As an only child at the age of four, I found myself creating people to play with. The only problem was they weren 't exactly real people. They were imaginary friends that I spent my childhood with. We played barbies, built forts, and enjoyed all of the little quirks of my younger years together. However, as I grew older I found that the imaginary people I made up and played with, didn 't fill that void of friendship I was looking for. We are social beings by nature and rely immensely on socialization. Whether we are four or forty that urgency is still there. Human beings rely on each other for companionship. It doesn 't exactly matter if it 's romantic or casual, as long as the socialization is there, it satisfies the need. My definition …show more content…
There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it 's all over.” I couldn 't of said it better myself, if keeping a good friendship was easy, what would be the point? There is always a give and a take to anything in life. This concept of time is true with any type of relationship. For example, a worthwhile romantic relationship won 't last if you don 't devote your time and effort into it. Friendship is no exception, your time into any relationship will reciprocate what you put into it. As I grow up and mature, I 've learned what values are important to me in a friendship. My standards have changed over the years as I realized peoples true intentions. In my short 25 years, I have seen more friends come and go than most. Essentially, it started when my parents sent me to a private high school where I didn 't know a soul. Adjusting quickly, my ideal friendship consisted of an over dramatic hello in the hallway from my best friend of the week. She would then pass me a note about her plan on how we would sneak alcohol from our parents and get drunk that weekend. I was a people pleaser and stayed friends with every type of person. Impressing people was my number one goal. Whether they were fake friends or annoying ones, I didn 't care. My standards were nonexistent, as were my morals. Fast forward seven years, and the friends I went to high school with
My parents have had several friends that I can recall during my childhood. Each of them had some who were called acquaintances, and others close friends. The close friendships were people who were there when my parents needed support or just a moment to vent. They would be at your door step during any time of day. I learned to appreciate the people who had good hearts and cared about my family the most. They have always been a part of my years growing up and are still keeping in touch while I am starting my own life. Friendships don’t seem to be something that would cost me anything. I feel like I can rely on them and know that they are there when I need them the
It is important to choose the right friends, good friends can take you wherever you want to go in life, and the wrong friends can be a disastrous decision. A quote from The Pact sums this up nicely, “Friendship can lift you up, strengthen and empower you, or break you down, weaken and defeat you.” (32) This is why it is so important to surround yourself with positive people, and
“Keep your friends close and your enemies closer,” is a universal truism throughout our society, that has been said an infinity amount of times. Every single person in your life is there for a certain reason. If they aren’t getting want they want from you then they have no reason for sticking around. They’re always around when they need something from you, but when you need them, “BAM!” they are gone!
A Friendship is made up by caring for someone special to you, It’s looking out for them, hanging out with them, and trusting them.
Experiences in life give us wisdom on what to expect and how to act in future circumstances. This friendship has impacted me because I regret opening up to people who don’t deserve me like that. It has taught me that even though people may be there for some things, they aren’t necessarily going to be there for the whole
Friendship is a key aspect of life. They are your support system, who you go to in time of need, who you share memories with that can last a lifetime. In today’s society, many friendships are broken up between friends because of trust issues, or the lack of positivity that may be spread through the group.
As a child, I felt that having friends was the most significant cause in who I am today. Throughout my life I have had many friends who have influenced me in numerous ways, but now most of them have become distant acquaintances. Although the majority
Friendship is a key aspect of life. Friends are your support system, who you go to in time of need, and who you share memories with that can last a lifetime. In today’s society, many friendships are broken up because of trust issues or the lack of positivity that may be spread through the group.
A year ago we would be goofing around chasing after each other, giggling to their hearts content. That's what all kids do they play pretend and never think about the future. I thought that when our friendship ended it would a bang; a huge fight, maybe even a tragical death. Never in my wildest imagination could be cut by distance. 3,148 miles is how far Bradenton, Florida is to Warrenton Oregon. Is 3,184 miles really that far? T.S Eliot once said “This is the way the world end, not with a bang, but with a whimper.” I guess this applies to friendships as
Friendship is another relationship that is worthy of mending, as true friends are hard to find and a deep friendship should be treasured. Discussions and confrontations may be necessary in order to reach a common ground, and sometimes this may involve hurt feelings. However, getting everything out in the open will often enlighten all those involved, and may even strengthen the friendship and allow an even deeper bond.
Through time I have learned that we desperately want friends because we need somebody that we can talk to and open up to.This is not something few humans do or have, this is what makes us humans. In the essay written by Mr. Pattakos he says “The desire for friendship comes quickly. Friendship does not.”, This quote reminds me of when I was in fourth grade. Me and my friends we had a competition to see who could get the most friends in facebook . I remember the competition started when we saw a couple of the
“‘We'll be friends forever, won't we, Pooh?" asked Piglet. "Even longer," Pooh answered” (Clemmons). I absolutely love this quote, it is so innocent and genuine, it really makes my heart happy. It shows how two people can get to know each other so well that they know, even through thick and thin, that no matter what happens they will be friends forever. Sometimes friends break up, it happens all of the time. You may have had a good reason to stop being friends with that person sometimes it just doesn’t work out. Sometimes that person is bad for you, they have a negative impact on your life. It can be very hard to let a friend go, even if they did something terrible to you. You always have good memories that keep bringing you back.
When I was in kindergarten, I met my best friend. She was very shy at first and nothing about her seemed malicious. However, as the years went by, she became very imperious and unwilling to share anything, including friends. She wouldn’t allow me to befriend any other people without putting up a fight. However, she was allowed all the friends she pleased. Over the years she began to push everyone apart so that she was the common area between a bunch of enemies. Eventually, she and I began to argue over petty things and she would always make me feel as if I did something wrong. A massive argument then arose and I began to lose hope for our friendship because even though she was using me, I was oblivious at the time. The fight did separate us, and I was quite somber about the situation. However, this was when I realized all the things she had been doing wrong; all the things that I was better off without. The ending of our friendship for this period of time allowed me to reach this epiphany that I was my own person able to have my own friends, able to make my own decisions, able to be happy about my accomplishments. This sudden realization lifted the doleful weight from my shoulders, allowing me to become a much happier person with a new outlook on my life. Like I stated before, sometimes it takes us until we reach our lowest point to realize the journey that awaits, to regain the hope and strength that was lost
Before a child has friends they have their family. Everything that they know and love about the world mostly comes from what they see around in their house. Children usually find role models in their family most of the time it is the child’s sibling. Yet only children don’t have that experience of living with another child and begin to develop their personality and traits from what they see in their parents. An only child’s role model is usually their mom or dad. Most of their time is anyway spent with them. Looking up to an adult rather than a younger being can really change a lot about the child’s personality. Only child are mostly known to be
Through my experiences I have come to realize that there are basically three types of friends a person can have. There are friends that I call “sometimes” friends, these people appear to be your friend but only when you are face to face with them, and when you are not around them they act more like a foe. They are often referred to as two faced or a back stabber. These types of friends are not very reliable nor should they be trusted. Another type of friend a person can have, and the best kind, is a “true” friend. A true friend is someone you know you can always trust and rely on no matter what. The last type of friend is the “acquaintance”. These are the type of friends that you do not necessarily hate, but at the same time you do