Losing Friends--Natassja

In life you will lose friends so why is such a hard subject to talk about, because people look at the bad side rather than the good or normal reality. You'll grow apart and that's normal because you will grow out of each other like that jacket that's sleeves got a little too short because you grew in inch even after you were supposed to stop growing, or maybe you gained an inch and those pants are just a little too tight. Sometimes though it's not the physical things that you grow out of but the style ones, when you throw away that my chemical romance t-shirt from 7th grade NO ONE is going to question that decision, just like no one will question you cleaning out your closet in 4 years when your graduating college and moving into the job force, getting rid of those things you used to wear in high school because those things just aren't who you are anymore. And looking through your closet then you’ll think back to when that shirt used to be your favorite shirt and you’ll remember all the amazing things that happened that year and you’ll hesitate as you throw it into the pile, but you will. Maybe it’s when you’re cleaning out that “stuff” drawer and at the very bottom you find one of those stupid silly bands from middle school, the ones that were shaped like guitars and other random objects that you obsessed over. That silly band that you would wear regardless of how it cut off your circulation because at the time it fit your style, and for whatever reason you thought that wearing that stupid grey silly band would make you look just that much more badass, but you’re not eleven anymore so you’re going to throw it in the trash with the rest of the random pieces of junk because you’re not the same person. Your personality changes like your style and sometimes the people you used to be friends with just aren't the people you enjoy being around anymore and that's okay. Everyone changes, constantly so it should be expected that other people besides yourself are changing just as much as you are, perhaps at different times or in different ways but they are indeed changing. It would be impossible for people not to change because realistically, how ridiculous would it be if the CEO of apple acted like a twelve year-old, the answer is extremely, and one of the ways that people change is by maturing. People mature throughout their lives but there are a few main thresholds where said maturation occurs rapidly, being graduating from high school and graduating from college. You will probably lose friends around this time but you will lose friends throughout your entire life because you are constantly changing or “growing”. So yes, it's hard to accept that the past is the past sometimes, but part of getting older and maturing is accepting that, and that means people will move in and out of your lives because that's how life work, so don’t be sad just appreciate the times you had.