Friday Five questions...
From thefridayfive:
1. If you could change one life-changing event in the life of someone important to you, would you?
Yes, I would be very tempted to do so. My mother had a child that died before my siblings and I were born. She has never gotten over this tragedy and the child might have lived if better medical care had been available at that time. I would also like to have know this unknown "big sister" and I think if I could change this event I would.
2. Which do you think is easier to do, being friends for many years, or being life partners for many years?
I think it's easier being friends. Sure you argue and hurt each others feelings but most of the time still stay friends. With a partner, the feelings are different and often things said or done damage the relationship irreparably.
3. Have you ever walked away from someone you considered a friend?
Yes, because she was destroying her life with her actions and her addictions and I had to remove myself from her when I felt it endangering my own life. And in a way, she was already seeing me as an enemy because she knew how she had changed and was appearing to me, and I think she couldn't face that.
4. If you had to choose between telling the truth and hurting a friend or lying and making them happy, which would you choose?
If it was telling them what I thought about a new pair of ugly shoes or a new haircut or something like that, I might would lie. But if it's something more important than that it's better to tell the truth or you're not really a friend. And lies always come back to haunt you.
5. Which would you rather hear--the truth which will hurt, or the comforting lie?
Well, I'd probably rather hear the lie but I'd prefer the truth. There's nothing worse than finding out a friend or family member knew something that you needed to know and they didn't tell you.
1. If you could change one life-changing event in the life of someone important to you, would you?
Yes, I would be very tempted to do so. My mother had a child that died before my siblings and I were born. She has never gotten over this tragedy and the child might have lived if better medical care had been available at that time. I would also like to have know this unknown "big sister" and I think if I could change this event I would.
2. Which do you think is easier to do, being friends for many years, or being life partners for many years?
I think it's easier being friends. Sure you argue and hurt each others feelings but most of the time still stay friends. With a partner, the feelings are different and often things said or done damage the relationship irreparably.
3. Have you ever walked away from someone you considered a friend?
Yes, because she was destroying her life with her actions and her addictions and I had to remove myself from her when I felt it endangering my own life. And in a way, she was already seeing me as an enemy because she knew how she had changed and was appearing to me, and I think she couldn't face that.
4. If you had to choose between telling the truth and hurting a friend or lying and making them happy, which would you choose?
If it was telling them what I thought about a new pair of ugly shoes or a new haircut or something like that, I might would lie. But if it's something more important than that it's better to tell the truth or you're not really a friend. And lies always come back to haunt you.
5. Which would you rather hear--the truth which will hurt, or the comforting lie?
Well, I'd probably rather hear the lie but I'd prefer the truth. There's nothing worse than finding out a friend or family member knew something that you needed to know and they didn't tell you.