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A Thank-You Letter To My High School Friend Group

Because you made me into the person I am today.

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A Thank-You Letter To My High School Friend Group
Haley Garr

As I sit in the library and think about all of the assignments and exams that are happening in this upcoming week, my phone continues to light up and buzz every few seconds with pictures and text messages covering the front of my phone screen. While I'd like to think that I'm incredibly popular (lol), the reality of it is that my high school friend group is still pretty tight, like we were just a few years back. Sometimes you just need to make sure an outfit looks okay, or ask if something looks normal or not; and for all of those weird questions, embarrassing moments, and a whole lot more, they're my go to, and for that, I have to take the time to say thank-you.

Thank you for always having my back, even when I'm in the wrong.

I cannot stress this enough, THANK YOU. Most of the time when I complain about anything and everything, I know that I definitely played a part in the conflict. But whenever I come to you guys, you cheer me on like I had just won the lottery or aced that exam I was stressing over.

Thank you for calling me out when I need to be called out.

Oftentimes, we like to think we never do anything wrong, myself included. But thank you guys for telling me when I need to let something roll off my back or just learn to move on, or need to apologize for something. You keep me in line even when I don't want to be kept in line.

Thank you for laughing at me and with me.

It's no secret that I do some dumb things sometimes that need to be laughed at. Thank you for laughing at me for slipping and falling when there was nothing to slip and fall on, and laughing when I forget to do half of my makeup for the day. You have taught me to not take life too seriously and to look at every situation with a little more humor.



Thank you for being my shoulders to cry on.

I know the times I've cried over dumb things like friends and boys are not going to matter six days, six months, and six years from now, but thank you for letting me SERIOUSLY ugly cry about them. Without you, I might not have seen the beauty in moving on from these situations to make myself the person I am today.

Thank you for loving me at my worst moments.

This is pretty self-explanatory, but thank you so much for loving me when I thought I was completely un-loveable.

Thank you for being the best friends I could have ever asked for.

I'm not just saying this, I am truly blessed to have you guys as friends and I could not imagine going through the ups and downs of life with anyone else but you. While distance may separate us currently, I know we will always be connected through the bonds we share with one another. I love you guys!

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