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"The new column in our March issue, Diary Peek (page 94), inspired me to dig up my old diaries. I found one that I kept during my senior year of high school \u2013 only four years ago \u2013 and I&amp;#039;ve been reading that diary obsessively since I found it. It&amp;#039;s amazing to me how much my life has changed in just those few short years. The diary chronicles my transition from the end of high school to the beginning of college. Towards the end of high school, I felt like my whole world was falling apart \u2014 all of my closest friendships were slipping through the cracks, and I was barely even on speaking terms with my best friend in the world. Instead of speaking up and working through the issues in my failing friendships, I made the decision to just cut them out of my life. My high school friends can best be described as &amp;quot;toxic friends&amp;quot; \u2014 the type who will tear you apart behind your back but act like total sweethearts to your face. I figured I&amp;#039;d be better off without them. I was headed off to college in a few months anyway, so what did it matter? But looking back, I can&amp;#039;t help but wonder what would&amp;#039;ve happened if I had reacted differently back then. If I had spoken up, would I still be on speaking terms with my former best friend?  I know that hindsight is 20/20 and that I can&amp;#039;t change the past, but I can&amp;#039;t help but wonder how everything would&amp;#039;ve worked out if I had tried. Have you ever looked through an old diary and had a completely different perspective on your problems? xoxo, Kristen CG! Web Intern "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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