Friendship

Friends are what? People you've known for years? People who've seen you through good and bad? People who know your dirty secrets and still love you for the person you are WAY deep inside? Those who co-sign on your every word, or those who condemn you EVERY time you do wrong? I have learned that I have some pretty good friends that I've picked up along the way in life and didn't even realize it.

My good friends are those who snicker when I do wrong, but let me know "btw you know you're out of line". Those who can hear it in my voice when I look okay, but sound like my puppy got run over. A true friend hears your voice, looks at your face, but sees your heart. True friendship is not telling people what they want to hear it's telling the barebottom truth no matter how it feels. Not leaving your people out in the cold, and no matter how you feel wanting the best for that person. Good friends really are hard to find some will throw you under the bus for a drink, a date, sex (great or not so great), or because they don't have anything better to do. I don't know about you but I'm over 35 and it's time to evaluate, cut my losses and really get on with my life. Those who listen and care are the ones to keep. It's not only time to check my friends, but it's time to make sure that I'm being a friend. It's 2009 take a minute and start checking who's got YOUR back. Is it friend or faker?