Be Grateful (Day 3)

I will be the first to admit that I do not have to best judgement when it comes to making friends. Perhaps it's that I truly want to believe that people are filled with good and that if I am a good person there is no way that anyone would intentionally hurt me. Unfortunately, such is not the case. Even more unfortunate is the fact that I have never been hurt as badly as I have been by other girls. What is it about our gender? We just know how to put each other down and cut each other right to the core. It's disgusting really.


Luckily, as I have gotten older I have become a much better judge of character and have also been able to maintain some pretty amazing friendships in the process. Today I am grateful for my awesome girlfriends.

I love my family, but 9 times out of 10 it is my girlfriends who get me through the toughest times. They have gotten me through my parent's divorce, break ups, make ups, various life dramas and everything in between. They have listened to me talk my problems to death and then talk some more just for good measure. They have offered advice and been patient when I didn't always heed it the way I should have. They have believed in me and pushed me. They have made me strive to be better version of myself (thanks, Tara, for the wonderful phrase). They have pretended not to notice when I'm lying to myself, but call me out on my shit when they know I can handle it. They put up with me when I call them out on theirs. They have on more than one occasion wiped away my tears, held back my hair and picked me up when I was down(metaphorically and literally). They have seen me at my best and worst, and stood by my side regardless.

I cannot imagine where I could be without these wonderful ladies that have been so influential in my life. Grateful doesn't seem like an adequate word, but it's a start. You are all part of me wanting to be a better person and most especially a better friend.




** I'm sorry I couldn't post more pictures, but it appears that I don't have pictures of all of my awesome ladies. :(