Friends...

[bettagurl]

Dude, stay away. I learned that the hard way.
Mom and Dad bailing them out does not make them lucky, it makes them the exact opposite. I was very upset when my friend started going down that path, she'd always been spoiled, never punished, and got away with murder, but she was a nice person. She stayed with her friends who went the other way and she is extremely messed up now. I trimmed that decaying piece of vine out of my life and am glad I did.
People who treat others like crap have got big ego issues themselves, I've always been treated cruelly for being myself, and I just brush it off. People like that are not worth your time at all.
I DO still talk with that girl I spoke of, but I don't hang with her.
Letting them go does not mean you see them and go the other way, or treat them bad, you just decline when they want to go hang out.

This is ultimately YOUR choice, choose what you think is best for you.
Chances are, a couple decades down the road they'll still think they're hotshots in their apartments drinking and partying while you and your family are in a nice home with a good job.
Not always the outcome, but it's what I've seen.

 

[andyjs]

Like everybody else said, forget them. I'm a sophomore in college, and even though I had a lot of great genuine friends in high school, we've still drifted apart. When I first went to college, I was nervous about meeting new friends since I'm not a huge people person (at least when it comes to meeting new people). However, I met one of my best new friends (who's also one of my roommates now) the very first day I was on campus and now I've got a great new group of friends. College is a great chance to start over with things like that.

 

[Red Devil]

wow if all kids growing up could be as mature and smart as you are.... your maturity is beyond your years.... and you are blessed with such good common sense.... remenber all the good times ...and then say goodbye.. and move on up..... !!!

 

[fatcat]

You need to find other passions in your life and immerse yourself into that. most things will be somewhat new and you can pick and chose the types that suit you best. Here for instance,

 

[Circa4190]

Like everyone else has said, you need to do what is best for you, I have had many situations like that, I'm only a freshman in college myself, so I'm not much older than you are. It's great that you recognize a bad situation when it comes about, you sound like you have a good head on your shoulders. If you ever want to talk to anyone about anything, I'm always around to listen, and give you the best advice I possibly can. We do have one thing in common though, as well as everyone else here, we're all MFK'ers!

 

[Aqua Sanctuary]

Well at least you have decent common sense to realize they aren't the crowd for you.
I have always been told you become like the people you surround yourself with.

I think it would be a good idea to make new friends in college. I would look forward to it.

 

[Noto]

What are y'all talking about? These guys are a bunch of winners, stick by 'em to the death!



Just kidding. You will meet a ton of awesome people in college (and some jerks too). The fact that you have some ability to discern the two is a good sign and puts you way ahead of many folks your age.

You will be exposed to a greater diversity of people- not just superficial differences like nationality, but people with very different experiences, outlooks, and personalities from the limited set found in any given high school. You will probably take classes with people twice your age and interact with them as peers, which I think is a great experience. You will also meet some total freaks, which is good for broadening your horizons.

Oh, and don't worry about the stuff you get teased for in high school. In a few years you will look back and wonder how you could have ever thought things like that were important enough to get upset over.

 

[navygirl76]

well my advice is to not hang out with them anymore-and dont feel bad about it! in highschool, you sometimes grow apart from people you were once close to-its part of life. Im glad you realize that you dont want to be like them-they dont sound very mature or nice.

Throughout life, you will see that your friends come in waves- youll be really close, then grow apart-its just how things are-we live long lives for the most part, and if you did hang out with the same exact people your whole life, it shows that you never growed as a person in many ways..

once you leave highschool you wont ever see these guys again-trust me. ive been out for 15 years and occasionally run into old friends, and we may go out to eat or have a few drinks-but its a different relationship now-more mature. people change, and maybe years down the road a few of those guys will look back and see what jerks they are..