We all have had that one best friend that made your life more negative than positive. Here's an open letter to my toxic "best friend."
Dear old friend,
How are you doing? Without me, I mean. It's been a little while since we've talked and I just wanted to ask, do you regret what you did to me?
I sat here for awhile and questioned if maybe I had brought this onto myself. I thought maybe you were right about me. I thought maybe I had hurt YOU in a way that was unforgivable. Then I thought a little more and realized that the problem was never me. It was YOU.
You see, when we first met, I thought you were so great. I couldn't wait to finally have an adult best friend that would understand me, help me develop into my true self and pick me up when I fall. Everything was so great for so long. You can't even deny that our friendship was a great one while it lasted. But then things took a turn. You became someone I didn't recognize.
I never thought you'd hurt me the way you did or become as two-faced as you were.
You became negative. You became manipulative. You became mean. You became toxic. You began belittling me to make yourself feel better. You began complaining 24/7 about things you could've either prevented from happening or could've fixed when they did occur. You made me feel like I was wrongful for having my own opinion on things because my opinions differ from yours. You hated seeing me happy with myself and my life for whatever reason.
NEWSFLASH: Friendships are not dictatorships. You can't expect someone to continue being friends with you when you're constantly telling them what to do and how to feel... and then get mad at them when they disagree. Going into this friendship, you knew how different our views on life were, so why did it shock you so much when I didn't feel the same way you did or the way you wanted me to.
Earlier on in this letter to you, I asked if you regretted what you did to me. Well... I don't. What you did to me has only made me stronger and has made me realize that just PEOPLE will enter and leave my life without a second glance, but friends, true friends, they'll never turn their backs on me like you did. You're just another person.
I felt sad at first, but now, I'm living my life the way I want to.
Sincerely,
The girl who deserves friends better than you.
