>The thing on letting friends come and go, kind of. I was discussing this to my 13 and 15 year olds this morning on the way to school. Thirteen is upset becaus

>The thing on letting friends come and go, kind of. I was discussing this to my 13 and 15 year olds this morning on the way to school. Thirteen is upset because she's growing apart from a previously best friend. It happens. Adults are good (perhaps too good) at compartmentalizing our relationships - golf buddy, work spouse, drinking buddy, sorority sister, etc - in ways that kids don't. Relationships come and go through life. This doesn't mean we need to treat them as ephemeral or unimportant, it just means that if they fade it doesn't mean they won't come back - or that perhaps its ok for them to fade.