so...
I'm just going to rant for a moment..
people need to grow up and move beyond highschool. Life is so much more than knowing this person or that person.. especially when they were the cool people 10 years ago! Life is about treating your friends with respect, realizing when you are both wrong, moving beyond those wrongs for the sake of your friendship, and growing from the experience. It is not about making people side with you in your quest to be right, it's not about involving people who SHOULD NOT be involved so they can come from nowhere and bash your friend on your behalf.
There is a MAJOR difference between expressing hurt, betrayal, and anger with a friend and their actions, and continuing to beat them down, throw their feelings in their face, and treating them like garbage.
Aging is a process that we must get involved in. You can not sit and let it happen passively, for the next thing you will now, you will be 10 years older, and none the wiser.
I have been blessed to meet many people in my life time. I have not always treated them with the respect they deserve, or vice versa. Because of this, there are some people I no longer talk to, perhaps for the better, perhaps for the worst, maybe I will never know for sure.
What I do know is that I have learned to accept the good with the bad, attempt to admit when I am wrong (in some way or another), and take accountability for my actions. I am not a perfect person, and thankfully those who are my friends realize this. When I am wrong, and they know I realize this, they do not force me to beg before them for forgiveness. They understand how difficult it can be to admit your wrong, and they accept my apologies for what they know they are. It is not the words, it is the actions and emotions that mean the most. When words are all you have, you take those words and hold them close because they are a precious gift given by your friend.
I have encountered much in my short 25 year old life. Some of you know the details, others know just by having met me. What we experience makes us who we are, and we are reflections of our past. Luckily I have a past/present/future filled with an extremely extensive array of friendships that I value more that can be measure.
When I see someone blatantly hurt one of my friends, it kills me inside. Especially you... you are a wonderful and amazing individual. You have never deserved the treatment you have gotten.. .not just now, but in the past years you have endured much more than you should have. You are one of the most incredibly understanding and humble people I have ever met! You are honest and sincere, and don't you DARE ever let anyone say anything contrary. I would do anything to take those horrible words away.. to have people attack you like that is horrible, but I know you have the strength to move beyond it. You are so much better than them, and better than me, but you have always accepted me for who I am. I am blessed with your friendship, and know you will always have mine. No matter the distance, you are my little one and I love you!!
and to all my other friends out there, thank you for accepting me, loving me, and sharing in my joys and tears. I love you all more than you will know..