It's hard to let go of friends that have been such an important part of your life, but not everything lasts forever. When you stop being friends with someone that you have known for so long it ultimately feels like a breakup. You try and figure out where everything went wrong.

Eventually, you stop trying to figure it out and you accept the fact that your no longer friends. You simply lose hope of your friendship being back to what it once was. Now it's just something to look back on.

The hardest part has to be when you're out in public and everyone just groups you with the person you are no longer friends with. Most of the time you just stare awkwardly or try to change the subject because you do not want to get into it.

It took so much time and energy letting go. With time, it gets easier. You both make new friends and make new memories. You stop tagging them in memes, you stop texting them for advice and you stop updating them on things. A piece of you is gone, but you deal with it.

Your new friends are not going to replace the ones you lost, but hopefully they will make your life brighter and better.

I'm not going to hate the friends I have lost along the way because there is no reason to. We grew up and grew apart. Do I miss friendships I used to have? Yes, but am I going to hold on to something that is gone? No, I'm done wasting my time on people who do not appreciate me.

But if you needed my help I would instantly help you no questions asked. Only because my mom taught me to be the bigger person.

So here is a quick summary of my life for the friends I am no longer friends with. I'm happy with my life and with the people who are currently in it. It hasn't been easy to get to where I am now, but you wouldn't know and honestly it's okay. Thank you for the memories and I hope you are happy!