9.22.2011

Day 22: Best friends

I figured I would actually go back and visit something I talked about. I have not been one to use the term best friend for a long time. But I realize I sort of have two friends, right now, and sadly neither of them have been much in my life lately. Actually one is moving away soon so both of my best friends will be away from me soon.

It seemed before whenever I used that word with someone that something would happen. So, at some point in high school I stopped using that word, though since then a couple people had said I was their best friend, don't it didn't seem to last long... Yes, I am a good listener, and I try to give good advice, but if you aren't even going to bother to listen to me when something is going on, then I am not going to call you my best friend... Maybe close friend, or even then it depends... Sometimes just because you tell me a lot doesn't mean I trust you with a lot of things.

I think I am more of a loner than I want to admit sometimes.

When I was in elementary school, I had someone I called a best friend. Her name was Nicole. She was nice to my face, and then she started spreading vicious rumors about me when I wasn't... or actually when other people came up to her.

She was quite possible... I remember we were having an autumn fest one year, and she had said we would do all these things together, and when I found her at the autumn fest she basically blew me off and told me she didn't like me. There were a couple other girls around, and they weren't very nice.

In middle school and going into High school, I thought I had a best friend... suddenly over the summer she started hanging out more and more with another friend... which I was friends with all of them, but instead of having two good friends, it seemed that I was the odd person out when I would hang out with them, since there was so much stuff they did after school that I wasn't able to help with.

I am actually still friends with both of them. They aren't so buddy-buddy anymore, they had a bit of a falling out, and I don't think they realized how hurt I felt after I thought they were my best friends, and then I didn't seem to be.

I think part of my problem with using the word, is my depression sometimes makes it hard to judge relationships. Also, I have started to wonder if that word is used too much. I am a very friendly person, but that doesn't mean I am going to trust many people with a lot of things.

I am both a social being, but also a loner. A lot of things go through my head all the time, and some of them it is just hard to open up about. There are also topics I won't normally touch, like I am not very comfortable talking about my sexual life..(or lack there of).

Also, I know a lot of times my mind doesn't want to deal with things, so I obsess on things people may not agree with. Like I never usually find someone who loves a particular fandom as much as I do, or sadly I find a fandom far after most of the people have left it.

But I think if I were to use the term best friend, my sister would be one, and also my friend Roxy. No matter the distant I feel I could talk to them about anything. Yes, sometimes I still feel I have to censor myself around them on certain things, but I censor myself alot less than I do other people... Yes, I get in disagreements with both, but they both seem like family... Yes, my sister is family, but I think if I had a chance to pick my family she would still be there. If I could have i would have tried to spend as much time with her before she moved away... i have to try to do that now with Roxy before she leaves on the 17th.

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