful. I'm not (choose one or more) a lawyer, a doctor, or rich.
Rebuttal: You'll be pleasantly surprised to find how much everyone has matured. We may be plump and wrinkled (see Excuse #3, above) but we're not stupid. Money is not success.
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Excuse #5: I was not in a popular clique in school
Rebuttal: Now that we're old and smart, those cliques have dissolved just like the superficialities they were based on. The only cliques you'll notice at the reunion will be the sound of your joints as you walk around.
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Excuse #6: There's no one from high school that I really miss.
Rebuttal: Most people that attended our 40th were surprised at the number of people they SHOULD have missed but forgot to! Hearing the old stories again (from a perspective of years!) was a lot of fun.
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Excuse #7: I can't commit to an entire weekend
Rebuttal: Then don't! We have a variety of events planned. Just attend the ones you want to!
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Excuse #8: I have an illness and need to take it easy
Rebuttal: Hey, join the club! And laughter is the best medicine! Seriously, most of us are ailing in one way or another. No one will mind if you can't attend more than one or two events or have to leave one early. We can even make some arrangements for the Saturday menu, if you let us know.