Not Everyone Is Meant To Stay In Your Life
A difficult lesson that I am still learning is that not every person that enters your life is meant to stay, and THAT IS OK! People aren't always going to do you justice. Unfortunately, I learned this the hard way. During my 8th grade year, I lost many friends due to my mental health. I get that this was partly my fault, but it also showed me who my true friends are. When I was experiencing really bad depression instead of going to an adult for help, I would go to my friends. They showed sympathy and empathy, but it got to a point where it was too much for them which is totally ok. This is the point where I started to realize my true friends are the ones that would take me to the counselor or nurse whenever I was having a moment, or the friends that would check up on me to make sure I was doing ok. In addition to this, I got bullied at school a little and threatened. The people that left me to sit with my bully at lunch and talked to her just she wouldn't feel alone were not my true friends. Did it hurt when they left? Yes! It did, but that doesn't mean it wasn't the best thing that could happen. All throughout life you are going to lose friends, and you will learn a lesson from it. My lesson was that true friends stand by you, and fake friends don't. I am learning to accept this and accept the fact that sometimes all you need is a small circle of friends. Not everyone is meant to be your friend, and that's just how life works. Then again, it will hurt, but you are strong and you will get over the hurdles!