Old friends
By Laurel (L_B)
@Happy2BeMe (99380)
Canada
October 30, 2017 2:27pm CST
I just got a FB message from a girl that I was friends with back in elementary school. She moved away at the beginning of grade seven. We never seen or talked to each other since then. I thought of her often over the years and I tried to find her on FB but I didn't know what her name would be now. We just chatted for a bit and we will do some more catching up this evening. I am so excited to reconnect with her. It really made my Monday brighter.
So have you reconnected with old friends through FB?
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@amadeo (111938)
• United States
1 Nov 17
@Happy2BeMe well my generation is just about getting wiped out
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@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
30 Oct 17
Oh that is so nice!! =) I'm glad you got to catch up and chat a bit.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
31 Oct 17
Yes it was nice. I thought about her often over the years.
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@much2say (56087)
• Los Angeles, California
31 Oct 17
Oh, FB has been a great tool to be able to reunite with old friends! I've found many friends from elementary school to college - and various co-workers through the years. Hope you're having a blast catching up with your friend - it's pretty exciting reconnecting with friends that have been on your mind for so long!
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@much2say (56087)
• Los Angeles, California
1 Nov 17
@Happy2BeMe That's so neat! I don't have a chance to get together with friends, but it is good that we can at least know what's going on in our lives through FB.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
31 Oct 17
Yes it is wonderful. I stayed connected with my high school friends that way and we get together every summer.
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@Tina30219 (82066)
• Onaway, Michigan
30 Oct 17
Yes Facebook is great for finding old friends.
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@Tina30219 (82066)
• Onaway, Michigan
31 Oct 17
@Happy2BeMe I just found one on instagram
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@JudyEv (342175)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Nov 17
@Happy2BeMe It's funny how some haven't changed a bit while others are barely recognisable.
@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
1 Nov 17
@JudyEv Yes it is. I have a few friends add me and I look at their picture and I have no idea who they are. Even after I find out I still look at them and don't recognize the person I use to know.
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@bigshow9773 (651)
• Edgewood, Maryland
30 Oct 17
I am glad you reconnected with your friend i wanted to reconnect with someone kinda of scared because she was the girl that got away.
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@m_audrey6788 (58472)
• Germany
30 Oct 17
Oh that`s great! Yes most of the time I suddenly get some messages from long time friends and had a nice chat with them but some are not 
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@Juliaacv (51407)
• Canada
31 Oct 17
@Happy2BeMe My grandfather picked her grandfather, and his wife and kids (her father and uncles) from the train station after they arrived in Canada after coming over from Belgium. We've got a lot of water under the bridge me and her.
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@1creekgirl (41752)
• United States
31 Oct 17
A while back, I found two women on FB that I had gone to Jr High with in NJ. One is all about her son, the Broadway producer and her grand lifestyle and the other one used language that really disgusted me, so that was the end of our reunion. Hope yours works out well.
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@1creekgirl (41752)
• United States
31 Oct 17
@Happy2BeMe I know you're so glad to find her.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
31 Oct 17
Sorry to hear that. This friend has been travelling the world spreading God's word. She is also an inspirational speaker. She was so shy back when I knew her.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
31 Oct 17
How wonderful. I have been looking for one friend in particular but can't find her. Enjoy your friend.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
1 Nov 17
@Happy2BeMe I do too but I have my doubts.
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@thislittlepennyearns (62930)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
30 Oct 17
That's awesome. I talk to very few people I grew up with
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
31 Oct 17
Oh really. I have reconnected with lots of friends from my past.
@pixiequeer (87)
• Cincinnati, Ohio
30 Oct 17
That's awesome that you've reconnected! I've tried to reconnect with some of my childhood friends, but they're living their own lives and doing their own thing :(
@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
31 Oct 17
That is sad. I hope you can all reconnect some day.
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
30 Oct 17
How exciting Laurel!
Thats fantastic...Yes I have connected with at least one old school friend, classmate from elementary school and was so happy to do so .
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@BelleStarr (61101)
• United States
1 Nov 17
That is so special, I am sure that you will have lots of catching up to do.
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@BelleStarr (61101)
• United States
5 Nov 17
@Happy2BeMe But most of us only have a handful of people who knew us when we were kids and that is always very special.
@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
5 Nov 17
@BelleStarr yes that is true. We lose contact with lots of people over the years,
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
1 Nov 17
Yes for sure. A lot has gone on in life for both of us since way back then.
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@cmoneyspinner (9219)
• Austin, Texas
31 Oct 17
I've been on Facebook for well over 5 years. Two old friends found me and two relatives found me.
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@Courtlynn (67080)
• United States
31 Oct 17
Yes, I have. Still do as I'm not close with many I went to school with but have plenty on social media and we check in on each other a few times a year, just as good people.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
31 Oct 17
That is nice. It is nice to just stay connected with each other.
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