I have many great friends and feel so blessed…
I just wanted to say thank you to the friends who encourage me to continue writing… Elm, Adriana, and so many more. It makes the a world of difference for me. To the friends not reading who say they are reading… it really doesn’t matter what I say about you because you aren’t reading anyways. Ahahahahahahaha. So to them, thank you for at least pretending to be my friend. Hahahahaha.
I often wonder if you have a falling out with a friend for a long period of time, can you really reconcile and have it feel organic again? I was having lunch with my gf today and talking to her about how I reunited with my old BFF and it seems like things are good and I enjoy having her in my life. She (I love her… keeps it real to the core) said, “it’s really hard to get over old demons fully without it still lingering in the back of your mind.” That hit a cord with me, because sometimes, I find myself wondering… does this person I reunited with truly forgive my indiscretions and me her? The great thing is… I think we do… and yet there is a small part of me that thinks… what if it’s not what it is cracked up to be? Like it is better in my mind than it really is? And no, it’s just as good… I know it. But those thoughts do creep into my head.
I look back and there are friends I know I will definitely not reunite with because our friendship has gone too long for remedy and there’s no want on my part to be a part of their lives or them a part of mine. I guess that is the key difference between being able to build a better, healthier friendship the second time around. The want. The want to rectify a friendship gone wrong. If that’s not there… what’s the point right?
We are grown and better people. Our lives do not revolve solely on each other as it did in the past. We have husbands, children, school, pickups, and playdates that do not involve one another and I think that’s what allows us to maintain our own individuality apart from one another. We weren’t able fully able to embrace that when we were so entwined to each other with the same circle of friends, activities, or living paramenters in our late teens and early 20s. I like knowing too that my life will go on with or without that person even though once I felt like I’d die without her. That in itself gives me the freedom to love her the way I’ve always wanted to.
Simmy
limmy, i can definitely empathize with the struggles of reuniting with a dear friend. and i think you’re right about some friendships going too long that it really does become a lost cause, but instead of being scared of the unknown, just enjoy your BFF. just like we hate being compared to other women, don’t compare the type of friendship you had once with what you have now….you’re both at a different stage in life right now and just see where it takes you. it may actually turn out to be a much deeper relationship than you once had…just keep smiling sunshine! and kudos to Elm and Adriana for being there to support you!
O Momma
Thanks Simmy!!!! You too!!!! You & Yimmy have always been my two OG supporters!!!!
jinkyvi
I hear you! I feel the same way. As I grow older, i realize how foolish it was for me to be so naive and vulnerable. I gave people the benefit of the doubt and trusted them, my so-called friends, and so I learned the hard way… Oh well, lesson learned! I’m just thankful I’m not like those people… I cherish my friends, real friends, ones who truly love and care for you no matter what! :).
O Momma
Yes tit for tat friends. They wear me out. Or the ones that love the freebies but are never willing to return the favor. And people wonder why I’m standoffish. It’s bc I didn’t have great friends growing up. But at the same time, I wasn’t either I suppose.