My best friend has been my best friend since I was 3. We did everything together; play dates every day! Sure, she and I had friends, but we spent more time with just us than with our other friends.
In about 3rd grade, things started going wrong. She was in Girl Scouts, and I thought Girl Scouts were stupid. She didn't mind, but everyone popular was in Girl Scouts. She started spending less and less time with me. She also started dance: jazz, tap, ballet. Just about every kind.
Soon she had too many friends to handle. I could tell the stress was killing her, but she powered through. Then all the time she had was lunch. I still care about her and her family and love her in a friendly way, but it’s becoming hard. When I try and ask her something, I have to wait like 5 min., and when I’m talking, someone else talks and she listens to them.
She never likes anything I like. She hates my favorite singers and says they try too hard, but her favorite singers she loves. When I try to let my feelings about them flow, she cuts me off and gets mad. She is obsessed with Harry Potter and never lets me decide what to do; it’s only Harry Potter. She’s also kind of bossy.
I am afraid of telling her the way I feel because she can get really mad! I’ve started to make new friends and reach out more. Maybe having one best friend is not so cool, but having too many best friends is not that cool either.