My mom was right!

Yep, I said it. My mom was right. I know brace yourself, sit down, take a deep breath because we all know this does not happen often. Not my mom being right, but me admitting that someone else was. Here is what I am talking about.
When I was younger I had a friend that I hung out with ALL.THE.TIME. We did everything together and my mom always said there was something about her and that she did not think she was the best perseon for me to hang out with. Did I listen?? No. Of course not. Because when you are a teenager you KNOW everything and you live to prove your parents wrong. So I went about my days hanging out with this person thinking my mom was just crazy. Then when we were in highschool we basically had a falling out towards the end of senior year. We did not totally stop talking but you could tell that the relaionship had taken a serious hit.
We went off to collage and did our own thing speaking here and there. And as we got into our early 20's we still had, and do to this day, have mutual friends so we would see eachother every once in awhile and make small talk. Our relationship has never been repaired. We have both gotten married and had kids and have gone on living our lives, but we have also changed A LOT.
Back in the day I might have missed our close relationship, but now as I am 30, a mother of 3, and married to a amazing man, I really don't. She has changed so much that its like the person I once knew is not even there anymore. Sometimes I can believe how closed minded and judgemental this person has become. Not to mention what a hypocrite. We all have a past and we have all done things that maybe we are no proud of, but I can admit them. I do not hide and judge others for doing the same thing.I think that is called being mature.
Its funny how when you graduate highschool you think you are going to stay friends with everyone, and talk about getting married and raising your kids together, but then you go out into the real world and realize how wrong you were. I am lucky because my best friend from highschool is still my best friend today, not to mention an aunt to my kids and a godmother to my Zachy. My other friend that I was close to in highschool I am still as well. Even though she has moved out of state she has come to my kids birthday parties and is also a godmother to Addie, and also considered a aunt to my kids.
And as I have grown I have met other people. Everyone knows my old collage roomate and I are very close and can,have and will talk on the phone for hours. We don't get see eachother as often as we would like but we have a blast when we get together or just have one of our looong conversations on the phone. I have also met other people after having kids that I have become close with and consider a good friend. And my longest friend that I met when I was 9, yes thats 21 years ago(man we are old)I am still friends with as well. She has been supportive through all my pregnancies as I was with hers and we still see eachother at least once a month and also talk.
As for my mom being right she was. I look at this person now and realize that if I met her today I would not be friends with her. I realize that my mom saw something that I could not when I was younger and was not trying to be mean, but trying to let me know I was making a bad decision having this person as a friend. And I hope one day if my kids have a friend or 2 that I am not fond of they will understand that I am saying it for a good reason, not just because I want to be a mean mom. They will probably think I am an idiot and that they know everything like I once did, but hopefully in time they will also learn that mom is right!