Cliques!... Cliques... Where should I begin? Cliques were probably the most annoying part of high school. It will still annoy you even after reading my opinion about them. The thing you have to understand about cliques is that no matter how much you try to ignore them, you can't! Cliques are those groups of people who always make you feel like an outsider. However, what many people fail to focus on is that cliques aren't really cliques. That doesn't make sense, right? However, in reality, it makes perfect sense. Most people that are involved in a clique trash talk all of their fellow clique-mates. Trust me! I was involved in a few "cliques" in high school. The minute Billy Bob turns their back, Barbara Ann starts to talk about how annoying and obnoxious he is, not to mention how she can't stand him.
This is why it's good not to be involved in cliques. There is a huge difference between having a group of friends and being in a clique. Cliques are full of people who are alike in some major aspect, whether they're all jocks or they're all goths. The only reason people are friends with people in cliques is because they can make other people who aren't like them feel like they don't belong, thus increasing their self esteem. A group of friends is people who can get along and have a good time with each other... PERIOD! Don't ever feel like you aren't good enough to be involved in a clique, because when high school ends and reality sets in, you'll realize that all of these people were never actually friends to begin with.
