Week 10 Post 2

In the section about Peer Power in the book I could definitely relate to the friend picking. It is definitely weird to see where your bestfriends in kindergarten, etc. I know personally I was friends with a variety of people when I was little. My bestfriend in 1^st-4^th grade definitely grew apart from me. In highschool she joined what I would describe as the “goth” crowd whereas I started to hang out with people who were involved in the same activities as me and were in the same classes. My strongest relationships definitely formed with people who were in similar classes with me and did similar activities. I was in honors classes in highschool and we definitely all stuck together and formed friendships in there because it was generally the same people getting the same classes scheduled together.  I also formed many friendships in orchestra class because we would be at concerts together and go on trips. My clique as described in the book as your closest friends, definitely influenced my decisions, some good, some bad. I respect the thoughts of my friends more than my parents sometimes because I feel like they understand me more and know what I’m going through because they’re in the exact same situation. I’m constantly connected to my friends, through FB, texting and seeing them in person. Going to colleges has definitely put some strains on friendships and I’ve drifted apart from some people but I have those few friends who I still am constantly in contact with and who I definitely consider family