That one friend.

Dec 04, 2016 20:51

The best friend I had was another girl my age. Looking back at it now, that was probably the main reason she was my friend in the first place: She was another girl my age and her family lived across the street from us. The friendship ended when her brother recited a racial rhyme while the entire group of kids, my best friend among them, stood by ( Read more... )

year: 2016, friendship, friends, childhood, through the years, lj idol

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howlin_wolf_66 December 5 2016, 14:21:45 UTC
Good advice, and I hope you're learning to be kinder to yourself each day. :-) *hugs*

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ryl December 5 2016, 19:55:16 UTC
So very true. I struggle with this myself. It's hard to convince ourselves that we're good enough, we're smart enough, and doggone it, people like us.

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estelle January 25 2017, 00:47:17 UTC
Thank you, hehe! I have never seen or heard of this comedian, but I guess he's very famous in the US.

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my_name_is_jenn December 6 2016, 00:30:05 UTC
Yes, always be kind to yourself. That's good advice.

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estelle January 25 2017, 00:48:04 UTC
Yet so hard to take.

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unmowngrass December 6 2016, 19:20:33 UTC
Wow, that's an interesting take!

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estelle January 25 2017, 00:48:32 UTC
Thank you!

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halfshellvenus December 6 2016, 19:52:12 UTC
Oh, I really like where this wound up, and the ending was a lesson we all need to learn.

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estelle January 25 2017, 00:49:18 UTC
Thank you. We certainly do, if we're don't know it already ;)

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