Dear KW,
Thank you for being my childhood best friend. As our friends circles changed, we did too. It stinks that we drifted but please know that I always have your back. I also know that you always have mine.We experienced life together. You were there for so many of my first moments. We became instant friends in preschool and then survived our first day of kindergarten together. Before that first first day of school, our mothers took us to get our nails done. That had become a tradition every year up until high school. Growing up, we lost teeth together, played soccer (until we both quit at the same time), danced in our elementary school’s annual talent shows and even survived the awkward middle school years together.
I realize that life happens and events change people. In high school I joined the lacrosse team and you joined the swim team. Soon, our friend groups changed as we met new people to spend all of our out-of-school moments with. However, we always stayed friendly, saying hi to each other in the hallway, texting occasionally and never forgetting each other’s birthdays; and for that I am thankful.
I want to say that I miss my first best friend and am forever thankful as you showed me all of the attributes of a best friend. I know that you are doing well, and loving college in Indiana. I hope you found a good group of friends. I know that anyone would be lucky to be friends with you.
To end on a funny note: think it’s funny that after all these years I still remember your house phone number from when I used to call asking to have a playdate with you.
PS I hope you like this throwback picture from our soccer days! Yikes!
Love & miss you,
Caroline
English 110 Honors Spring 2020 
Caroline,
The picture on this post is adorable and brings back so many memories of my own (albeit short-lived) soccer days. In addition to the picture, your post also brings back many of my childhood memories, for I could practically replace a few sentences and this letter would tell the story of my childhood best friend and I drifting apart. It’s crazy how similar our experiences were, and I just want to say how admirable it is that you “always stayed friendly” with KW throughout the whole process. When my best friend and I first started drifting apart, I was originally jealous because she seemed to make new friends so easily, while I was struggling. After some time, I came to realize that growing apart is natural and overcame my initial jealousy. By the end of high school, I had a new close friend group, and my childhood best friend and I were once again on good terms. This year, she was the first person to text me on my birthday, similar to how you and KW “never [forget] each other’s birthdays” even though you are no longer as close as you once were. Finally, similar to how KW “is loving college in Indiana” with a new group of friends, I know my childhood best friend is loving college at Penn State. Her Instagram posts warm my heart, for although we are no longer best friends, I still want what is best for her. Overall, thank you for writing such a relatable and beautiful tribute to friendship.
-Renea
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Caroline, your letter is extremely well written and did a great job of walking us through your friendship. I love how you included your traditions and interests, it helped us understand your friendship with KW. You were also able to capture how these types of friendships are lost, which is something that we all go through. Your second to last paragraph was very bittersweet and relatable. I like how you wished her well and only want what is best for her. Also, I thought it was funny how you included remembering her home phone number because for this blog post I also wrote about my childhood best friend and I noticed that I still remembered her phone number too. Great work!
-Katie Graboski
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As I was reading your letter, I found myself nodding along with many of the points you made about different milestones throughout your friendship with your childhood best friend. When I was younger I had a very similar experience with my childhood best friend, and it was so nice to read about how even though you both drifted apart, you still said hello to each other and continued to send occasional texts. I also really liked how you included the detail about still remembering her phone number even after all these years. Great job!
-Sydney Rubin
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