stryyker
bad touch
+1,682|7201|California

This is my last year as a kid.


Senior year. When it started, I was happy that my days of mandatory school were coming to an end. But now that it is halfway over, I am looking towards the future and become a bit sad.

I have had tons of really close friendships in my time. Most of which root into elementary and middle school. My neighbor and best friend, who graduated last year, who I have known for nearly 12 years, is going to be moving to San Diego. I will probably only see him a few times a year now.

But seriously, I think of the coming June, and I feel like I am standing on a cliff looking out over the ocean. I realize that many of the people I have been close to, I will not see for years. Which is kind of disheartening, because I can honestly say that I would take a bullet for all of my friends, and I'm sure they would do the same for me. I see the sea of endless paths myself and those closest to me will be taking. Some of them may pass or cross later on, or even parallel, but there are the few that go way off and never come back.

And I started to get that feeling like, "Holy shit I am going to lose a lot of friends here, so we need to do shit together as often as possible". Truth be told, there isn't enough time in the world to do it. I guess that could be everyone's fault. I work nights and have Fire to do, others are on sports, or working. We have overlapping school schedules, etc.

Fuck, I never thought this would happen, but I want to stay in High School.



/end

ps: Everyone have a happy and safe New Years, I will be back January 30th.
Microwave
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+515|7136|Loughborough Uni / Leeds, UK
I'm in exactly the same position as you.


And yes, it's quite worrying...





Just try and keep in contact, that's all you can do really, and with the new places you go, there will always be great new people!




Happy new years.
PspRpg-7
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+961|7179

I never really had a childhood, so I never noticed. But yeah, life goes on. Good luck.
Poseidon
Fudgepack DeQueef
+3,253|7019|Long Island, New York

PspRpg-7 wrote:

I never really had a childhood, so I never noticed. But yeah, life goes on. Good luck.
Me either. I mean, I did obviously. But it wasn't a good one WHATSOEVER and it's mostly a blur to me.

All I know is, there will be nobody happier than me on earth in June 2010. Best day of my life.
PspRpg-7
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+961|7179

Poseidon wrote:

PspRpg-7 wrote:

I never really had a childhood, so I never noticed. But yeah, life goes on. Good luck.
Me either. I mean, I did obviously. But it wasn't a good one WHATSOEVER and it's mostly a blur to me.

All I know is, there will be nobody happier than me on earth in June 2010. Best day of my life.
Yup, my childhood pretty much ended at six when I moved in with my mom, and I had to grow up fast. And do you graduate in June 2010?
kajukenbo_kid
Member
+36|6897|...
i feel you are being EMOtional about the whole situation, you can just as easily find happiness in college,job,drugs ect
Poseidon
Fudgepack DeQueef
+3,253|7019|Long Island, New York

PspRpg-7 wrote:

Poseidon wrote:

PspRpg-7 wrote:

I never really had a childhood, so I never noticed. But yeah, life goes on. Good luck.
Me either. I mean, I did obviously. But it wasn't a good one WHATSOEVER and it's mostly a blur to me.

All I know is, there will be nobody happier than me on earth in June 2010. Best day of my life.
Yup, my childhood pretty much ended at six when I moved in with my mom, and I had to grow up fast. And do you graduate in June 2010?
Yup.

Luckily next year I'll only be in school for 5 periods a day, then I go to flight lessons to get my pilot's license. School sponsored, too.
LividBovine
The Year of the Cow!
+175|6861|MN
I had a great time in high school and was at the same point you are now.  I lost many a good friend due to whatever circumstances.  I can honestly say, looking back, I am happier and have better friends now.  Life just has a way playing itself out.  Just keep those good memories close, and be open to the new challenges ahead.  God knows what you will be doing 10 years from now, but I bet you will be able to look back and say the same as me.  Good luck!
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[-DER-]Omega
membeR
+188|7308|Lithuania
You think that's bad - try leaving all your family and friends half across the globe to come to a foreign country and start from scratch. I've gotten to see them once in 5 years so far.
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danCer
teh m0nsta
+314|7197|Germany
stryyker -  don't worry. The friendships that are close to you will remain or even be fortified.
It's the natural way that you can't stay with them together forever. When i graduated from high school here in Germany in 2000 it was the same.
You'll find out which friendships are real and which will break because of distances. Luckily there's the internet which will give you a place to communicate to some degree. Open a private forum for your friends (or whatsoever place to communicate).

But actually it's also pretty nice standing on a cliff and seeing the ocean in front of you. At first it's frightening because you don't know what happens... But you'll see you'll make your way, new friends and get a lot of new opportunities.

Good luck on your way!
naightknifar
Served and Out
+642|7042|Southampton, UK

Exactly same position.... 1 difference.
I've wanted to get out on my own and be self-dependant for a long time now. I have great friends, and alot of them too - But I know that alot of the will stay mates for ages, but never do their own thing.
I applied for an Army College a few months back and told my mates about it with mixed expectations.
They were really happy/proud of me but they (if i get in) will be sad... It's good to know they care.

Another bonus was with that big step, alot of others have now done the same - applying for colleges around the country to specialize the things they really feel they want to accomplish..

It's a big thing to go from school to career, but it's one that should be positive
Mr Caek
You will be baked, and then there will be cake.
+12|6481|Lincoln, UK

danCer wrote:

stryyker -  don't worry. The friendships that are close to you will remain or even be fortified.
It's the natural way that you can't stay with them together forever. When i graduated from high school here in Germany in 2000 it was the same.
You'll find out which friendships are real and which will break because of distances. Luckily there's the internet which will give you a place to communicate to some degree. Open a private forum for your friends (or whatsoever place to communicate).

But actually it's also pretty nice standing on a cliff and seeing the ocean in front of you. At first it's frightening because you don't know what happens... But you'll see you'll make your way, new friends and get a lot of new opportunities.

Good luck on your way!
Epic.

*weeps*
Gamematt
Stocking ur medpacks
+135|7144|Groningen, The Netherlands
This is my first year at university, so I live about 250 kilometers from my home town now.
I know that doesn't sound like much but I rarely see my old friends, but it's actually oke because new town new school means new friends.
And things feel the same as last year
Varegg
Support fanatic :-)
+2,206|7291|NÃ¥rvei

That bullet theory hardly holds water Tyler but i do appriciate the feeling you have for your childhood friends and hopefully they have the same feelings about the issue - fact is we hardly keep any of those friends for life, maybe 1 or 2 will be around for a lifetime.

As you now leave "childhood" and turns into a man (cliche warning) you will gather new and really more interesting friends, some shallow, some very good and a few great friends that really is worth taking a bullet for ...
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