friendship
C.S Lewis got it right: friendship is born when one person says to another: "What! You too? I thought I was the only one!"
Can't Keep A Good Woman Down
After six months in our new Pennsylvania home, the holidays were approaching and I was terribly homesick. As a tongue-in-cheek joke that I hoped someone would take seriously, I asked my friends, via social media, who wanted to come over for Christmas baking.
By LUCINDA M GUNNIN5 years ago in Humans
You Grew Up Too Fast
You probably don’t remember me. I was fifteen and you were thirteen when we met, and we only knew each other for four days. You had run away from your foster home and found family in a gang. You were addicted to ice, crack, heroin, and a bunch of drugs I had never even heard of. You were also one of the sweetest people I’ve ever met.
By Lia Mercado5 years ago in Humans
Autumn
There are some friendships that are lifelong. There are some that are only based on location or proximity. And there are some that are only situational. No matter the circumstances of the friendship, all are worth something in their own way. So Autumn, this is for you. It may seem a little off-the-cuff, but then again, you’ve never lived life by the rule book. You are gone but never forgotten.
By Emily Boyer5 years ago in Humans
Confrontation (1)
Confrontation: come face to face with (someone) with hostile or argumentative intent. I don't like confrontation. Any amount of it. Any dose. I dislike confrontation more than I dislike almonds, and I once spat out a cake because it had an almond jelly in it. I'm not one to waste food, so you know that's a big deal. At the start of the year, I had to text someone requesting a large room in my new house for the year. It was a house that I had found, organised the viewings for and was the lead tenant of, mind you. And I couldn't even bring myself to send the message that I had laboured over, my friend had to send the message. As she hit send, I was beginning to sweat, wondering if it was all going to be OK. Was the receiver going to read it as me being rude, or bitchy? What was the aftermath going to be? Would they ostracize me? Did I even deserve to be asking for that room?
By Beck Lighthouse5 years ago in Humans
Vera Wood
A friend once told me that “everyone gets a little help on their way to the top.” Well, let me tell you fellow readers, this isn’t always the case. We were seventeen years old when we had our first real conversation (we had known each other for about two years but social cliques and gossip kept us apart), and funny enough, we bonded over one of our favorite things in the world—food! Even at seventeen, this young woman was already a force not to be reckoned with. Every lunch I shared with her allowed me to see deeper into her soul: she was set in her ways when it came to food, but in a good way; just like me, she loved our school salads and hated everything else ever served. Just like me, she reveled in “second lunch” after school at the nearby Chipotle or Johnny Rockets, even though we both knew, even at the young age of seventeen, that there were far superior burger joints and Mexican restaurants in Los Angeles. Just like me, she knew the fruits of hard labor that supported our after school hangouts, having worked at a froyo and candy shop full time while juggling coarse A.P class schedules. This wonderful young lady turned woman is “Vera Wood.” And just like her stage name, everything about her is original and the product of extensive labor.
By Andrew Dominguez5 years ago in Humans
My BADASS Friend
Dear Chrissy, I never thought I would ever meet a woman like you. I also never thought there was a person out here that would help as much as you have. I'm grateful for everything you have shown me in the new life I have now. If it were not for you, I wouldn't be the woman I am today.
By Laura mclean5 years ago in Humans
A Thank You for my Best friend
Hey there, I remeber meeting you on just one simple bike ride, that was four years ago, since we became best friends. That relationship took shape fast! Time really does go by when you are having fun, especially with you! We used to do everything together from getting in trouble to sneaking out for midnight walks and getting into fights about the silliest things! I really do miss those memories, but we can always make new ones! You have been through a lot I know that much and that what makes you so strong. We handle life very differently causing love from my side of the family, you were always the favorite child! I appreciate that I can always talk to you about random drama at school and just talking in general. So, I love coming to call you for an hour or so. I know things are extremely hard for you, but you always manage to keep a smile on your face!
By Kaitlyn Morgan5 years ago in Humans
