Dear High School Friends,

We've been through a lot together, even going way back to middle school. You guys were all there for me, especially when I needed you most. And I appreciate the friendship we had throughout the years.

However, these friendships will remain in my past, stuck in high school.

It's nothing personal; I've grown up and I refuse to cling to my past, unlike you. You are still infatuated with high school and you refuse to accept that we're growing up, and growing apart.

Clinging to high school memories and drama is not good for anyone's emotional and mental health. What is good for the soul is moving on and accepting that your life goes on even after high school is over. Sure you guys are in college and you're drowning in schoolwork, but you still think that high school was the best time in your lives solely because you only have high school friends and you were obsessed with high school.

Well, high school was not the best time in my life; the present is the best time in my life. Upon leaving high school, I have found who I really am and I am no longer pretending to be someone I'm not. This is most likely because I do not associate myself with most of you: the ones who refuse to grow up. In high school, the atmosphere is full of negativity and cliques while college is radiating with carefree individuality.

This is the main reason I choose my college friends over you; they are growing with me while you want to stay stuck in the same place your entire life. I want to experience everything and travel and become successful, and all you seem to want to do is stay in one place, in one mindset.

Don't get me wrong, I'm glad high school happened and I'm glad you were there for me through those years, but it's about time we start to become adults and go in our different directions. You were the friends I needed at that point in my life and I will forever appreciate that, but it's time for us to finally become who and what we want to become.

The friends that I have made in college have grown more with in the past few months than you ever have in the past few years. And though I am grateful for your presence in my life in high school, I am truly blessed with those who make an effort to remain present in my life through college.

Again, it's nothing personal; I've simply grown up and you still have some work to do.

From Your Old Friend in High School