Advice on talking to an old friend - silly teenage problem

[Itsjustmeagain]

I aware this sounds really silly and I probably cone across as ridiculous but I can't work out how to handle this - I pr

I had a really close friend at school until I was 16 and moved away - it sounds silly but we were really best friends both outcasts from the rest of the school and do really close!.

I moved away and she moved abroad (where she was originally from not long after). Before it left she wrote a note and picture in a language I didn't understand and gave it to me.

I don't understand. Has this person recently got in touch? Are you thinking of finding them?

Damn it pressed post by mistake

To continue...

Years and years later my dad married a woman who spoke that language and she translated it for me It was basically a teenage declaration of love .

She recently contacted me through Facebook and has no idea I translated it and even if she did it was god 15 years ago and a silly teenage thing. - we are both now married with children FFs!

I really want to rekindle the friendship and I know that I need to forget it and never mention it but it's making things awkward even though I know it shouldn't - it's not that I mind it's just that I'm almost embarassed that I know something I shouldn't know - i wish I had never shown my stepmother (and yes it was an awkward moment in a family living room with my dad and stepmother!)

Does anyone havd any advice for me??

Cogito sorry I'm doing my normal mumsnetting on my phone while trying to ignore the chaos in my house it makes my typing crazy

Awww. She sounds sweet.

She clearly got over you so I'd get in touch and resolve to never mention it ever!

How about dealing with the embarrassing note in your first message? 'Hello How are you? Haven't heard from you since you sent me that love note and a picture when you left to go to . Mad times, eh?' Shoot the elephant in the room right between the eyes.

Sorry should have been clearer! We have been talking for a few weeks now (how I wish I'd posted before - that would have been the best way to go cogito!)
I think that's what's making it difficult I feel like i have pryed!
I am thinking I might just bring it up because once it's our in the open we can laugh about it and move on .

I would bring it out yes. Maybe she admired you when you were younger. Maybe she wished she could be more like you?

Def have it out in the open and then get on with catching up after all this time. Lucky you, I love it when I reconnect with an old friend x