The Benefit of the Doubt

Me and one of my best friends just had a very heated debate. Neither of us really won or lost because both of us are very stubborn. The debate was over the benefit of the doubt. What does that actually mean and if it's a good thing. The worst part of this debate is that I think I broke the rules because I sort of believe both sides. She says that giving someone the benefit of the doubt is a bad thing because people should have to earn there friendships. I agreed with her on this point but I said that the benefit of the doubt is not automatically letting someone be your friends, it's just liking them until they prove otherwise. Because I think that liking someone and being friends with someone are two different things, where as she thinks that they are almost exactly the same. So as of right now, I am very confused.

It's been too long

I know there are no excuses for not posting anything. I just have not been in the mood to write. It's not like anyone reads this stuff anyway. But I decided to post something and I have challenged myself to post something at least once a week. Will I follow through on that? Who knows, but it's worth a shot. So today's topic is: high school.
I am terrified about what high school will be like. I really want summer to be longer. Everyone tells me that high school will be the best years of your life, but to be honest I think that's a bunch of crap. But who am I to judge? Maybe I'll like high school. But, I doubt it. I'm a very good student and have nothing to worry about academically, it's more of the social stuff that makes me nervous. I try not to get sucked into the never ending vertex that is teenage drama, and I think I've done a pretty good job avoiding it so far. But let me explain to you, dear reader, my situation. Eighth grade was the best year of my life, which may sound good but is a problem already. If everyone says that high school is better than middle school than I've already set my expectations too high. The great thing about my middle school was there were no cliques and no truly mean kids, we were all friends. The other middle school that we are feeding into is the complete opposite, it is the stereotype people think of when they think of middle school. I am afraid that some of the people that I was friends with last year would not have been my friends in a "stereotypical" middle school. I know that my best friends will still be friends with me. And I've heard many people tell me when I try to tell them this is that the people who change in high school and don't want to be your friend aren't really your friends. But they don't get it. It's not their fault, they are just being sucked into the ongoing vortex of teenage drama, they can't help it. For most people it is hard to resist.
Mostly though, I'm just afraid of change. I liked things the way they were. I know things have to change and if they didn't there would be no point in trying, but that can't stop me from wanting things to stay the same, can it?