| How would you respond if you received this | | | | your life without considering how your decision |
| letter? | | | | also affected me. Nonetheless, I didn't give up on |
| I'm writing you this letter because I miss the | | | | our friendship; I simply adapted and learned how |
| friendship we once had. I can honestly say that | | | | to deal with it. |
| out of everyone in our group of friends, you are | | | | But as time went on, the more I adapted, the |
| the one I'm closest to. You are my best friend. | | | | worse things got. In fact, I think the only time |
| You were in the delivery room when I was born, | | | | you've shown me that you still care about our |
| and I was there when mom tricked you into | | | | friendship is that time when we had to run |
| eating those horrible smashed green peas by | | | | through the airport so you wouldn't miss our flight. |
| pretending the spoon was a choo-choo train and | | | | I was so out of shape and could barely keep up, I |
| your mouth was a tunnel. And how quickly we | | | | swore you were going to kill me. But you didn't -- |
| learned that peas weren't going to be part of our | | | | thanks. |
| daily diet once I got sick and threw up all over | | | | Now that you've got a full-time job, kids and a |
| the kitchen. | | | | significant other person in your life, I've fallen even |
| But, hands down the time we spent together in | | | | lower on your priority list. Don't get me wrong, |
| elementary school was the greatest! | | | | I'm not jealous of the time you spend with them |
| Every day at 10:15am we'd run out to the field, | | | | because they seem to make you happy, and |
| hang our arms in the air and spin around like we | | | | when you're happy I'm happy! I and our group of |
| were helicopters. That was so cool! And do you | | | | friends have once again adjusted to your new |
| remember Jr. High? We'd play dodge ball on | | | | "lifestyle changes". But unless you want me to |
| Monday, basketball on Tues then rush home so | | | | start making trouble in your life, I suggest you |
| we could make time to ride the bike, skateboard | | | | start showing me a little more attention. And if |
| and roller-skate before the street lights came on! | | | | you're too busy for that, then please just show |
| Then in High School we couldn't wait for the lights | | | | me some respect...for ole' time's sake? |
| to come on so we could hit the field for our | | | | Please don't think I'm sending you this letter |
| Friday night football games. We had so much fun | | | | because I'm needy (okay, I'll admit when I'm sick |
| back then. | | | | I can be quite needy) but rather I'm concerned |
| Unfortunately, when we went off to college the | | | | that this has become a one-sided friendship. Over |
| problems began. You'd constantly say you were | | | | the years I've overlooked the horrible things |
| too busy for me. At first it didn't bother me and I | | | | you've done to me, and only complained when I |
| chose not to complain because we were older | | | | was sick and tired of you not making time for |
| and life was different. Truth be told, you got too | | | | me. Sadly, every time I forgive you I end up |
| busy; I never changed. | | | | getting neglected again. |
| In fact, I can't remember how many times I | | | | I guess now that we're older maybe it's time for |
| stayed up with you all night drinking coffee and | | | | me to realize that our friendship will never be the |
| eating pizza at 4am to help you study for your | | | | same. You know, maybe the attention you used |
| classes. I think we gained our Freshman 15 before | | | | to show me, and the time you'd always make for |
| the first semester was over. However, that's also | | | | us wasn't because you cared about me, you did it |
| when you started drinking and smoking. I knew it | | | | because it was convenient? And now that taking |
| wasn't for me after the first time because my | | | | care of my needs is no longer convenient I can |
| lungs burned so bad from the smoke I had a | | | | see that you really don't care about me, or our |
| coughing spasm and the only thing I remember | | | | group of friends. |
| about the alcohol was throwing up in the toilet and | | | | Hmm, maybe it's just time for us to go our |
| waking up with a horrible hang over. Honestly, I | | | | separate ways with no hard feelings? |
| don't think the others in our group appreciated | | | | If you feel the same way please let me know |
| your behavior but they couldn't say anything. I | | | | and I'll be sure to tell the lungs, the liver, the heart |
| wished you would've learned from that | | | | and the rest of the group that you've chosen to |
| experience and taken it as a sign to stop doing | | | | sever our relationship. I'm sure they'll understand, |
| those things as well. But that's also when you | | | | and adjust themselves based on your decision. |
| began to let your other group of friends influence | | | | |