What is a "friend"?

[bellbird]

Someone who changes your f*ckups into teamwork,

(((

When you just went to grab your cup of tea off the kitchen bench and realise you made yourself...
*price is right announcer voice*

A nice cup of booooiling waterrrrrrr :tup:


That's cool. Didn't want flavour anyway.

When...

That's cool, decision over unimportant nonsense meltdown, made two cups for choosing one flavor was too much... You can have my cuppa. :tup:

)))
Oh, I see you @Ronin . ? and biggest one-armed hug waiting for ya when you like.

 

[Mach123]

This was a very nice thread I am happy to see it again and it reminds me of the buzzards in Disney's Jungle book which is hysterical. (Probably vultures now that I think of it.). : )

 

[Sharon7788]

Great ideas on this thread. I have one friend and while I’m thankful for the friendship we don’t spend a lot of time together and never do anything just for fun without our kids. I’m still trying to figure out what friendship is but I wanted to bring a different perspective as something to consider. When I had spinal fusion surgery I was very triggered and my PTSD symptoms were on overdrive. It was almost subconscious, I didn’t realize it in the beginning but looking back I can see where I was very sensitive emotionally. I think the pain pills made it worse, I definitely wasn’t my best self during recovery. It could be possible that it feels like a bigger deal to you because of your PTSD than it would to them. I’m wondering if how they perceive not showing up is comparable to how much it hurt you? Only my pastor showed up when I had my surgery and nobody called to check on me. It was a difficult season that left me pondering just how very alone in the world I was. It’s hard and I’m sorry you didn’t have more support. I would just hate to see you give up on good friends if indeed they didn’t understand how important it is for someone with a trauma history to have support. Hope that makes sense ?

 

[bellbird]

I feels unbelievably surreal to be able to say that in the recent weeks, I have seen this -- friendship -- in my own life, in the flesh.

There are still some uncertainties about friendship in other instances in my life, but in this particular instance, I know; so strikingly and unequivocally, that that is what this is.
And I am going to cherish it forever.

 

[katz]

This was a very nice thread I am happy to see it again and it reminds me of the buzzards in Disney's Jungle book which is hysterical. (Probably vultures now that I think of it.). : )

That is one of my favorite parts/songs in my Disney collection. LOL