Been thinking all morning about what to write about today. I always feel disappointed in myself if I don’t write something, but I was having a really hard time thinking about something meaningful to say. So I went on facebook and started reading some posts and wouldn’t you know it… an idea popped into my head.
I have some really great friends. You know who you are. The people who I can call at the last minute and they will always be there. (Or at least will call you back right away.) I’ve written before about how friends come and go in our lives, but what about when a friend really disappoints us?
I know we’ve all been disappointed by friends before. It’s like someone kicks you in the stomach and you don’t know why. Someone lies to you. Someone talks behind your back. Someone doesn’t stick up for you. It hurts. Really hurts.
I consider myself a good friend. I may not call you every day or remember your birthday but I’m the kind of friend who would never talk bad about you behind your back. I would never lie to you. I would always stick up for you and take your side. I wonder what goes through someone’s head when they choose not to do this.
I’ve been lied to directly to my face by “friends”. I’ve been accused of things I didn’t do by “friends”. We all have. It sucks. It changes you.
I am definitely more selective in the women I choose as friends. True friends stand the test of time. Unlike a marriage that takes work and compromise, friendship should be easy. It should be stress-less. When that friendship becomes hard and difficult… it’s time to get out.
I’ve said it before. We might not get to choose our family, but we DO get to choose our friends.
Choose wisely!
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